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Insights on patents, trademarks, and design protection
Choosing a Korean Patent Attorney as a Foreign Applicant
How a foreign applicant without a Korean address or place of business should appoint a Korean patent attorney — POA, e-signature, NDA, and fee structure.
Korean Copyright Registration: Benefits, Filing, Fees, and Review
Korea's copyright registration provides four practical advantages — author and creation-date presumptions, fault presumption, term extension, and customs filings. A practitioner's guide to the procedure and the 2024 fee reductions.
Using iphere AI Trademark Search: KIPRIS Queries and Similarity Analysis
iphere's AI trademark search combines automatic KIPRIS query generation tuned with attorney know-how and per-mark phonetic and conceptual similarity analysis. A practitioner's walkthrough with result interpretation.
Korean IP Updates for 2026: Nice 13, Design Easing, Faster Exam
Practical Korean IP changes for 2026 — Nice classification 13th edition, easier partial-design filings, faster patent examination targeting 14 months, and the new direct-transfer route for rightful design owners.
Korea's Employee-Invention System: Rights, Assignment, Compensation
Korean employee-invention rules — who owns the right, how the employer can succeed to it, what counts as fair compensation, and the 2024 statutory amendments plus the Supreme Court ruling practitioners need to know.
Foreign-Agent Deferred Invoicing on iphere: Tiers, NET, Engagement Letter
iphere offers deferred invoicing for foreign IP agents — NET 30 unlocks via domain match, NET 60 via engagement-letter review. Step-by-step setup for foreign associates working with us.
Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition in Korea: Requirements and Claims
Korea's three trade-secret elements, the unfair-competition claim types under article 2(1), and the 2024 amendment that raised punitive damages from three to five times — all in one practitioner's guide.
Korean Patent & Trademark Assignment: Contract, Registration, Tax
A practitioner's checklist for assigning Korean patents and trademarks — contract terms, transfer registration procedure, when the transfer takes effect, and how consideration is taxed.