Patent Act Article 49

Amendment during reexaminationWhere a decision of rejection is rendered pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 46, the applicant may amend the description, claim(s), or drawing(s) during the reexamination stage.Where a final notice has been issued before the decision of rejection is rendered for a patent application, any amendment made during the reexamination stage shall still be subject to limitations set forth in each subparagraph of Paragraph 4 of Article 43. The above shall not apply to reexamination, if the Specific Patent Agency finds that the final notice issued in the original examination procedure was improper.The Specific Patent Agency may issue a final notice accordingly under any of the following conditions:1. where the reason(s) for reexamination still entail grounds for an rejection;2. where the amendment(s) made during the reexamination stage still entail grounds for an rejection; or3. where an amendment made in accordance with the preceding paragraph is in violation of the subparagraphs of Paragraph 4 of Article 43.