South Korea: Trademark

Suite à une réforme partielle de la loi sud-coréenne sur les marques et en raison de la volonté de l'Office de réduire les délais d'examen, le délai d'opposition est réduit de moitié.

On May 1, 2025, South Korea moved forward with strengthening design rights, following an amendment to the Design Protection Act (DPA). The changes aim to close loopholes, reduce abuse...

A decision recently issued by the Intellectual Property High Court of South Korea has considered the application of the region's recently adopted punitive damages provisions...

South Korea will enforce punitive damages in case of breach of trademark and design rights in order to further ensure the protection of knowledge- based intangible assets.

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On November 27, 2014, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that Mcostar Co., Ltd. d/b/a Milkcow unfairly copied the trade dress (specifically, the signature dish and cafe-design elements) of NUPL Co., Ltd. d/b/a Softree.

After an extensive negotiation period, Korea has finally entered into a Free Trade Agreement with the United States of America (“KORUS FTA”) on April 2, 2007.

South Korea has introduced various amendments to its patent and utility model laws, effective for applications filed from July 1 2007. These include new requirements for drafting detailed descriptions and claims, and the adoption of late filing of claims. The amendments also impose a duty to examine each claim on examiners and shorten designated periods, effective from July 1 2007.