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The Korea Customs Service received a commendation award from the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG - www.gacg.org), which was presented during the opening ceremony to the KCS flagship event, the 2011 Counterfeit Comparison Exhibition.
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Busan and Incheon Regional Customs Visits |
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In Q2 2011 the EUCCK IP Centre had full-scale visits to Incheon and Busan Main Customs for frontline officer training, as well as high-level policy-level discussions. |
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IP Publicity Campaigns |
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The EUCCK IP Centre has run and participated in a number of public engagement campaigns over the past several months. |
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Korea-EU FTA Seminar: IP Session Report |
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The EU Delegation to Korea hosted a seminar on the implementation of the Korea-EU FTA in Seoul, intended to equip companies with the necessary information to access tariff-reductions and other benefits. |
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EUCCK IP Position Paper Published Online |
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| Each year, the EUCCK presents a position paper to the Korean government covering all barriers to trade experienced by our members. This “Market Access Issues” document features a chapter on intellectual property rights. |
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IP Framework Act Implemented |
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The Korean “IP Framework Law” (also known in English as the “Basic IP Law”, and “지식재산기본법” in Korean) was officially implemented on July 20, 2011. |
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Dramatic Criminal Procedure Law Amendment |
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Following a dramatic series of events of the past several weeks, the nominees for the vacant posts of Korean Minister for Justice and Prosecutor General ? Kwon Jae-jin and Han Sang-dae, respectively ? are set for confirmation hearings in early August. |
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Korea IP Enforcement Round-Up |
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A number of high-profile IP enforcement cases have made the local media in recent weeks. The EUCCK IP Centre congratulates and thanks Busan Customs, Seoul West Prosecutor, Pyeongtaek Customs and the KIPO Trademark Special Judicial Police on some impressive results.
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KCS 2011 Counterfeit Comparison Exhibition |
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Every two years, the Korea Customs Service holds a counterfeit comparison exhibition, where members of the public can compare genuine and counterfeit products, and also participate in other activities designed to reduce demand for counterfeits. |
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Korea Copyright Round-Up |
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism are active in overseeing copyright policy enforcement in Korea, and a number of significant achievements were announced recently. |
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 The European Commission released its annual report on customs IP enforcement for data covering 2010. The report collects data from all EU member states, which each operate independent customs regimes.
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 A change in earlier proposals favouring “indigenous innovation” in Chinese government procurement regulations was welcomed by EUCCK’s partner organisation the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC).
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| The European Court of Justice and an Italian court made potentially significant decisions on the liability of online service providers to protect against infringing sales on their sites. |
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| The recent flurry of patent litigation cases in the mobile technology and LED industries has seen significant media coverage in Korea. |
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| A group of US internet service provider companies have announced plans to warn users that engage in illegal downloading activity. |
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The Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM - the EU trademark office) has launched a programme to achieve better convergence between systems at member state IP offices.
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