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South Korea

Jinwon Chun discusses the need for vigilance, his love for iced coffee, and preparing for INTA
Keejeong Kim, who returned to Yulchon after a four-year gap, said he was intrigued by the opportunity to work on neighbouring areas of law to IP
The firm also plans to build an entertainment practice group and up its IP and antitrust offerings with a focus on foreign clients
Data from Managing IP+’s Talent Tracker shows US firms making major swoops for IP teams, while South Korea has also been a buoyant market
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    Min Son of Hanol IP & Law looks at how the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Korean courts have judged the registrability and validity of pharmaceutical trademarks according to more specific criteria
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    Min Son of Hanol IP & Law looks ahead at the key deadlines in the South Korean drug patent market for 2021
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    Korea Seed Industry Act (KSIA) and its Implementing Regulation, effective as of June 19 2020, a person who intends to sell propagating materials of certain types of foreign plant varieties should report this fact to the Ministry for Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), along with submission of evidence proving that such propagating materials have been "legally obtained" (Article 38 of KSIA, Article 27 of Implementing Regulation thereof). In other words, in order to sell propagating materials of foreign plant varieties in Korea, a seed supplier shall have a duty to prove that he has lawfully acquired the same.
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    クアルコム:韓国公正取引委員会(KFTC)
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    Sehwan Choi of FirstLaw provides an overview of Qualcomm’s IP policy as well as related disputes concerning SEPs and FRAND commitments in Korea
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    On May 20 2020, the Korean Patent Act (KPA) was amended such that mixed damages of lost profits and a reasonable royalty for patent infringement may be claimed by a patentee and awarded by the court. The amendment will apply to damages filed for on or after December 10 2020.