Published: April 7, 2021
Soohoo Lee
Kim & Chang Seoul, South Korea
Nayoung Kim
Kim & Chang Seoul, South Korea
Verifier
Jong Yoon Kim
Shinsegi Patent Law Firm Seoul, South Korea
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) recently announced its Digital Intellectual Property Innovation Strategy as a response to the expanding digital economy and society, as well as the rapid development of various contactless industries due to COVID-19.
The global pandemic has led to an explosion of digital intellectual property (IP), which made clear that the related laws in South Korea needed to evolve in order to adapt to the new types of digital IP and provide much-needed protection.