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Case 2025Heo10277 distinguishes identification of the compared invention, acts of production and the continuing interest in a scope determination from the merits of infringement.
Read articleEligibility and practical limits of Korea’s rapid patent, utility-model and trade mark examination tracks, including 2026 expansions and announced next steps.
Read articleDecision 2023Hu11487 examines whether adding a mass-basis explanation to pharmaceutical claims qualifies as an admissible correction.
Read articleKorean Supreme Court decision 2023후11340 examines functional claim language, prosecution history and different cleaning principles.
Read articleKorean Patent Court decision 2025허10293 addresses a changed feature mapping and the procedural right to submit arguments and amendments.
Read articleThis article explains how filing with a provisional specification can support businesses developing technology while preparing patent applications.
Read articlePatent assignments and other IP transfers frequently arise in technology transactions, startup investments and mergers and acquisitions.
Read articleBusinesses expanding internationally need to decide when and how to file patent applications abroad.
Read articleA single application may contain several inventions. Divisional applications allow an applicant to separate those inventions and pursue patent protection for them individually.
Read articleOne of the most common questions we receive after filing a patent application is “When will it be registered?”
Read articleObtaining a patent is not the end of the process: businesses and inventors also need to maintain it.
Read articleA competitor's patent may complicate a product launch, or a business may receive an unexpected infringement warning. Understanding the available responses is essential.
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