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Vietnam is a major market for Korean businesses. Expansion in cosmetics, food, clothing, household goods and manufacturing makes local trademark protection increasingly important.
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 articleAny business preparing to enter the UK market should consider its trademark protection strategy separately.
Read articleDisclosure before launch can expose a carefully developed design to imitation and reveal product-launch or marketing plans. Managing when a design becomes public is therefore an important business consideration.
Read articleAI Times, a Korean AI publication, has published Managing Partner Yongduck Kim's column on generative AI patents.
Read articleThe European Union is one of the world's largest single markets, with growing trade links to Korea. Korean businesses are expanding across automotive, electronics, chemicals and machinery, as well as cosmetics, food, fashion and IT services.
Read articleWhat can you do if a similar trademark has been published for opposition after you have already built your brand?
Read articleStartup IP work must align protection before disclosure, payment within the project's funding period and the documentation needed for expense reconciliation. At IPLEX, Managing Partner Yongduck Kim analyzes a startup's technology, brand and product appearance to guide patent, trademark and design applications...
Read articleThe United States is a major consumer market where brand protection is essential. Unlike Korea, US practice places particular importance on first use and use in commerce, so filing or registration alone does not resolve every question of ownership or protection.
Read articleOne of the most common questions we receive after filing a patent application is “When will it be registered?”
Read articleJapan is a key overseas market for Korean businesses, including those working in food, beauty, content and IT services.
Read articleWhen developing a product, businesses often share it on social media, display it at an exhibition or test demand through crowdfunding before launch.
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