| Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Korea: an Overview. |
- Korea's Current IPR Environment
- Registering Your IPR is Your Best Strategy
- Korea's IPR Enforcement System
- What the U.S. Government Can Do in IPR Infringement Cases
- "STOP!" (Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
| Copyright. |
- Introduction
- Coverage — What is Protected?
- Legislation
- Copyright Registration Procedures
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Enforcement
Approaches — How to Address Infringement?
• Copyright - Enforcement Steps
• Korea Customs
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
• U.S. Copyright Office
• Software Infringement - Enforcement Steps - Market Entry Planning
- Useful Links
| Patent. |
- Introduction
- Coverage — What is protected?
- Legislation
- Patent Registration Procedures
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Enforcement Approaches —
How to Address Infringement?
• Reporting an Infringement
• "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
• Patent Dispute Resolution Process
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Market Entry Planning
| Trademark. |
- Introduction
- Coverage — What is protected
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Legislation
• Protection under Treaty - Trademark Registration Procedures
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Enforcement
Approaches — How to Address Infringement?
• What Constitutes Infringement?
• Reporting an Infringement
• "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
• Hiring a law firm
• Civil Remedies
• Criminal Sanctions
• Protection of Unregistered, Well-known Trademarks
• Trademark Dispute Resolution Process - Market Entry Planning
- Useful Links
| Other IPR LawIssues. |
- Utility Model Act
- Design ACt
- Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
- Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Law- Out design Act
| News and Upcoming Events. |
- No events are planned at this time.
| Reference Materials. |
- Korea's IPR Master Plan
- "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
- American Chamber of Commerce
- Law Firm Links/Consultant Links
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
| U.S. Embassy Contacts |
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Help Desk:
Hae Lyong Kim/Erik Hunt
Email: Haelyong.Kim@mail.doc.gov /Erik.Hunt@mail.doc.gov
Fax: 82-2-739-1628
| Disclaimer |
- The information provided above by no means constitutes legal advice and should not be a substitute for advice of counsel. Its intended purpose is to provide an overview of Korea's IPR environment, available enforcement mechanisms and Korean government offices sharing IPR jurisdiction. We recommend that U.S. companies seeking to do business in Korea, or facing IPR infringement issues, retain qualified U.S. and/or Korean legal counsel and pursue their rights through Korea's IPR enforcement regime.