Major revisions to the South Korean Patent Act (KPA) came into effect on April 20, 2022. The period for filing an appeal against a rejection decision in Korea will be extended from 30 days to three months. Under the amended Korean Patent Act (KPA), applicants can save costs by avoiding time extensions that earlier had a narrow time period of 30 days. The time period was extended to three months from the date of receipt of a Notice of Final
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Korean Invention Promotion Act: Employee Inventions in Korea
The Korean Investment Promotion Act (“IPA”) was amended in June of 2013. The amendments will come into force at the end of January 2014. For an article on filing a Korean Patent please see: Filing a Patent in Korea. Major Amendments to Korean Investment Promotion Act 1. Employers will no longer obtain, automatically, a non-exclusive royalty-free license to all inventions by employees. Employers will, now, have to implement company policies and/or include in employment contracts provisions to grant rights to
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