Showing posts with label patent protection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patent protection. Show all posts

Protection of “Trade Dress” in South Korea

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Although the definition of “trade dress” is not specifically found in any IP laws of Korea, trade dress is protectable under the Unfair Com...

Joint Ownership of Patents in South Korea

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Under the Korean patent law, when there are joint inventors of a single invention, each inventor is entitled to be a joint owner in the righ...

Steady Increase of Patent Applications to KIPO from Foreign Applicants

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The number of patent applications in Korea has steadily increased in 5 recent years. According to statistics from KIPO, the number of patent...

Criminal Procedure of South Korea

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1. Initiation of Investigation Investigation is initiated upon discovery of the possibility that a crime may have been committed. The ult...

Basics on Preliminary Injunction Lawsuits in Korea

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Preliminary actions to preserve rights are designed to either temporarily preserve the current state or to form a preliminary state. The p...

Pfizer’s Victory in Lyrica® Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Korea

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Based on Pfizer’s Lyrica patent, Korean courts granted preliminary injunctions for patent infringement against two Korean pharmaceutical co...

Criminal Sanction on IPR Infringer

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Criminal Sanction on IPR Infringer Infringement of IP is a crime of trespass of personal property. An infringer may be punished up to 7...