Search
Professionals
24-11-27
ICLG Patent Laws and Regulations 2025
The International Comparative Legal Guides (“ICLG”) is a leading global platform for providing legal reference, analysis and news and offers comprehensive comparative legal guides and research tools covering the laws of over 190 jurisdictions across 60+ practice areas.
Lee International contributed to the Korean chapter, “Patent Laws and Regulations 2025” published by ICLG. This edition covers key trends in Korean patent laws and regulations, including enforcement, amendment, licensing, term extension, prosecution, and more.
Our managing partner Ms. Yoon Suk Shin, affiliated lawyer Mr. Dong-Hwan Kim, patent attorney Mr. Gon-Uk Huh, and patent attorney Mr. Kyu-Bok Lim co-authored an article on the topic of Patent Laws and Regulations Korea 2025 in the Patents – Korea Chapter.
For details, please refer to the attached file and the link below.
https://iclg.com/practice-areas/patents-laws-and-regulations/korea
The Patent Prosecution Review 2025 by IAM
Our patent attorney Mr. Young-Bo Shim and affiliated lawyer Mr. Dong-Hwan Kim co-authored “South Korea: IP office’s DABUS nullification and Seoul High Court dismissal highlight stance towards AI inventors.” This article was published in “The Patent Prosecution Review 2025 published by IAM (Intellectual Asset Management),” which is an IP media affiliated with the global legal media, Law Business Research.
This article examines recent unfavorable decisions in South Korea from both the patent office and the courts regarding a patent application that lists an artificial intelligence, named ‘DABUS’, as an inventor. By providing a brief legal background, it explores the potential for a more flexible legal interpretation. Additionally, the article briefly highlights key considerations for patent practitioners when filing a patent application for an AI-generated invention.
For details, please refer to the attached file and the link below.