Analysis of IP practice, AI technology and international protection, alongside news from IPLEX. Explore the articles in English.
336 articles and updates
336 articles
Businesses filing in Canada may assume its trademark rules match US practice. An important distinction is that Canada does not require proof of use at the application stage in the same way as the US system.
Read articleTo use IP services through the export voucher program, first discuss the scope of the proposed work and estimated costs with our team.
Read articleGenetic algorithms are established methods in AI and optimization. Inspired by evolution, they generate a population of candidate solutions and progressively improve it through selection, crossover and mutation.
Read articleAI Times has published Yongduck Kim's column on the message conveyed by a US Patent Office director's first official patent signature, examining how the design and description of AI technology affect patent protection.
Read articleYongduck Kim's AI Times column examines Regie.ai's patents and the next stage of competition in enterprise AI. It focuses on the inventions defined in the patent documents, rather than the technology's marketing label alone.
Read articleIPLEX patent attorney Yongduck Kim served as a mentor and demo-day evaluator in Korea University's 2025 international student entrepreneurship program.
Read articleAI Times has published Yongduck Kim's column on core technologies in swarm AI and the implications of Palladyne AI's US patent.
Read articleThe Patent Court held that registered earphone-case designs incorporating design elements of travel luggage were invalid for lack of creativity (2024 Heo 14780 and 2024 Heo 14803). The decisions discuss similarity, ease of creation and standards in fields where designs are commonly adapted between products…
Read articleCombining a washing machine and dryer in a single tower can help households use space more efficiently. LG Electronics’ WashTower illustrates this approach and raises questions about trademark protection for the product name.
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Representatives of Chofn IP Firm visited IPLEX and exchanged views on the Chinese intellectual property system and practice.
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Representatives of CREO Law & IP LPC visited IPLEX to share experience of the Japanese patent system.
Read articleAs AI reshapes industries, patents are becoming strategic business assets as well as a means of protecting technology.
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