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--INVENTIVE OF KOREA--

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Act No. 951, Promulgated on December 31, 1961 As last amended by Act No. 8476, May 17, 2007 [Design Act Download]

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Article 1 Purpose Article 2 Definitions Article 3 Persons Entitled to Obtain Design Registration Article 4 Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Patent Act
CHAPTER II REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN REGISTRATION AND DESIGN APPLICATIONS
	Article 5 Requirements for Design Registration Article 6 Unregistrable Designs Article 7 Similar Designs Article 8 Exception to Loss of Novelty Article 9 Applications for Registration Article 10 Joint Application Article 11 A Single Application for a Single Design Article 11bis Application for Multiple Design Registration Article 12Design of a Set of Articles Article 13 Secret Designs Article 14 Application for Design Registration Filed by an Unentitled Person and Protection of the Lawful Holder of a Right Article 15 Design Registration Granted to an Unentitled Person and Protection of the Lawful Holder of a Right Article 16 First-to-File Rule Article 17 Amendment of Procedure Article 18 Amendment to Application and Change of Gist Article 18bis Rejection of Amendment Article 19 Division of Applications for the Registration of Designs Article 20~22 Deleted Article 23 Priority Claim under a Treaty Article 23bis Laying Open an Application Article 23ter Effect of Laying Open an Application Article 23quater Transfer etc of the Right to Obtain Design Registration Article 23quinquies Furnishing of Information Article 24 Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Patent Act
CHAPTER III EXAMINATION
	Article 25 Examination by an Examiner Article 26 Decision to Refuse Design Registration Article 27 Notification of Reasons for Refusal Article 28 Decision to Grant Design Registration Article 29 Method of Deciding to Grant or Refuse Design Registration Article 29bis Opposition to the Registration of an Unexamined Design Article 29ter Amendment to Grounds for an Opposition to Unexamined Design Registration etc Article 29quater Collegial Body for Examinations and Decisions etc Article 29quinquies Decision on Opposition to Unexamined Designs Registration Article 30 Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Patent Act
CHAPTER IV REGISTRATION FEES AND REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
	Article 31 Design Registration Fees Article 31bis Abandonment for Each Design at the Time of Paying Registration Fees Article 32 Payment of Registration Fees by an Interested Party Article 33 Late Payment of Registration Fees Article 33bis Remaining Payment of Registration Fees Article 33ter Restoration of an Application for Design Registration or a Design Right by Late Payment of Registration Fees etc Article 34 Official Fees Article 35 Reduction or Exemption of Registration Fees or Official Fees Article 36 Refund of Registration Fees etc Article 37 Design Register Article 38 Issuance of a Design Registration Certificate
CHAPTER V DESIGN RIGHT
	Article 39 Registration of Establishment of a Design Right Article 40 The Term of a Design Right Article 41 Effects of a Design Right Article 42 Design Right Related to a Similar Design Article 43 Scope of Protection of a Registered Design Article 44 Limitations of a Design Right Article 45 Relationship with another Person’s Registered Design Article 46 Assignment and Joint Ownership of a Design Right Article 47 Exclusive License Article 48 Deleted Article 49 Nonexclusive License Article 50 Nonexclusive License by Virtue of Prior Use Article 51 Nonexclusive License Due to Working before Registration of Demand for an Invalidation Trial Article 52 Nonexclusive License after a Design Right Expires etc Article 53 Abandonment of a Design Right Article 54 Restriction on Abandonment of a Design Right etc Article 55 Effect of Abandonment Article 56 Pledge Article 57 Subrogation for the Right of a Pledge Article 58 Nonexclusive License when Transferring the Design Right by Exercising the Pledge Right Article 59 Extinguishment of a Design Right in the Absence of a Successor Article 60 Deleted Article 61 Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Patent Act
CHAPTER VI PROTECTION OF OWNER OF DESIGN RIGHT
	Article 62 Injunction against an Infringement etc Article 63 Acts Considered to be Infringing Article 64 Presumption etc of the Amount of Damages Article 65 Presumption of Negligence Article 66 Measures for Recovering the Reputation of the Owner of a Design Right etc Article 67 Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Patent Act
CHAPTER VII TRIAL
	Article 67bis Trial against a Decision to Reject an Amendment Article 67ter Trial against a Decision to Refuse or Revoke Design Registration Article 68 Trial to Invalidate a Design Registration Article 69 Trial to Confirm the Scope of a Design Right Article 70 Trial for Granting a Nonexclusive License Article 71 Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Provisions of Examination to Trial against the Decision to Refuse Design Registration Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Patent Act
CHAPTER VIII RETRIAL AND LITIGATION

CHAPTER IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

CHAPTER X PENAL PROVISIONS

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