Regulations Governing Transfer of Technical Examination Officers of Intellectual Property Court Article 3

(Transfer Qualifications)Any person who meets any of the following qualifications may be transferred to act as the technical examination officer:1.Current or former patent examiner or trademark examiner with over three years of service in total with good track record;2.Current or former patent or trademark examiner or assistant examiner with over six years of service in total with good track record, who graduated with a Master’s Degree or above from a graduate school of a public or accredited private university, or an independent college, or a foreign university or independent institute recognized by the Ministry of Education;3.Current or former patent or trademark examiner or assistant examiner with over eight years of service in total with good track record, who graduated with a diploma in a relevant field from a public or accredited private college or a foreign college or higher level of educational institution recognized by the Ministry of Education;4.Current or former lecturer in a relevant program of a public or accredited private university, or an independent college with over six years of service in total, or an assistant professor, associate professor or professor for over 3 years in total, who has specialized publications on intellectual properties with proof; or5.Current or former researcher, associate researcher or assistant researcher of a public or private professional research institution with over six years of service in total, or someone who has specialized talent in special technology or technological development that is not often seen in or outside the country, and who has specialized publications on intellectual properties with proof.With respect to the qualification of a technical examination officer referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the preceding paragraph, the seniority as a patent/trademark examiner prior to the promulgation of the Statutes on Patent Examiners and Statutes on Trademark Examiners may be regarded and counted toward the seniority as the technical examination officer described in the first paragraph.“Good track record” in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph shall mean a record of at least two As and one B on the merit system in the past three years, with no criminal sentence, corrective measure or a demerit on the daily performance merit system, and shall be supported by documents issued by the relevant institutions..The relevant program, department, institute, and professional research institution in the subparagraphs of the first paragraph shall mean electrical engineering, machinery, electronics, chemistry, physics, information technology, medicine, biology, civil engineering, mining, food and other relevant fields.