Asia IP

North Asia

As patent filings worldwide increase, there is a need to provide an alternative route to expedite the examination of these applications. The Patent Prosecution Highway is becoming an increasingly popu...

The Korea-US FTA has led a series of revision on Korea’s IP laws. Anna Zhang looks into the changes made to patent and trademark laws and the implications on the system.

As South Korea takes steps to enact legislation similar to the US Hatch-Waxman regime, lawyers and pharmaceutical patent owners need to have an accurate understanding of the system to develop a succes...