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Patent regarding medical procedure in Korea

In Korea, medical procedure can not be patented.

One of the requirements of patentability is industiral applicability.

Medical procedures can't be patented in Korea because they are deemed to lack industrial applicability. Only medical instruments and supplies pertaining to surgery, treatment and diagnosis are patentable.

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