Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Notification of laws and regulations under article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement - Republic of Korea : Copyright Act

NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

REPUBLIC OF KOREACOPYRIGHT ACT

 


Notifying Member

Republic of Korea

 

Details of the notified legal text

 

Title

Copyright Act

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]    Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/KOR/25_06876_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]    First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_    Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/KOR/C/7

Brief description of the notified legal text

 

The notified legal text is the Act on the Partial Amendment of Eight Acts, including the Game Industry Promotion Act, for Innovation in Administrative Legislation (Act No. 19410, Promulgated on 16 May 2023).

 

This amendment revises Article 55, Paragraph 5 of the Copyright Act to clarify the scope of the objection process concerning the return of applications. This change was made as part of an omnibus amendment (Act No. 19410) to align various laws with the newly established General Act on Public Administration. The specific amendments are as follows:

 

        In Article 55, Paragraph 5 of the Copyright Act, the term

 

        "When the commission decides to dismiss without prejudice or to dismiss the objection" is     amended to "When the Commission decides to dismiss without prejudice or to dismiss the      objection to the return under paragraph2"; and

 

        "together with a notice of the result under paragraph (4)" is amended to "together with a      notice of the result of the objection".

 

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

17 November 2023

Other date

Publication: 16 May 2023

 

Notification details

 

Submission date of notification

13 October 2025

Other information

 

Agency or authority responsible

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Copyright Policy Division

 

Email:      phm2453@korea.kr

 

 



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