Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act Article 47

The so-called “a person ordinarily skilled in the art” in Article 122 and Article 126 of the Act shall mean a person having general knowledge and ordinary skills in the art of the design at the time of filing.In the preceding paragraph, the time of filing shall mean the priority date where priority is claimed pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 28 of the Act applicable mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 1, Article 142 of the Act.