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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Article 1 (Purpose) 

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the industrial development by protecting and  encouraging the creation of practical devices and promoting the utilization thereof to promote the  development of technology. 

Article 2 (Definitions) 

The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows: 1. The term "device" means the creation of technical ideas applying the law of nature; 2. The term "registered utility model" means a device for which a utility model has been granted; 3. The term "working" means an act of manufacturing, using, assigning, leasing, importing, or  offering for assigning or leasing (including dis- playing for the purpose of assignment or lease;  hereinafter the same shall apply) an article to which a device has been applied. 

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 12752, Jun. 11, 2014]  

Article 3 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Patent Act) 

@Articles 3 through 7, 7-2, 8 through 25, 28, and 28-2 through 28-5 of the Patent Act shall apply  mutatis mutandis to utility models. 

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 12752, Jun. 11, 2014]

CHAPTER II REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITY MODELS AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR 

Article 4 (Requirements for Utility Model) 

(1) A utility model may be granted for a device related  to the shape or structure of an article, or a combination of articles industrially practicable, unless  the device falls under any of the following:  

1.A device publicly known or worked inside or outside the Republic of Korea prior to the filing of  utility model registration; 

2.A device reported by a publication published and distributed inside or outside the Republic of  Korea prior to the filing of utility model registration or made available to the public through one  of telecommunication lines.

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