This is a quarterly newsletter of recent developments in Korean intellectual property laws and policies from Kim & Chang.
This issue includes:
PATENT
- Recent Revisions to Korean Invention Promotion Act
- Amendments to Protect IP Rights Holders Under the Trade Secret Protection Act and Patent Act
- First Case Awarding Punitive Damages for Willful Infringement
- Cost Savings Resulting From Use of an In-Service Invention in Manufacturing Process Can Be Considered as Employer's Profit in Calculating Compensation to Inventor-Employee
- Korean Patent Applications in the First Half of 2023 Increased the Most in Three Fields Classified as National Core Technologies
- KIPO's 2022 IP Report on Secondary Batteries: Interesting Statistics on Battery Patents in Korea, Japan, and China
- KIPO Continues to Overhaul Expedited Examination System
- Drug Data Protection System to Enter into Force in Korea in 2025
- Recent Amendments Strengthen Export Controls for Strategic Items to Russia and Belarus
- Stronger Crackdowns by Korea Customs Service on Overseas Leakage of Advanced Technology and Illegal Exports of Strategic Items
TRADEMARK, DESIGN & UNFAIR COMPETITION
- KIPO's Authority Against Unfair Competitive Acts Expands
- KIPO SJP's Investigative Authority to be Further Expanded
- Is Use of a Mark as a Smartphone App Icon Use With Respect to the Services Provided by the App or the App? The IP High Court Suggests That It Depends on the Facts
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