This is a quarterly newsletter of recent developments in Korean intellectual property laws and policies from Kim & Chang.
This issue includes:
PATENT
- Korean Supreme Court Again Warns Against Hindsight Bias in Reviewing Numerical Limitation Inventions
 - Korea Considers How to Address Creative Works by Artificial Intelligence
 - KIPO Improves Examination Guidelines for 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies
 - KIPO Publishes Examination Casebook for Autonomous Vehicle Inventions Based on Its Recent Examination Guidelines
 - More Criminal Investigations and Heavier Punishments for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Industrial Technologies in Korea
 - Non-Compete Agreements in Korea
 
TRADEMARK, DESIGN, COPYRIGHT & UNFAIR COMPETITION
- Korea Is Poised to Allow Letters of Consent for Trademark Co-Existence
 - MOJ Announces Bill to Establish the "Right of Publicity" in the Civil Code
 - Partial Rejections and Re-Examination System Now Effective in Korea
 - Can a Well-Known Mark Owner Raise a Consumer Confusion Claim Against a Good Faith Prior User?
 - Supreme Court Sets Limits to "Freedom to Operate" Defense in Design Cases
 - The Impact of Design Classification Changes on Partial Examination
 - Korea Customs Service Publishes 2021 Annual Report on IPR Seizures
 - Trademark and Compliance Issues Flagged in Korean Customs' Crackdown on Illegal Direct Overseas Purchases
 - The Korean Patent Court Will Now Be Called the "Intellectual Property High Court" in English
 
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