South Korea: Patent

As cross-border licensing and settlement agreements become increasingly common and tax authorities intensify scrutiny of license fees, royalty payments, and other similar consideration (Royalties), understanding how Royalty payments are sourced for tax purposes is critical.

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...

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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.

A 2020년 10월 20일, 중국 국가지식산권국(CNIPA)...

중국은 실용신안 및 디자인 특허의 대국이며 특허권리보호영역에서 실용신안 및 디자인 특허는 수량에서 주역을 맡고 있다.

In its unanimous decision rendered on August 12, 2001, the Korean Supreme Court reversed the infamous "Chevron" case decided in 1985. Specifically, in Nissan Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha v. LG Chemicals Co., Ltd. (Supreme Court Case No. 98 Hu 522), the Supreme Court held that a junior chemical process invention which utilizes all of the elements constituting a senior patented invention and adds a catalyst to obtain superior results still falls within the scope of the earlier patent, overturnin

On December 28, 2016, the Korean Fair Trade Commission issued a steep fine against Qualcomm for antitrust violations in patent licensing and modem chip sales – a record penalty that the U.S. company will challenge in court.

As a result, the Guidelines essentially articulate specific procedures to be followed in most appellate IP cases in Korea going forward