Korean Intellectual Property Office actively supports exports through priority examination of domestic trademarks
The patent office said on the 20th, the patent office announced on the 20th, and discussed difficulties in the Korean Intellectual Property Center, and discuss the difficulties of the Korean Wave Award.
At the meeting, more than 20 people, including K-food and fashion fields, including K-food and fashion fields, which are leading companies in the popularity of Korean Wave.
The Korean Intellectual Property Office established the Hallyu Brand Priority Review Division in December last year as more applications for priority screening of Hallyu products, which are sensitive to trends and have a short consumption cycle, increased.
Through this, it has actively supported exporting companies to secure fast trademark rights.
As a result, the priority screening processing period for Hallyu trademarks is expected to be reduced by more than 20% compared to the previous year to two months at the end of this year.
In addition to on-site communication with corporate officials, the meeting also discussed ways to improve the priority screening of Hallyu trademarks and strategies for preventing and responding to disputes by Korean companies that have entered overseas markets.
Kim Wan-ki, head of the Korean Intellectual Property Office, said, “We will strengthen customized support so that Korean companies can quickly secure rights by actively utilizing the trademark priority screening system and actively respond to trademark disputes such as unauthorized preoccupation or counterfeit products overseas.”
[Editor LEE]
