Feb.2010 Dec. 2009 Oct./Nov. 2009 Aug./Sep. 2009 Jun./Jul. 2009 May. 2009 Apr. 2009 Mar. 2009 Feb. 2009 Jan. 2009 Nov.2008 Sep. 2008 Jul. / Aug. 2008 May / Jun. 2008 Apr. 2008 Feb. / Mar. 2008 Jan. 2008 Nov. / Dec. 2007 Oct. 2007 Jul. 2007 May/ June 2007 March/ April 2007 January/ February 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 JULY 2006 JUNE 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005     home :: enewsletter >> Jun./Jul. 2009   The EUCCK IPR Committee organized a luncheon meeting on Fair Trade and Consumer Protection with Consumer Policy Bureau of Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and foreign companies operating in Korea at Grand Hyatt Hotel, on June 12th.   Korea - EU FTA     FTA between Korea and EU will help boost mutual growth by opening up opportunities for trade and investment, a leading European business leader. ``The ground is laid for more investments and trade,'' said Jean-Jacques Grauhar, secretary general of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Korea. The EU is Korea's second largest trading partner and a key source of trade surpluses.   Meeting with Investigation Planning Division of KCS     Investigation Planning Division of KCS held a meeting on KCS IP Protection Activities at Seoul Customs on 25th day of June. Below is KCS Crackdown Overview Jan-May '09 ; - Enforcement on TM Violators recorded 191 Cases, 205 Bil. KRW, respectively decreases by 21%, 5% compared to over the same period a year ago     New Copyright Law Revision     The revised copyright law, by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, grants authorities the power to suspend the Web accounts of Internet users transferring copyrighted content such as videos, music and text, for a maximum six months, will be effective from 23rd of July .   SPO Tackles Patent Crime Independently     SPO reinforces its investigation capacity on patent crime. SPO newly armed with patent specialists to resolute trade dispute regarding IPRs with efficiency. Mr. Kyoon-Taek Park, Senior Prosecutor at SPO said that the introduction patent forces to SPO makes it possible to tackle patent cases with no help of KIPO tribunal from now onwards.   Korea Defends IPR of its Food     Set up by Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), www.tradifood.net is aimed at making sure patents are not given out for traditional Korean food processing techniques.   400 MUSD Fund Proposed for Intellectual Property     The Presidential Council on National Competitiveness proposed that the government create a pool of 400 MUSD by 2013 to protect the nation's intellectual property in line with globalization.     Woori Bank Trademark Registration Nullified   Online Shopping Mall's No Refund Policy on Fakes   Liew, EUCCK IPR Committee, Master of Korean IP Attorney   Counterfeit Tobacco : Blood is oozing out of throat.   Ferragamo Ω Mark Stolen by Korean Market Leader?   Chinese Copycats Attacks Korean Game Makers   Game Companies Not Welcome Copyright Law   Interpark, Fake's Heaven?     WCO welcomes G8 Declaration   EU 2008 Statistics of Customs Enforcement on IPR   File Sharing and Copyright Protection   Are Empty Wine Bottles on eBay for Counterfeiting?   French Court Plan to Crack Down on Internet Piracy   Music composers for TV, Film, urge copyright law amendment   Japan, China Start Working Group on IPRs   WIPO. Access to Copyright-protected works for Visually Impaired Persons     THECHEAT : Online Fraud Statistics / Info Sharing     To establish safe e-commerce environment, thecheat (www.thecheat.co.kr) provides online fraud statistics and shares information on consumer damage.   Highlight this month - Fair Trade and Consumer Protection EUCCK Position - Korea - EU FTA IPR Committiee News - Meeting with Investigation Planning Division of KCS Government Flash - New Copyright Law Revision - SPO Tackles Patent Crime Independently - Korea Defends IPR of its Food - 400 MUSD Fund Proposed for Intellectual Property IPR News - Woori Bank Trademark Registration Nullified - Online Shopping Mall's No Refund Policy on Fakes - Liew, EUCCK IPR Committee, Master of Korean IP Attorney - Counterfeit Tobacco : Blood is oozing out of throat. - Ferragamo Ω Mark Stolen by Korean Market Leader? - Chinese Copycats Attacks Korean Game Makers - Game Companies Not Welcome Copyright Law - Interpark, Fake's Heaven? IP World News - WCO welcomes G8 Declaration - EU 2008 Statistics of Customs Enforcement on IPR - File Sharing and Copyright Protection - Are Empty Wine Bottles on eBay for Counterfeiting? - French Court Plan to Crack Down on Internet Piracy - Music composers for TV, Film, urge copyright law amendment - Japan, China Start Working Group on IPRs - WIPO. Access to Copyright-protected works for Visually Impaired Persons Did You Know? - THECHEAT : Online Fraud Statistics / Info Sharing This Newsletter will be free of charge only for the Intellectual Property Rights Committee member companies and for selected EU-officials. Others can subscribe this monthly E-newsletter and the IPR Committee Internet service with an annual fee of 350,000 KRW. You can subscribe by contacting Seung Yeop Ha of EUCCK at euipr@eucck.org.