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Chul Kim of FirstLaw P.C. reports on two highly significant patent cases in South Korea, with key implications for the patent application and examination process

Xuelan Yue of Liu Shen & Associates reviews the history of China’s Patent Law as it pertains to inventions developed in China and confidentiality examinations, and discusses best practices for filing patent applications

Hokyun Cho of FirstLaw PC summarises the recent steps taken towards the reinforcement of IP rights in South Korea, including the introduction of punitive damages and an expansion of the Special Judicial Police’s powers

Dong Uk Lee of FirstLaw PC analyses the results from the first five years of implementation of the ex parte revocation procedure in Korea, including the rates of dismissal and claim amendment

Korean pharmaceutical patentees should be encouraged by the Supreme Court’s change of stance regarding selection inventions and crystalline form inventions, report Won Sang Lee and Hyung Eun Cho of FirstLaw P.C.

増加するデジタルヘルスケア及びバイオマーカー分野の特許出願に韓国特許庁はどのように対応し審査実務を行っているのだろうか。韓国・第一特許法人の孫世靖(ソンセジョン)弁理士が詳しく解説する。

Se Jeong Son of FirstLaw PC explains how the Korean Intellectual Property Office has reacted to the significant increase in patent applications across the fields of digital healthcare and biomarkers

Kye Young Lee of the Korea Trade Commission and Hyoun Ja Park of FirstLaw PC introduce the remedies that can be sought by IP holders against unfair international trade practices involving IP infringement through the KTC’s proceedings

クアルコム：韓国公正取引委員会（KFTC）

Sehwan Choi of FirstLaw provides an overview of Qualcomm’s IP policy as well as related disputes concerning SEPs and FRAND commitments in Korea

Hyun-Sil Lee and Minji Ryan Kim of FirstLaw analyse changes to South Korean IP legislation and examine KIPO’s plan to introduce K-discovery