| 2009 Winter Newsletter |
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19 Jan 2010
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| By Kyu-Bin LIM and Alice Young-Ran CHOI |
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| Further to the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between Korea and the European Union (EU) in July 2009, the representatives of both parties have since finalized the text of the Agreement and in October 2009 initialed the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement (Korea-EU FTA) in Brussels. |
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| By Sung-Eun KIM and Kyumin Kevin LEE |
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| The Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that indirect infringement occurs not only by industrial production, but also through assembling and processing of the claimed product. The Court also stated that it could occur even when the infringer’s product has certain non-essential use and is an improved technology of the claimed invention (Case No. 2007 Hu 3356, rendered on September 10, 2009). |
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| By Sung-Nam KIM and Nayoung KIM |
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| An Amendment to the Enforcement Regulations of the Design Protection Act (the “Amendment”) has come into force beginning January 1, 2010. The major contents are as follows: |
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| By Sung-Nam KIM and Nayoung KIM |
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| A recent Supreme Court decision has clarified the use requirements of a trademark owner when requesting damages for trademark infringement (Case Nos. 2007da22514 and 2007da22521, decided on October 29, 2009). |
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- Recognized as top-tier law firm in all areas in Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2009/2010 Edition)
- Kim & Chang was recognized in Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2009/2010 edition) as a top-tier law firm for all of the practice areas surveyed, including Antitrust and Competition, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property: Patent and Trade Marks, Projects and Energy, Real Estate, Shipping, Technologies, Media & Telecommunications and Tax.
Asia Pacific Legal 500 is published annually by Legalease, a leading independent publisher of legal market information.
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- Ms. Yu Ri Yi joined Kim & Chang
- We are pleased to announce that Ms. Yu Ri Yi, a Korean Patent attorney who received her Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of Tokyo (2009), joined the firm on November 2, 2009.
- Mr. Bong Seop Kim joined Kim & Chang
- We are pleased to announce that patent attorney Bong Seop Kim joined our firm on January 1, 2010. Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Mr. Kim accumulated 14 years of extensive experience at The Korean Intellectual Property Office. He also acted as a technical adviser in the Patent Court of Korea and is now working in the IP Electrical Practice Group of the firm.
- Eui Chul Hwang, Hye Won Kang, Yoo Rim Kim, Seon Jeong Lee, Hyun Kyu Lee, Ji Woo Kim, Hye Jin Han, and Hyun Min Lee joined Kim & Chang
- We are please to announce that Eui Chul Hwang, Hye Won Kang, Yoo Rim Kim, Seon Jeong Lee, Hyun Kyu Lee, Ji Woo Kim, Hye Jin Han, and Hyun Min Lee joined our firm on January 1, 2010. They are working in the IP Practice Group of the firm.
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