CHAPTER VIII
SIMPLE PATENTS
Article 104
Except for matters that are specifically regulated for Simple Patents, all other provisions regarding Patents as regulated in this Law shall apply mutatis mutandis to Simple Patents.
Article 105
(1) A Simple Patent shall only be granted for one Invention.
(2) A request for the substantive examination on a Simple Patent may be filed at the same time with the filing of the Application or at the latest 6 (six) months as of the Filing Date, with the payment of a fee.
(3) Where a request for the substantive examination has not been made within the prescribed period as referred to in paragraph (2), the Application shall be deemed withdrawn.
(4) Upon an Application for a Simple Patent, the substantive examination shall be conducted after the expiry of announcement periodas referred to in Article 44 paragraph (1) letter b.
(5) In conducting the substantive examination, the Directorate General shall only examine the novelty as referred to in Article 3 and the industrial applicability as referred to in Article 5.
Article 106
(1) A Simple Patent granted by the Directorate General shall be recorded and announced.
(2) The Directorate General shall issue a Certificate of Simple Patent to the Holder of Simple Patent as a proof of right.
Article 107
A Simple Patent shall not be applied for a Compulsory License.
Article 108
Provisions regarding simple Patents shall be further regulated by Government Regulation.