| 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
- Ambassador Christopher R. Hill's Keynote Speech at the U.S.-Korea IPR Roundtable.
- H.E. Hyun Chong Kim, Minister for Trade, Keynote Speech at the U.S.-Korea IPR Roundtable.
- IPR Useful Links
| 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
| Industry Specific Issues. |
- Temporary Copies
- Transmission Rights for Sound Recordings
- Copyright Act
- Computer Program Protection Act (CPPA)
- Data Protection
- Book and Video-DVD Piracy
- Patent and Trademark Acts, and Trade Secrets
| 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
Email: Haelyong.Kim@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.