Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act Article 2

Any application to be filed pursuant to the Act and these Enforcement Rules shall, except that to be filed by electronic means pursuant to Article 19 of the Act, be in written form and shall be affixed with the signature or seal of the applicant, or the signature or seal of the patent agent appointed by the applicant. The Specific Patent Agency may, as it deems necessary, request the applicant to submit the document(s) proving the identity of the natural or juristic person.Any application to be filed in written form pursuant to the Act and these Enforcement Rules shall use the written forms designated by the Specific Patent Agency; the formats and number of copies thereof shall be prescribed by the Specific Patent Agency.