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South Korea: The Future of the Food Industry: Food Tech

27 July 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

With significant development in dietary supplements and alternative food industry in recent years, Korean government announced alternative food (e.g., plant-based meet, cultured meat, insect-based meat, etc.), dietary supplement and medical food (i.e., specially formulated food for patients with certain symptoms or nutritional needs) as industry sectors for future development.

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Supreme Court of Korea Affirms Abuse of Dominance for Tying Patent Licenses and Engineering Services in the Shipbuilding Industry

05 June 2023 by Lee & Ko

Lee & Ko’s Antitrust & Competition Group successfully represented three major Korean shipbuilding companies in the court action involving Gaztransport & Technigaz SA (GTT), the exclusive holder of key patents in technology for manufacturing/constructing membrane storage tanks used on liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG Carrier).

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Korea’s Draft Amendment to the Civil Act May Mean Statutory Protection for ‘Right of Publicity’

18 January 2023 by Lee & Ko

Like many leading jurisdictions around the world, Korea’s thought leaders in law, industry, and academia have debated the necessity of legislation regarding the right of publicity for quite some time.
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South Korea: The New Administration’s Policy Outlook for Healthcare/Life Sciences

11 May 2022 by Lee & Ko

With the inauguration of Yoon Seok-yeol as the 20th president of Korea scheduled to take place on May 10, 2022, the Presidential Transition Committee (the Committee) announced 110 national initiatives for the new administration
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LMG Analytics Q1 2021 Awards winners announced

11 May 2021 by Liam Sharkey

LMG Analytics is pleased to announce its first DCM Awards, recognising the top firms working on the biggest DCM deals in Q1 2021
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2019 Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus report: South Korea

18 April 2019 by Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon and Gidon Nam

2019 Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus report: South Korea
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Amendments to the KFTC Merger Review Guidelines

11 April 2019 by Hwan Jeong, Genny S. Kim & Kee Won Shin

Hwan Jeong, Genny S. Kim & Kee Won Shin of Lee & Ko in Seoul, review amendments to the KFTC Merger Review Guidelines
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Korea strengthens protection against IP infringement and unfair competition (Amendment of the Patent Act and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act)

16 January 2019 by Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG

Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG in Seoul reviews Korea's protection against IP infringement and unfair competition
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Korea strengthens protection against IP infringement and unfair competition (Amendment of the Patent Act and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act)

16 January 2019 by Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG

Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG in Seoul reviews Korea's protection against IP infringement and unfair competition
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A stable market: Recent trends and developments in Korean M&A and merger control

12 November 2018 by Genny Kim

Genny Kim of Lee & Ko in Seoul reviews Korea’s recent M&A statistics and potential regulatory reform
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