IP Report

Revision of Patent fee System – Patent registration fees (1-20 years) reduced by ‘10%’

The registration fees required for initially registering a patent (patent registration fees) or for maintaining registered rights annually (annual registration fees) will be uni...

Intellectual Property Statistics Trends from January to September 2023

According to the intellectual property statistics trends released by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) on October 11, 2023, the cumulative number of applications fo...

Trademark Transfer Contract between Company Representative and Company is invalid without Shareholder Meeting Approval - Patent Court Decision 2022Na1

In the case of small businesses, it has been common practice to hold the rights to trademarks used in the company’s business in the name of the CEO, executive or a related perso...

The Introduction of the Trademark Coexistence Consent system, a Relief for Small Business Trademark use

- Trademark coexistence consent system introduced, passed by the National Assembly plenary session

Amendment of Patent Examination Criteria

In 2022, the Supreme Court of Korea stated that, if the scope of a claim in a divisional application is included in disclosed content, and the applicant did not assert an except...

Trends in Patent Dispute - Expansion of Ice Water Purifier Patent Lawsuits (SK Magic vs. Cuckoo Homesys)

SK Magic has filed a lawsuit against Cuckoo Homesys, claiming that they infringed upon their ice water purifier patent. Despite sending two cease and desist letters last month,...

Trends in Intellectual Property Statistics in 2023

Trends in Intellectual Property Statistics in 2023 - Decrease in the number of applications compared to the previous year, with a slight increase in the number of registrations

Major Blueprints by KIPO in 2023 - Permission to Register Similar Trademarks with the Consent of the Prior Registered Trademark Holder

According to the major blueprints for the year 2023 published by the KIPO, there are plans for improving policies as follows.

AJU KIM CHANG LEEJuly 10, 2023

Trademark Similarity Recognized with even a 30% Possibility of Confusion According to Survey Results

The Patent Court’s decision on November 24, 2022, ruled that the trademark “L-RECRU TV” (Korean transliteration of “L-RECRU TV”) cannot be registered due to its similarity to “.”

AJU KIM CHANG LEEJuly 10, 2023

June Trademark Industry Trends: Domestic Legal Remedies and International Dispute Resolution for Cyber-squatting

A domain name is an easier representation of the Internet Protocol. When communicating with other computers connected to the Internet, Internet Protocol addresses, which are num...

AJU KIM CHANG LEEFebruary 8, 2023

Overview of Changes to Korean Intellectual Property Law in 2022

Under the Korean Patent Act, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) or the President of the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB) must...