Building copyright laws in the United States
Whether plagiarism is intended A Korean-American architect filed a lawsuit against the architects and contractors of One World Trade Center in a federal court alleging that Manhattan’s One World Trade Center plagiarized his design. One World Trade Center is attracting more attention as it is a new landmark in New York that was completed in 2014 on the site of the 9/11 collapse....Read More
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“Happy Birthday To You”
probably one of the most well-known songs in the world, as it is sung on birthdays regardless of country or ethnicity copyrighted, intellectual property, patent “Happy Birthday To You” is probably one of the most well-known songs in the world, as it is sung on birthdays regardless of country or ethnicity. In the Guinness Book of Records, a collection of unusual records from around...Read More
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7 Advantages of Registering a US Trademark
상표법 : 미국 상표 등록의 7가지 장점 Recently, the ‘2015 Global 500 Annual Report’ by Brand Finance of the UK was released, revealing the brand value rankings of global companies. How many places did Samsung Electronics, a global company representing Korea, compete with world-class companies? This year, Samsung Electronics surpassed Google and Microsoft with a brand value of about 90...Read More
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by Song Law FirmNovember 16, 2018 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, legal column0 comments
성공적인 비즈니스의 첫 걸음, 상표등록!
안녕하세요, 송동호 종합로펌입니다. K-Pop을 선두로 한국의 문화와 제품이 빠른 속도로 전 세계에 퍼져나가고 있습니다. 특히 요즘에는 한국 화장품에 대한 관심이 급증하고 있습니다. 미국 최대 화장품 편집숍인 세포라(Sephora) 매장 한쪽에는 한국 화장품만 모아서 판매하는 K-Beauty 코너가 따로 마련되어 있을 정도입니다. 하지만 큰 인기를 누리고 있는 만큼, 수많은 모방제품이 쏟아져 나오면서 소비자들에게 혼란과 실망을 안기고 있습니다. 소비자뿐만이 아닙니다. 모방제품으로 인해 정품 제작자들이 입는 일차적인 피해는 상상을 초월합니다. 하지만 속수무책으로 당하고만 있을 수는 없는 노릇입니다. 따라서 오늘 이 시간에는 모방제품으로부터 입는 피해를 최소화하기 위해 정품 제작자가 취할...Read More
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‘Copyright infringement’
Many Koreans know that it is illegal to watch movies, Korean dramas, and entertainment programs through shared folders, but the fact is that they cannot resist the temptation. The federal government knows that these piracy are overtly happening, but they’re out of control. A California man was recently found guilty of illegally uploading entire films to the Internet...Read More
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GAP’s mistake, I’m going to get scolded if I just take the work of an unknown designer from a large company!
The highly competitive fashion design market Hello, this is Song Dong-ho General Law Firm. The fashion design market is highly competitive. It is said that in order to be noticed, not only skill but also luck is required. Fashion design itself is often seen as a continuation of existing designs, so it is not easy to be recognized as a copyright. So even if a unique design is...Read More
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Can I patent the special bulgogi sauce I made?
Recently, in an entertainment program called Maritel, Mr. Gura Kim invited a “Ramen Master” with an international ramen patent and talked about ramen. The “Ramen Master” said that he had applied for a patent for the ramen broth he developed in Korea and other countries, but failed in the patent application in the United States. “What if my recipes that all my...Read More
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by Song Law FirmSeptember 22, 2015 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, legal column0 comments
Trademark What the hell is that?
Trademarks are intellectual property rights and are protected by law because they have property values. Recently, there was an article saying that Burberry of the UK won a trademark lawsuit against a Korean underwear company, and the Korean underwear company paid a large fine. Trademark is a brand name, in the form of words, names, images with a symbol, or two or more used together,...Read More
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Useful intellectual property laws to know
Today, we will cover the US federal trademark law among intellectual property laws that are useful to know for companies that are running large or small businesses in the US or are considering entering the US market. Commonly referred to as ‘trademark’, that is, a trademark is a brand name, trade name, logo, etc. protected by law used for products or services. A trademark...Read More
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