South Korea

South Korea Profile

South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea, is a sovereign country located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It borders China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9.8 million. South Korea is a presidential republic consisting of 17 administrative divisions and is a developed country with a high standard of living.

Korean Intellectual Property Legal System

• "Patent Law"
• Patent Law Enforcement Act
• "Utility Model Law"
• "Utility Model Law Enforcement Decree"
• "Design Protection Act"
• Design Law Enforcement Decree
• "trademark law"
• Trademark Law Enforcement Act
• Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
• Act on the Implementation of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
• "Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design Act"
• "Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design Act Enforcement Act"

International Organization/Agreement

• "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
• Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
• The Strasbourg Agreement on the International Patent Classification
• Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
• Trademark Law Treaty
• International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
• Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
• WIPO Copyright Treaty
• Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
• Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs