1. Reasons for Amendment

The Patent Attorney Act and the Enforcement Decree of the same act were amended to newly insert grounds for establishing a joint office of two or more patent attorneys and to prescribe that the establishment, etc. of a joint office shall be reported to the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office. Accordingly, this Amendment prescribes matters delegated by the Act, such as forms and reporting procedures concerning joint offices, and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof, while also addressing and improving upon a number of weaknesses that have emerged from the operation of the current system.

2. Major Provisions

A. Newly insert procedures for reporting the establishment, modification, or dissolution of joint offices and provisions for the operating regulations of joint offices (Article 11)

- Prescribe (1) Matters necessary for the establishment, operation, etc. of joint offices, and (2) Provisions concerning the content of the operating regulations of joint offices as delegated by Article 13-2 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Patent Attorney Act.

B. Modify the license format and newly insert an English registration certificate (attached Forms 2 and 7)

- Modify the license format and newly insert an English registration certificate to enhance the predictability of administrative affairs and complaints management in the patent attorney industry.

C. Modify other form numbers, etc. (Articles 11-4 and 11-5)

- Change existing form numbers in accordance with the new insertion of forms concerning the establishment of joint offices.