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April 24, Seoul - “Customs authorities were involved in 1,010 counterfeit cases, confiscating nearly 2.67 trillion KRW worth of fake goods such as handbags, leather goods, watches, clothes and electronic devices,” said Dae Bok Lee, Korea Customs Service. Director General of the Investigation and Surveillance Bureau during the executive level IPR meeting hosted by the EUCCK IPR Committee. Like so, the number of confiscations of IPR infringement shipments hit a record high in 2006 and though it is primarily attributable to the increased inflow of counterfeits and pirated copies, the implementation of stricter control surely contributed to the rise in the number of confiscations. The EUCCK IPR Committee members welcomed the efforts and improvements made last year by the customs authorities and assured ongoing support and full cooperation as and when it is required.
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IPR Committee to Host Luncheon Meeting with KIPO |
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 The Intellectual Property Rights Committee of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Korea (www.ipr.eucck.org) is hosting a luncheon meeting with Director General Won Joon Kim of the Korea Intellectual Property Office (www.kipo.go.kr), in which Mr. Kim will introduce recent changes and developments of Korea's IP framework.
This meeting will be a rare occasion for the government and foreign business leaders to discuss various issues pertaining to patents, trademarks, designs and utility models. The discussions from this meeting will influence KIPO's design making process for future IP policies and contribute to the development of IPR standards in Korea.
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Special IPR Meeting with the Minister of Justice |
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 The EUCCK is organizing a special luncheon meeting with H.E. Sung Ho Kim, Minister of Justice in Korea on July 6th. In charge of the country's legal affairs, prosecution, social protection, rehabilitation and policy management, Minister Kim will talk about Korea's legal environment and how the MOJ is protecting the rights of the foreign companies operating in Korea. Since the establishment of the Intellectual Property Rights Council last year in August, the MOJ International Criminal Affairs Bureau and the EUCCK IPR Committee have conducted regular meetings on 'criminal cases and deterrence', 'civil remedies and damages' and other issues to seek solutions to the growing IPR infringement situation in Korea.
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IPR Committee Members to Conduct IPR Training Session for Customs Inspectors |
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 The Intellectual Property Rights Committee member companies of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Korea will conduct private IPR training sessions for Customs inspectors of the Incheon Airport and Main Customs on July 4, 2007 at the Incheon Airport Customs Headquarters. Legal counsels and brand experts of the EUCCK IPR Committee member companies will instruct the front-line officers on how to discriminate between counterfeit and genuine goods as well as other brand related information.
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EUCCK, KCS and Internet Portal Companies Lock Horns Over Trademarks |
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 May 17, Seoul-The EUCCK IPR Committee, the Korea Customs Service and Internet Portal Companies - Auction Co., Interpark, Gmarket, Daum Net, Ample Online, and Woori Home Shopping Co. held its monthly working-level meeting on IPR Protection on the Internet to discuss recent IPR problems trademarks holders face on the Internet. Debates continue as trademark holders appeal for the personal information of consecutive IPR offenders to take legal action, while online shopping malls and open marketplaces reiterate traders rights under Korea's privacy law.
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EUCCK, Breakfast meeting with Korean Chief Negotiator for EU-Korea FTA |
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 With the second round of free trade talks between the European Union and South Korea to take place this July in Brussels,the EUCCK is hosting a breakfast meeting with Han Soo Kim, Deputy Trade Minister of the Ministy of Foreign Affairs and Trade and South Korea's Chief Negotiator for EU-Korea FTA. Mr. Kim will discuss key issues of the EU-Korea FTA including Intellectual Property Rights and other trade related issues.
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 The EUCCK IPR Committee welcomes Blizzard Entertainment Korea, leader in the Computer and Video Game industry, as an executive board member. The creator of the ‘Warcraft’, ‘Starcraft’ and ‘Diablo’ series, Blizzard Entertainment was founded in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Vivendi Games, a French company.
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Commissioner Sang-Woo Jun participated in the meeting of heads of patents offices among EPO, JPO, KIPO, SIPO, and USPTO
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Celebrating ‘Invention Day(19, May),’ the Korean Intellectual Property Office and Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, President Hwa-Young Park) opened an event for elementary school students to experience invention.
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- The foundation for the 21st century design power -
The Korean Intellectual Property Office was opening the ‘2007 Presentation for Design Map Project’ at the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry at 02:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 17 , 2007.
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South Korea is expected to enjoy higher export benefits from a free trade deal with the EU than through the recently signed pact with the United States, said a leading private think tank on Sunday.
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 The European Union and the South Korea have finished their first round of free trade talks during the second week of May. Lead by the EU's Ignacio Garcia Bercero and South Korea's Han Soo Kim, both sides have agreed to the basic principle of eliminating tariffs on 95 percent of all their products and on industrial products in ten years. In July, the second round of talks will be held in Brussels.
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Cover Story
- EUCCK Welcomes Stricter Control by Customs to Curb the Rise in Counterfeits
IPR Committiee News
- IPR Committee to Host Luncheon Meeting with KIPO
- Special IPR Meeting with the Minister of Justice
- IPR Committee Members to Conduct IPR Training Session for Customs Inspectors
- EUCCK, KCS and Internet Portal Companies Lock Horns Over Trademarks
- EUCCK, KCS and Internet Portal Companies Lock Horns Over Trademarks
Member
Profile
- Blizzard Entertainment Joins IPR Committee
Government Flash
- KIPO Commissioner Meets with Heads of EPO, JPO, KIPO, SIPO, and USPTO
- Experiencing invention together with scientists!
- KIPO: ‘2007 Presentation for Design Map Project’
- EU FTA More Beneficial Than KORUS Deal
IPR News
- South Korea negotiating free trade agreement with the EU
- Controversial Points of KORUS FTA
- Bill to Check Abusive Power of Internet Portals
- No More Free Downloads of Music After FTA
- Korea-Europe FTA talks begin at Seoul hotel
- EU trade talks kick off with high expectations
- Nokia exec: WIPI policy hurts Korean cell makers
News
in brief
- OECD calls on governments to clamp down on counterfeiting
- WCO:Congo becomes the 130th Contracting Party to the Harmonized System Convention
- WCO: Montenegro becomes the 129th Contracting Party of Harmonized System Convention
- WTO: S.Korea offers CHF430,000 to the WTO training programme for Developing Countries
- WIPO:Registration Opens for WIPO’s Third Executive Program on Strategic IP Management
- WIPO:SCT To Intensify Work on New Types of Marks, Trademark Opposition Procedures
- WIPO: Director General Holds Talks with the President of the Former
- WIPO:China’s IP Office Introduces Electronic Filing of Int'l Patent Applications
- USTR: Strong Support for KORUS FTA
- USTR: U.S. Proposes Strengthened Subsidy Rules to World Trade Organization
IP World News
- OECD calls on governments to clamp down on counterfeiting
- How Adidas' IP Enforcer Kicked Counterfeiting in China
- U.S. business groups say Chinese product piracy rising despite enforcement
- MEPs back criminal sanctions for counterfeiters
Did You Know?
- EU, S. Korea Finish 1st Round of FTA Talks
- Korea-U.S. FTA Tightens Copyright Regulations on Movies, Books and Music |
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