This issue includes:

PATENT

• Statutory Subject Matter for Computer Program Inventions in Korea
• The "Manual" Is Here: Streamlined Procedural Rules at the Patent Court
• Changes to the Korean Rules of Civil Procedure – New Formatting Rules for Briefs
• Patent Term Adjustment in Korea
• Korean Patent-Approval Linkage System – One Year Later
• Pfizer Gets First Generics Ban Under Korea Patent Linkage Law
• IPTAB Rules that Extended Patent Term Covers All Drugs With the Same Approved Active Ingredient and Use
• Industrial Technology Act Amended to Provide Higher Penalties
• Korean Court Denies Bulk of Samsung Ex-Employee's Multi-Billion Won Inventor Compensation Claim

TRADEMARK, DESIGN & UNFAIR COMPETITION

• Comprehensive Amendments to the Korean Trademark Act
• No More Playing – A New Victory for Hermès in Korea
• "Improper Use" Is Improper No Matter When It Starts

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