(1) In the event the examiner reports that an invention for which a patent has been requested evidently contains ambiguities or other significant deficiencies, the Directorate General shall notify the result to the applicant or his attorney and request comments or the completion of such deficiencies.
(2) The notification as referred to in paragraph (1) must state clearly and in details the matters considered to be ambiguous or other significant deficiencies together with the reasons and references used in the examination as well as the period for the completion of said deficiencies.
Article 53
If following the notification as referred to in Article 52 paragraph (1) the applicant does not provide any clarification or complete the deficiencies, or does not make any changes or improvements on the application within the period stipulated by the Directorate as referred to in Article 52 paragraph (2), the relevant application shall be deemed withdrawn and the Directorate General shall notify the applicant in writing.
Part Three The Granting or Rejection of Applications