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 IPR Toolkit for the Republic of Korea Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Korea: an Overview. Korea's Current IPR Environment
Registering Your IPR is Your Best Strategy
Korea's IPR Enforcement System
What the U.S. Government Can Do in IPR Infringement Cases
"STOP!" (Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
[External link]Ambassador Christopher R. Hill's Keynote Speech at the U.S.-Korea IPR Roundtable.
[doc]H.E. Hyun Chong Kim, Minister for Trade, Keynote Speech at the U.S.-Korea IPR Roundtable. (Microsoft Word, 57 KB)
IPR Useful Links Copyright. Introduction
Coverage — What is Protected?
Legislation
Copyright Registration Procedures
Enforcement Approaches — How to Address Infringement?
  • Copyright - Enforcement Steps
  • Korea Customs
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
  • "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
  • U.S. Copyright Office
  • Software Infringement - Enforcement Steps
Market Entry Planning
Useful Links Patent. Introduction
Coverage — What is protected?
Legislation
Patent Registration Procedures
Enforcement Approaches — How to Address Infringement?
  • Reporting an Infringement
  • "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
  • Patent Dispute Resolution Process
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Market Entry Planning Trademark. Introduction
Coverage — What is protected
Legislation
• Protection under Treaty
Trademark Registration Procedures
Enforcement Approaches — How to Address Infringement?
  • What Constitutes Infringement? 
  • Reporting an Infringement
  • "STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
  • Hiring a law firm
  • Civil Remedies
  • Criminal Sanctions
  • Protection of Unregistered, Well-known Trademarks
  • Trademark Dispute Resolution Process
Market Entry Planning
Useful Links Industry Specific Issues. Temporary Copies
Transmission Rights for Sound Recordings
Copyright Act
Computer Program Protection Act (CPPA)
Data Protection
Book and Video-DVD Piracy
Patent and Trademark Acts, and Trade Secrets News and Upcoming Events. No events are planned at this time. Reference Materials. [doc]Korea's IPR Master Plan (PDF, 74 KB)
"STOP!"(Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy) Program
[External link]American Chamber of Commerce
Law Firm Links/Consultant Links
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE)/Department of Homeland Security (DHS) **U.S. Embassy Contacts** **Help Desk:**
Helen Peterson/Hae Lyong Kim
Email: Helen.Peterson@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov /Haelyong.Kim@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov 
Fax: 82-2-739-1628

**Policy:**
Lee MacTaggart
Email: mactaggartl@N0SPAM.state.gov **Disclaimer** The information provided above by no means constitutes legal advice and should not be a substitute for advice of counsel. Its intended purpose is to provide an overview of Korea's IPR environment, available enforcement mechanisms and Korean government offices sharing IPR jurisdiction. We recommend that U.S. companies seeking to do business in Korea, or facing IPR infringement issues, retain qualified U.S. and/or Korean legal counsel and pursue their rights through Korea's IPR enforcement regime.
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