Find compromise
LG, SK should settle dispute through dialogue
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of LG Energy Solution in a trade secret case against SK Innovation last Wednesday. The ITC banned SK Innovation from importation, domestic production and sales of its electric vehicle batteries in the United States for 10 years.
The ruling is expected to deal a blow to SK Innovation as the trade panel acknowledged LG s accusation that SK infringed on its trade secrets. SK seems to be expecting U.S. President Joe Biden to exercise his veto power against the ruling within the 60-day review period. Yet, such a possibility appears remote given that Biden has underlined the importance of protecting intellectual property rights and there has been no precedent of a president vetoing in intellectual property cases.
Mass infections in prison
Take effective steps to prevent further spread
The Seoul Dongbu Detention Center has emerged as one of the nation s largest COVID-19 infection clusters, showing the government s inability to cope with the resurging coronavirus pandemic. The prison reported 792 infected people ― 771 inmates and 21 officers ― as of Wednesday morning, according to the Ministry of Justice. This represents the largest number of confirmed cases in a single facility since the outbreak of the coronavirus here in January.
Worse still, one inmate died while receiving treatment at an outside hospital after being confirmed positive for COVID-19. More worrisome, some 80 infected inmates were found to have attended hearings at the Seoul Northern District Court and the Seoul Eastern District Court in mid-December. This is the reason why we cannot trust the government s assurance that the prison cluster is unlikely to spread to other facilities.