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On March 2, 2021, the Cabinet approved the Bill for the Act on the Partial Revision of the Patent Act and Other Acts. This Act was passed into law on May 14, 2021 and was promulgated as Act No. 42 on May 21.
The Act’s effective date, which will be prescribed in the Cabinet Order, is a date within one year’s time of the Act being promulgated with the exception of some provisions.
[Last updated 29 July 2021]
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