Intellectual property in South Korea

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: Korea Institute of Patent Information (KIPRIS)
International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI)
Regional Organisations: Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG)
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Law	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademark Law	10 years, renewable every 10 years	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Design Law	15 years
Copyright Copyright Law	50 years after the death of the author (It will be 70 years from the end of 2009 or 2010)	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Utility Model Law	10 years

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