CHAPTER VIII: SIMPLE PATENTS

 

Article 109

Except for matters that are specifically regulated for Simple Patents, all other provisions regarding patents as regulated in this Act shall also apply to Simple Patents.

 

Article 110

(1) A Simple Patent shall only be granted for one claim.

(2) Upon an application, a substantive examination of a Simple Patent shall be conducted directly.

(3) In conducting a substantive examination the Patent Office shall only examine the novelty requirement referred to in Article 6 paragraph (2).

 

Article 111

(1) A Simple Patent Certificate shall be granted by the Patent Office for a Simple Patent.

(2) A Simple Patent granted by the Patent Office referred to in paragraph (1) shall be recorded in the General Register of Patents.

(3) The refusal of an application for a Simple Patent may not be appealed to the Patent Appeal Commission.

 

Article 112

(1) The period of a Simple Patent referred to in Article 10 may not be extended.

(2) A Simple Patent shall not be applied for a Compulsory License.

 

Article 113

Further provisions regarding Simple Patents shall be regulated by the Minister.

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