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Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version)- Enforcement Decree of the Copyright Act (Presidential Decree No. 1482 of April 22, 1959, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23928 of July 4, 2012) (2013)
- Partial Amendment to the Patent Act (2011)
- Framework Act on Intellectual Property (2011)
- Industrial Design Protection Act (Act No. 951 of December 31, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 11111 of December 2, 2011) (2011)
- Utility Model Act (Law No. 952 of December 31, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 11114 of December 2, 2011) (2011)
- Patent Act (Act No. 950 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 11117 of December 2, 2011) (2011)
- Trademark Act (Act No. 71 of November 28, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 11113 of December 2, 2011) (2011)
- Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act (Act No. 4526 of December 8, 1992, as last amended by Act No. 9183 of December 26, 2008) (2008)
- Patent Attorney Act (Act No. 864 of December 23, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 9224 of December 26, 2008) (2008)
- Amendment to the Trademark Law (2005)
- Computer Programs Protection Act (Act No. 3920 of December 31, 1986, as last amended by Act No. 5605 of December 30, 1998) (1998)
IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version)- Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Act No. 1491 of December 13, 1963, as last amended by Act No. 10788 of June 7, 2011) (2011)
- Commercial Act (Act No. 1000 of January 20, 1962, as last amended by Act No. 10696 of May 23, 2011) (2011)
- Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act (Act No. 911 of December 30, 1961, as last amended by Act No. 10810 of June 30, 2011) (2011)
- Customs Act (Act No. 67 of October 23, 1949, as last amended by Act No. 10897 of July 25, 2011) (2011)
- Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act (Act No. 6704 of May 13, 2002, as last amended by Act No. 10168 of March 22, 2010) (2010)
- Act on the Investigation of Unfair International Trade Practices and Remedy Against Injury to the Industry (Act No. 6417 of February 3, 2001, as last amended by Act No. 10230 of April 5, 2010) (2010)
- Fair Labeling and Advertising Act (Act No. 5814 of February 5, 1999, as last amended by Act No. 10167 of March 22, 2010) (2010)
- Agricultural Products Quality Control Act (Act No. 5667 of January 21, 1999, as last amended by Act No. 9932 of January 18, 2010) (2010)
- Seed Industry Act (Act No. 5024 of December 6, 1995, as last amended by Act No. 10332 of May, 31 2010) (2010)
- Enforcement Decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law (Presidential Decree No. 10267 of April 1, 1981, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 22467 of November 2, 2010) (2010)
- Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Act No. 3320 of December 31, 1980, as last amended by Act No. 10303 of May 17, 2010) (2010)
- Arbitration Act (Act No. 1767 of March 16, 1966, as last amended by Act No. 10207 of March 31, 2010) (2010)
- Cultural Heritage Protection Act (Act No. 961 of January 10, 1962, as last amended by Act No. 10000 of February 4, 2010) (2010)
- Civil Procedure Act (Act No. 547 of April 4, 1960, as last amended by Act No. 10373 of July 23, 2010) (2010)
- Criminal Act (Act No. 293 of September 18, 1953, as last amended by Act No. 10259 April 15, 2010) (2010)
- Technology Transfer and Commercialization Promotion Act (Act No. 8108 of December 28, 2006, as last amended by Act No. 9689 of May 21, 2009) (2009)
- Enforcement Decree of the Fair Labeling and Advertising Act (Presidential Decree No. 16430 of June 30, 1999, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 21349 of March 12, 2009) (2009)
- Agrochemicals Control Act (Act No. 445 of August 28, 1957, as last amended by Act No. 9658 of May 8, 2009) (2009)
- Criminal Procedure Act (Law No. 341 of September 23, 1954, as last amended by Law No. 9765 of June 6, 2009) (2009)
- Court Organization Act (Act No. 3902 of December 4, 1987, as last amended by Act No. 5462 of January 21, 1999) (1999)
- National Compensation Act (Act No. 471 of February 22, 1958, as last amended by Act No. 5433 of December 13, 1997) (1997)
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Implementing Rules/Regulations | Intellectual Property (Date of current version)- Enforcement Decree of the Trademark Act (as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23488 of January 6, 2012) (2012)
- Enforcement Decree of the Customs Act (Presidential Decree No. 295 of March 27, 1950, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23845 of June 7, 2012) (2012)
- Enforcement Decree of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act (as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23153 of September 22, 2011) (2011)
- Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Intellectual Property (Presidential Decree No. 23036 of July 19, 2011) (2011)
- Enforcement Decree of Act on the Layout-Design of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (Presidential Decree No. 13972 of August 31, 1993, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23344 of December 2, 2011) (2011)
- Enforcement Decree of the Patent Act (Presidential Decree No. 6978 of December 31, 1973, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23341 of December 2, 2011) (2011)
- Enforcement Decree of the Utility Models Act (Presidential Decree No. 562 of 1962, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 23342 of 2 December 2011) (2011)
- Enforcement Decree of the Patent Attorney Act (as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 22467 of November 2, 2010) (2010)
- Enforcement Decree of the Agricultural Products Quality Control Act (Presidential Decree No. 1644 of June 30, 1999, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 22003 of January 27, 2010) (2010)
- Enforcement Rule of the Copyright Act (2009)
- Enforcement Decree of the Seed Industry Act (Presidential Decree No. 15576 of December 31, 1997, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 20677 of February 29, 2008) (2008)
- Enforcement Decree of the Agrochemicals Control Act (Presidential Decree No. 8923 of April 7, 1978 as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 21130 of November 26, 2008) (2008)
- Enforcement Decree of the Design Protection Act (Presidential Decree No. 561 of March 22, 1962, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 20729 of February 29, 2008) (2008)
- Enforcement Decree of the Copyright Act (as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 22003 of January 27, 2010) (2007)
- Design Regulations (as last amended by Ordinance No. 257 of February 11, 2005 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy) (2005)
- Trademark Regulations (as amended by Ordinance No. 232 of May 1, 2004 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy) (2004)
- Patent Regulations (as amended by Ordinance No. 215 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of December 31, 2003) (2003)
- Utility Model Regulations (as amended by Ordinance No. 216 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of December 31, 2003) (2003)
- Enforcement Decree of the Computer Programs Protection Act (Presidential Decree No. 12218 of July 24, 1987, as last amended by Presidential Decree No. 16050 of December 31, 1998) (1998)
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Treaty Membership | WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN - Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs (April 17, 2011)
- Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (April 17, 2011)
- Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (March 18, 2009)
- WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (March 18, 2009)
- WIPO Copyright Treaty (June 24, 2004)
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (April 10, 2003)
- Trademark Law Treaty (February 25, 2003)
- Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification (October 8, 1999)
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (January 8, 1999)
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (August 21, 1996)
- Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (March 28, 1988)
- Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (October 10, 1987)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (August 10, 1984)
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (May 4, 1980)
- Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (March 1, 1979)
IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party)- Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ...
- Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem ...
- United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts ...
- Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (July 1, 2010)
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (April 20, 2009)
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (January 10, 2009)
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (January 1, 2008)
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (April 25, 2007)
- Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (April 20, 2006)
- International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005)
- WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (August 14, 2005)
- United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (March 1, 2005)
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005)
- International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (January 7, 2002)
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (February 28, 1996)
- Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995)
- Convention on Biological Diversity (January 1, 1995)
- World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (March 21, 1994)
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (July 10, 1990)
- Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (December 14, 1988)
- Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees (October 1, 1987)
- Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (October 1, 1987)
- Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations (October 1, 1987)
- Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (October 1, 1987)
- Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (October 1, 1987)
- Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (May 14, 1983)
- Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (July 15, 1982)
- Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (July 15, 1982)
- Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (August 16, 1966)
- Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (August 16, 1966)
- Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (August 16, 1966)
- Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (November 20, 1962)
IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party)- Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America (March 15, 2012)
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of India (January 1, 2010)
- Free Trade Agreement between the EFTA States and Republic of Korea (September 1, 2006)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (May 18, 2006)
- Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Singapore (March 2, 2006)
- Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Chile (April 1, 2004)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (August 26, 2002)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 4, 1997)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Argentina on the Promotion and Protection of Investments (September 24, 1996)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (August 6, 1993)
- Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea (November 7, 1957)
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