DATE : 14-06-18
Recent Amendments to Korean IP Laws
 
HIT : 3,739  
Source: KIPO
Date: 2014. 6. 12
 
Recent Amendments to Korean IP Laws
The Korean Patent Act, Utility Model Act and Trademark Act were amended on June 11, 2014.  The amended Trademark Act has been enforced as of June 11, 2014 but the amended Patent Act and Utility Model Act will be enforced as of January 1, 2015 except one provision concerning the restoration of expired rights by non-payment of an annuity which has already been enforced as of June 11, 2014.  The summary of the amendments is as follows:
 
Patent Act and Utility Model Act
1.         Relaxation of requirements for stating specifications
             Research notes which summarize the results of researches, English articles which were published on any scholarly journals and any completed explanatory materials of ideas can be filed as they are with the KIPO in order to obtain a prior filing date.  For filing, no formal requirements are needed and English filing is allowed. Korean translation of any English application must be submitted within 14 months from the priority date.
2.          Entry of National Phase of PCT applications
             The entry of a national phase of a PCT International Application can be made in English, any mistranslations can be corrected and the term for submitting a Korean translation can be extended by one month.
3.          Restoration of rights
             When a patent right or a utility model right expired by nonpayment of any annuities, it can be restored by payment of additional fee.
 
Trademark Act
1.          Prevention of registration and restriction of use of a trademark violating good faith principle
             When a person who knows that other person has used or is preparing use of his or her  mark due to the contractual and professional relation with him or her filed a trademark application for that mark under the purpose of preoccupancy of it, such application and use is not allowed.
2.          Prevention of dilution
             If any fruits including names of entertainers or broadcasting programs acquired by considerable investments of other person were registered as a trademark, it cannot be used without permission from the right owner, and the right owner can also file a cancellation against it.
3.          Relaxation of requirements for a secondary meaning
             The requirements for a secondary meaning of a descriptive mark are relaxed by allowing a registration for the trademarked goods when it is recognized as a mark of a particular person through use since prior to the application. 

 
   
 

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