Today's Invest Guide : Trademark & Design System
Trademark & Design System?
Intellectual property right means a right,
to some human intellectual creations of which value is protectable under relevant laws.
It is classified into industrial property which includes invention, trademark, design and copyrights which includes literature·music·arts, etc., and new intellectual property right.
An intellectual property owner can use it,
or assign their right to any other person.
Intellectual Property System
Korean laws relating to the intellectual property are comprised of the Patent Act,
the Copyright Act, the Utility Model Patent Act, the Design Act, the Trademark Act,
the Invention Protection Act, the Computer Program Protection Act, etc.
Specially, every Korean law is revised in order to strengthen the protection of
intellectual property through the international agreements such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreement, etc
Type of intellectual property right
Industrial Property Copyright : Patent, Utility Mode, Design, Trademark
Copyright : Copyright, Neighboring Copyright
New Intellectual Property Rights : High-tech Copyright, Industrial Copyright, Information Property and other
Introduction to Industrial Property
Patent (Invention) : highly advanced creation of technological ideas by utilizing rules of
nature as means to manufacture goods (granted for 20 years from the filing date of application)
Concept : creation of technological ideas by utilizing rules of
nature as means to manufacture goods (granted for 10 years from the filing date of application)
Design : aesthetic creation such as the apparent form, shape, color, etc. of goods (granted for 10 years from the filing date of application)
Trademark : symbol, character, figure, etc. as an identification nark of product
(granted for 10 years from the filing date of application)