Showing posts with label amendment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amendment. Show all posts

Amendments to the Korean Patent Act from January 1, 2015

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1. An applicant may file an English specification without the Korean translation An applicant may file a provisional application in ...

Criminal Sanctions on Trade Secret Infringements in Korea

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Trade secret Infringers may be prosecuted as criminals in addition to civil litigations. The Korean UCPA stipulates that anyone who illegall...

Trade Secret Protection in South Korea

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1. What is Trade Secret under Korean law? “Trade secret” under Article 2.2 of the UCPA of Korea means technical or business informa...

Physicochemical Data Addition to the Specification during Prosecution

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In general, the specification for a new chemical compound should describe physicochemical data of the claimed compound to such an extent th...

Really Strict Description Requirement on Pharmacological Effect in Korea

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In principle, the pharmacological effect should be described to such an extent that persons skilled in the art could clearly understand, re...

Filing a Divisional Application to Broaden Scope of Claim

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Under the Korean patent law, it is not allowed to file a continuation application. Furthermore, after a notice of grant has been issued, it...

Check Points & Actions Must Be Considered Before Enforcement Actions

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Patented claims must be valid and infringed in theory. However such claims are not common in reality. Accordingly a patentee must check str...