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IP NewsTrends in South Korea's Intellectual Property Statistics for 2024 – Increase in Filings, Decrease in Registrations
Trends in South Korea’s Intellectual Property Statistics for 2024 – Increase in Filings, Decrease in Registrations
IP NewsShortening the Trademark Opposition Request Period – KIPO, “Make Every Effort to Shorten the Trademark Processing Period”
Shortening the Trademark Opposition Request Period (Current: 2 Months → Revised: 30 Days) – KIPO, “Make Every Effort to Shorten the Trademark Processing Period”
IP NewsDesign Classification – Reflecting the Latest Industrial Trends from 2025; Special Attention Required for Certain Items
The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced in a press release on December 30, 2024, several precautions to take regarding changes in the classification criteria for certa...
IP NewsMain precedents – Supreme Court Decision No. 2021 Hu 10343 rendered on March 28, 2024
With respect to the α-form crystal of mirabegron, the descriptions “since the α-form crystal of the present invention is stable without showing hygroscopicity, it can be used as...
IP NewsPatent Dispute Trends – Lawsuit between Samsung Electronics and Neonode
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s decision in favor of Samsung Electronics.
IP NewsStatistical trends in intellectual property as of July 2024
According to the statistical trends in intellectual property statistics published by the KIPO on August 8, 2021, the cumulative number of applications for patents, utility model...
IP NewsImplementation of Trademark Coexistence Consent System
The “Trademark Coexistence Consent System” that permits registration of a subsequent similar trademark filed on identical or similar designated goods upon agreement from the own...
IP NewsAmendment to the Enforcement Decrees of the Patent Act: Revision of Subjects for Accelerated Examination and Extension Periods for Patent Right’s Dura
Amendment to the Enforcement Decrees of the Patent Act: Revision of Subjects for Accelerated Examination and Extension Periods for Patent Right’s Duration
IP NewsPatent Dispute Trends – 5G Communication Patent Litigation Continues
The competition related to 5G communication technology, which started as a technology competition, is continuing in patent litigation.
IP NewsIntellectual Property Statistics Trends Through November 2023
According to the intellectual property statistics trends released by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on December 15, 2023, the cumulative number of patents, utili...
IP NewsAbolition of Accelerated Examination System Through Specialized Institutions
On December 20, 2023, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that it had partially amended the Enforcement Decree of the Trademark Act to abolish the accelerat...
IP NewsKIPO to Prevent “second or third ‘Deop-juk’ incidents”
Increase Funding by 25% to Expand Support for “small business IP capacity Building Program” in 2024