Ⅶ. Factory Establishment
2. Efforts to Protect Intellectual Property Rights
Korea has carried out administrative innovation on various fronts related to intellectual property rights in a bid to become an intellectual property powerhouse. The Korean government has streamlined the administrative procedures concerning intellectual property rights and improved the relevant systems at the Korean Intellectual Property Office to aggressively deal with changes in the global trade environment. Furthermore, Korea has developed close cooperative relationships with a number of international organizations in the domain of intellectual property rights and has strengthened global cooperation in the field as an increasing number of countries are actively pursuing FTAs with other countries.
2-1 Reinforcement of the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
The Korean government has set a long-term goal of becoming an intellectual property rights powerhouse by strengthening the creation, protection and utilization of intellectual property rights, and is seeking continuous innovation of the administrative systems of IPR-related organizations. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has been improving its efficiency and productivity as Korea’s intellectual property rights authority to better deal with the changes in the international trade environment.
Establishment of a World-class Intellectual Property Service System
KIPO has been making efforts to establish a world-class intellectual property service system by increasing cooperation with major advanced nations, sharing knowledge with developing countries, and streamlining the examination and ruling process.
As a result of its efforts to enhance the competitiveness of its patent application examination period, KIPO could shorten the period to 18.5 months in 2010, which is shorter than that of the U.S. (25.8 months as of 2009) and Japan (29.1 months as of 2009). Also, KIPO provides a customized 3-track examination system that enables patent applicants to choose the timing of examination.
KIPO has also strengthened cooperation with advanced countries by establishing a cooperation system with the intellectual property offices of G5 advanced countries in the IP fields* and jointly implementing 10 key projects to effectively respond to the global surge in patent applications and reduce the time and expense for obtaining an intellectual property right overseas. Moreover, KIPO has expanded the project for sharing its intellectual property with developing nations and the world’s poorest countries and shared its experience in successfully becoming a recipient-turned-donor nation with the international community, which greatly contributed to improving Korea’s image abroad and securing friendly relations with developing nations.
* G5: The patent offices of the five countries (China, the U.S., Japan, Korea and Europe) that together account for about 80 percent of the world’s patent applications.
• Reinforcement of the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
• Intensification of International Cooperation
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Related Laws and System Improvements
As the importance of trademarks has been increasing with the continuous growth of the trademark design market, the protection of intellectual property rights for trademarks has been broadened to include hologram marks and motion marks. Also, the relevant laws are being revised in order to apply certain details of the FTA agreement between Korea and the U.S. to the Korean domestic market.
Furthermore, the many different formats of civil affairs documents have been integrated into a single format to meet civil needs. The newly-integrated format is designed to improve the convenience of civil petitioners and enhance administrative efficiency regarding patents.
Prevention of Counterfeit Products Distribution
KIPO is strengthening coordination with the prosecutor’s office, the police, and local governments in order to prevent the piracy of patented products more effectively, as well as educating government officials to distinguish counterfeit products from originals.
The government has also enacted a regulation to reward those who report counterfeit products (Enacted on February 25, 2010).
Efforts to Educate the Public about Intellectual Property Rights Protection
Public awareness of the importance of protecting intellectual property rights is essential to prevent violations of intellectual property rights. Patentees must be fully acquainted with follow-up measures when their intellectual property rights are being infringed. In addition, the general public must acknowledge the damage caused by purchasing counterfeit products. The Korean government has strongly advocated the protection of intellectual property rights, producing and distributing educational videos on the subject.
Information on Intellectual Property Rights and Counseling Services
Anyone can report or receive counseling about counterfeit products or business confidentiality infringements online by accessing the Brand Police website under the Korean Intellectual Property Office (http://www.brandpolice.co.kr). Also, small and medium-sized enterprises may receive public patent attorneys’ counseling services for general IPR-related concerns, including application submission and conflict countermeasures.
2-2 Intensification of International Cooperation Intensification of Multinational Cooperation
With the strengthening of mutual cooperation among the intellectual property offices of Korea, the U.S., Japan, China and the EU since 2009, the countries have been making efforts to secure mutual trust in their respective inspection results and coordinate their inspection criteria.
Intensification of Bilateral Cooperation
To effectively respond to the global expansion of FTAs, Korea effectuated FTAs with Singapore, EFTA,
ASEAN, India, EU, Peru, the U.S., Turkey, Australia and Canada. Korea is also having FTA talks with
Indonesia, RCEP, etc. As such, Korea is making various efforts to expand international cooperation in
the field of intellectual property rights.
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International Patent Application System According to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is a multilateral agreement which was concluded in 1970 and entered into force in 1978 (As of Aug. 2014, 148 countries are members to the treaty).
Koreans can file applications for international patents with WIPO or KIPO as Korea has been admitted to Section I (1984) and Section II (1990) of the PCT.
It is strongly recommended that special attention be focused on ensuring that South Korea (the Republic of Korea) is designated in the application and NOT North Korea (DPRK), as incorrect designation can cause significant problems in the application process. There have been incidences where the correction deadline for country designation has expired, or the wrong designation has been discovered in the process of integrating an application into the Korean system, even though one can confirm the preliminary designated country within 15 months of the application under Rule 4.9 (b) of the PCT. Such mistakes can cause fatal problems since it is impossible to obtain a patent for a new invention in Korea if the invention already exists in WIPO.
Protection of Internationally Recognized Trademarks
According to the Trademark Act of Korea, a trademark similar to an internationally recognized trademark cannot be registered as a trademark irrespective of whether the trademark concerned is registered or not. Registration of a trademark by an individual who is not the authentic owner of the trademark will be rejected, and will be subject to a trademark registration cancellation trial even if such registration has already occurred.
Also, an application for a trademark which could cause errors or confusion concerning production or service sources will be rejected even if the products or services associated with the new trademark are dissimilar to famous ones. Even if registration has already been completed, the authentic owner of the trademark may lodge an appeal for a trademark registration revocation trial.
Internationally recognized trademarks are protected under the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act and the Trademark Act. If an owner has been damaged or is likely to be damaged by unfair competition by others, using signs that include a registered name, firm name or famous trademark which can cause confusion with the products or operational facilities of other business entities, the individual may claim infringement prevention, compensation for damage and/or recovery of the business credit, and charge the infringer with a crime.
•Contact for inquiries concerning industrial property rights (patents, trademarks and designs): Korea
Intellectual Property Office Call Center (+82-1544-8080)
•Contacts for inquiries concerning copyrights: Korea Copyright Committee (+82-2-2660-0000)
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Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (+82-44-203-2000) (Division in charge: Copyright Policy
Division under the Cultural Contents Project Office)
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NEW YORK KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, NEW YORK
460 Park Avenue, 14th floor, New York, NY 10022, U.S.A.
TEL: (1-212)826-0900 FAX: (1-212)888-4930
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/newyork, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=1 E-mail: kotrany@hotmail.com
LOS ANGELES KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, LOS ANGELES
4801 Wilshire Blvd., Suite. 104, Los Angeles, CA 90010, U.S.A.
TEL: (1-323)954-9500 FAX: (1-323)954-1707
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/losangeles, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=2 E-mail: info.kotrala@gmail.com
CHICAGO KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, CHICAGO
111 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2229,Chicago, IL 60601, U.S.A.
TEL: (1-312)644-4323 FAX: (1-312)644-4879
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/chicago, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=3 E-mail: info@kotrachicago.com
SILICON VALLEY KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, SILICON VALLEY
3003 North First Street ,San Jose CA 95134, U.S.A.
TEL: (1-408)432-5000 FAX: (1-408)432-5056
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/siliconvalley, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=6 E-mail: info@kotrasv.org
DALLAS KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, DALLAS
3030 LBJ Freeway # 1200 DALLAS, TX 75234 U.S.A TEL: (1-972)243-9300
FAX: (1-972)243-9301
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/dallas, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=4 E-mail: inquiry@kotradallas.com
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WASHINGTON D.C. KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, WASHINGTON D.C.
1660 L street NW, Suite 301, Washington DC, 20036, U.S.A.
TEL: (1-202)857-7919 FAX: (1-202)525-2769
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/washingtond, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=5 E-mail: washington@kotra.or.kr
DETROIT KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, DETROIT
Columbia Center II, SUITE545, 101W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI48084, U.S.A TEL: (1-248)619-1601
FAX: (1-248)619-1615
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/detroit, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=8 E-mail: detroit@kotradtt.org
TORONTO KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, TORONTO
65 Queen St. West, Suite 600, PO Box 9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 2M5 TEL: (1-416)368-3399
FAX: (1-416)368-2893
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/toronto, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=9 E-mail: info@kotra.ca
VANCOUVER KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, VANCOUVER
#780-999, Canada Place, Vancouver, BC. Canada V6C 3E1 TEL: (1-604)683-1820
FAX: (1-604)687-6249
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/vancouver, http://www.kotrana.net/index.php?district=10 E-mail: ktc@kotrayvr.com
FRANKFURT KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, FRANKFURT
MesseTurm 33. OG, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, 60308 Frankfurt/M, Germany TEL: (49-69)2429-920
FAX: (49-69)2535-89
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/frankfurt, http://www.kotra-deutschland.de
E-mail: frankfurt@kotra.or.kr PARIS KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, PARIS
19, Avenue de l’Opera, 75001 Paris, France TEL: (33-1)55-35-88-88
FAX: (33-1)55-35-88-89
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/paris, http://www.kotra.fr
E-mail: paris@kotra.or.kr
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LONDON KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, LONDON
1st Flr, Brettenham House North, 12-13 Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN, United Kingdom TEL: (44-20)7520-5300
FAX: (44-20)7240-2367
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/london, http://www.kotra.org.uk
E-mail: kotra@kotra.co.uk
HAMBURG KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, HAMBURG
Axel-Springer-Platz3, Haus B, 20355 Hamburg, Germany TEL: (49-40)3405-740/7401
FAX: (49-40)3405-7474
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/hamburg, http://www.kotra-deutschland.de
E-mail: info@kotra.de
MÜNCHEN KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, MÜNCHEN
Tal 12, D-80331 München, Germany TEL: (49-89)2424-2630
FAX: (49-89)2424-2639
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/munich, http://www.kotra-deutschland.de
E-mail: munich@kotra.or.kr
STOCKHOLM KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, STOCKHOLM
Svärdvägen 11C Box 625, SE-182 16 Danderyd, Sweden TEL: (46-8)308-090
FAX: (46-8)306-190
Homepage : http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/stockholm, http://www.kotra.se
E-mail: stockholm@kotra.nu
COPENHAGEN KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, COPENHAGEN
Holbergsgade 14, 2nd Floor DK-1057, Copenhagen K, Denmark TEL: (45)3312-6658
FAX: (45)3332-6654
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/copenhagen, http://www.kotra.dk
E-mail: info@kotra.dk
AMSTERDAM KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, AMSTERDAM
WTC Bldg, Strawinskylaan 767, 1077XX Amsterdam, The Netherlands TEL: (31-20)673-0555
FAX: (31-20)673-6918
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/amsterdam, http://www.koreatradecenter.nl/
E-mail: info@koreatradecenter.nl
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BRUSSELS KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, BRUSSELS
World Trade Center 1, Boulevard du Roi Albert II 30 Bte 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium TEL: (32-2)203-2142
FAX: (32-2)203-0751
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/brussels, http://www.kotra.be
E-mail: kotrabru@kotra.or.kr MILAN KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, MILAN
Via Larga 2-20122, Milano, Italy TEL: (39-02)795813
FAX: (39-02)798235
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/milano, http://www.kotra.it
E-mail: kotramil@kotra.it
ZURICH KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, ZURICH
Claridenstrasse 22, CH-8002 Zurich, Switzerland TEL: (41-44)503-5300
FAX: (41-44)202-4318
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/zurich, http://www.kotra.ch
E-mail: ktc@kotra.ch
MADRID KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, MADRID
Torre Europa, Paseo. Castellana, 95-10, 28046 Madrid, Spain (OFICINA COMERCIAL DE LA EMBAJDA DE COREA) TEL: (34-91)556-6241
FAX: (34-91)556-6868
Homepage : http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/madrid, http://www.kotraspain.org
E-mail: madridktc@kotra.or.kr VIENNA KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, VIENNA
Mariahilferstrasse 77-79/1/3, A-1060, Vienna, Austria TEL: (43-1)586-3876
FAX: (43-1)586-3979
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/vienna, http://www.kotra.at
E-mail: kotravie@kotra.at
SINGAPORE KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, SINGAPORE
7 Temasek Boulevard, #13-02 Suntec Tower One, Singapore(038987) TEL: (65)6426-7200
FAX: (65)6223-5850
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/singapore, http://www.kotrasin.com.sg
Email : kotrasin@singnet.com.sg
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SYDNEY KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, SYDNEY
Suite04, Level24, 1 Market St., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia TEL: (61-2)9264-5199
FAX: (61-2)9264-5299
Homepage : http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/sydney, http://www.kotra.org.au
E-mail: info@kotra.org.au
MELBOURNE KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, MELBOURNE
Level 12, 468 St.Kilda Rd., Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia TEL: (61-3)9860-0500
FAX: (61-3)9860-0599
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/melbourne, http://www.kotra.org.au
E-mail: info@kotramelbourne.org.au HONG KONG KOREA BUSINESS CENTRE, HONG KONG
Room 3102, 31F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China TEL: (852)2545-9500
FAX: (852)2815-0487
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/hongkong, http://www.kotra.org.hk
E-mail: kotra5@kotra.org.hk
BEIJING KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, BEIJING
Suite 2201, Hyundai Motor Tower, 38 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China(100027) TEL: (86-10)6410-6162
FAX: (86-10)6505-2310
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/beijing, http://www.kotrapek.org.cn
E-mail: 712461@kotra.or.kr
SHANGHAI KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, SHANGHAI
Room 3110, Shanghai Maxdo Center, No. 8, Xing Yi Road, Shanghai, China(200336) TEL: (86-21)5108-8771/2
FAX: (86-21)6219-6015, 6236-8211
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/shanghai, http://www.kotrasha.org.cn
E-mail: shanghai@kotra.or.kr
QINGDAO KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, QINGDAO
905, 9F, Capland Center, No. 10 YanErDao Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266071, P.R.China TEL: (86-532)8388-7931/4
FAX: (86-532)8388-7935
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/quingdao, http://www.kotratao.org.cn
E-mail: qd_kotra@daum.net
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TAIPEI KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, TAIPEI
Room.2214, 22Floor, TWTC Int’l Trade Bldg., 333 Keelung Rd., Sec.1, Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C TEL: (886-2)2725-2324
FAX: (886-2)2757-7240
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/taipei, http://www.kotratpe.org
Email : kotra.tpe@msa.hinet.net TOKYO KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, TOKYO
9nd Fl. Shinkokusai Bldg. 4-1, Marunouchi 3-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-0005 TEL: (81-3)3214-6951
FAX: (81-3)3214-6950
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/tokyo, http://kotra.or.jp
E-mail: kotratky@kotra.or.jp
OSAKA KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, OSAKA
541-0053, 20F. Osaka kokusai B/D., 2 Chome-3-13, Azuchimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, JAPAN TEL: (81-6)6262-3831
FAX: (81-6)6262-4607
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/osaka, http://kotra.or.jp
E-mail: osaktc@kotra.or.jp
FUKUOKA KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, FUKUOKA
11th Floor, Nihonseimei hakataekimae Bldg., 3-2-1, Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka-City, Japan TEL: (81-92)473-2005/6
FAX: (81-92)473-2007
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/fukuoka, http://kotra.or.jp
E-mail: fukuoka@kotra.or.jp
NAGOYA KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, NAGOYA
23rd Floor, Nagoya International Center Bldg., 47-1, Nagono 1-Chome, Nakamura-Ku, Nagoya-Shi TEL: (81-52)561-3936
FAX: (81-52)561-3945
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/nagoya, http://kotra.or.jp
E-mail: nagoya@kotra.or.jp
DUBAI KOREA BUSINESS CENTER, DUBAI
No. 204, Level 102, Arenco Tower, Media City, Dubai, U.A.E. * P.O. Box: 12859 TEL: (971-4)450-4360
FAX: (971-4)450-4350
Homepage: http://www.kotra.or.kr/KBC/dubai E-mail: ktcdxb@emirates.net.ae
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Custodian Bank Department Phono No. Zip Code Address
KB Kookmin Bank International Customer
Dept. 82-2-2073-8954 100-845 (KB Kookmin Bank, International Customer Dept.) 5F, 84, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Kyongnam Bank International Business
Dept. 82-55-290-8495 630-807 (Kyongnam Bank, International Business Dept.) 642, 3·15-daero, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do Kwangju Bank International Trade
Business Office 82-62-239-6555 501-730 (Kwangju Bank, International Trade Business Office) 225, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju
Industrial Bank of
Korea Global Customer Team 82-2-729-7285 100-758 (Industrial Bank of Korea, Global Customer Team) 6F, 79, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
NH Bank Remittance Service
Team 82-2-2131-1666 100-101 (NH Bank, Remittance Service Team) 6F, Nonghyup Sinchon Multiplex Bldg., 49-31, Nogosan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Daegu Bank International Business
Dept. 82-53-740-2946 706-712 (Daegu Bank,International Business Dept.) 2310, Dalgubeol-daero, Suseong-gu, Daegu Busan Bank International Business
Dept. 82-51-661-4665 601-717 (Busan Bank Bujeon-dong Branch, International Business Dept.) 1, Saessak-ro, Jin-gu, Busan
Korea Development
Bank Trade Finance Dept. 82-2-787-7536 150-973 (Korea Development Bank, Trade Finance Dept.) 14, Eunhaeng-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Suhyup Bank Department of
International Trade 82-2-2240-2605 138-730 (Suhyup Bank, Dept. of International Trade) 62, Ogeum-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul,
Standard Chartered
Bank Corporate &
Institutional Banking 82-2-3702-3894 110-702 (Standard Chartered Bank, Corporate & Institutional Banking) 47, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Shinhan Bank Foreign Customer
Dept. 82-2-2151-2872 100-102 (Shinhan Bank, Foreign Customer Dept.) 20, Sejong-ro 9-gil, Seoul
Citibank Korea Jungang City Service
Center 82-2-3455-2606 100-180 (Citibank Korea) 24, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul KEB Hana Bank
Global Foreign Investment &
Client Dept. 82-2-729-0452 100-793 (KEB Hana Bank Global, Foreign Investment & Client Dept.) 66, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Woori Bank Seoul Global
Investment Center 82-2-3789-1899 110-110 15F, Seoul Global Center Bldg., (Seorin-dong) 38, Jongo-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Jeonbuk Bank International Banking
Team 82-2-751-2474 100-768 3F, JB Financial Group Bldg., 77, Yeouinaru-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Jeju Bank Treasury Office 82-64-720-0236 690-829 90, Ohyeon-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju-do The Bank of New
York Mellon Corporation
Corporate Trust 82-2-6137-0360 150-945 (The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation) 29F, One IFC, 10, Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Deutsche Bank Global Cash
Operations 82-2-724-4281 110-752 (Deutsche Bank) 18F, Youngpoong Bldg.,
(Seorin-dong) 41, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
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DBS Bank Customer Service
Dept. 82-2-6322-2661 100-768 (DBS Bank.) 18F, Seoul Finance Center, 84, Taepyeongno 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul The Bank of
Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Remittance Dept. 82-2-399-6413 100-210 (The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Seoul Branch.) 4F, Youngpoong Bldg, 41, Cheonggyecheono-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corporation
Overseas Remittance
Group 82-2-6364-7262 110-110 (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) 12F, Mirae Asset Center 1, West Tower, 26, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul Mizuho Corporate
Bank GCB Team 82-2-3782-8564 100-768 (Mizuho Corporate Bank Seoul Branch) 19F, 136, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul Landesbank
Baden-Württemberg,
LBBW) Operation 82-2-6730-0142 100-768 (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg) 14F, 136, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
Barclays Bank PLC Operations 82-2-2126-2700 100-210 (Barclays Bank PLC)
23F, Ferrum Tower, 19, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul Bank of America
(BOA)
Corporate Support
Dept. 82-2-788-1760 100-768 (Bank of America) 27F, Seoul Finance Center, 136, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
BNP Paribas Cash and Loan 82-2-317-1776 100-767 (BNP Paribas)
24F, State Tower Namsan, 100, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul Societe Generale
(SG) Operations 82-2-2195-7820 110-130 (Societe Generale)
23F, D Tower D1, 17, Jongro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul ING Bank Settlements Dept. 82-2-317-1867 110-786 (ING Bank)
15F, Heungkuk Life Bldg., 68, Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul The Royal Bank of
Scotland plc, Seoul Branch
IB Operations 82-2-2131-6343 100-768 (The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Seoul Branch)
7F, Seoul Finance Center, 136, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul Yamaguchi Bank ltd
Pusan Branch Operation Team 82-51-462-3281 600-013 (Yamaguchi Bank ltd Pusan Branch) 4F, 63, Jungang-daero, Jung-gu, Busan
JP Morgan Chase Operations 82-2-758-5331 100-120 (JP Morgan Chase, Seoul Branch) J.P. Morgan Plaza, 35, Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
China Construction
Bank Operation 82-2-6730-1700 100-845 (China Construction Bank)
24, Myeong-dong 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China Limited
Banking Dept. 82-2-3788-6617 100-767 (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited) 1F, Taepyeongno Bldg., 73, Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul Bank of
Communications
Accounting &
Operating 82-2-2022-6837 100-782 (Bank of Communications, Seoul Branch) 29, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Bank of China Banking Dept. 82-2-399-5925 110-752 (Bank of China) 1F, 41, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Credit Agricole
Corporate &
Investment Bank
Domestic Operations 82-2-3700-9632 110-174 (Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank) 21F, Kyobo Bldg., 1, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group
Operation 82-2-3700-3143 110-714 (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group) 22F, Kyobo Bldg., 1, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking
Corporation SD Operation 82-2-2004-0336 100-161 (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) 37, Chilpae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by Kim Jee-su Legal consulting, other
judicial affairs
KeumSeong Ha, Yoon-hong 3F, 12-6, Banpo-daero 30-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul 16
Ha Yoon-hong English Corporate establishment, investment processes,
Seocho-gu, Seoul 1 Kim Sang-kyoon English
Corporate establishment,
Suh Chung Mi-hwa 17F, 97, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 17
Kim Hyung-jin English Corporate, finance, ships Kim Kyung-jin English,
English Corporate, ships, international arbitration
Useful Business Contacts
- Law Firms and Accounting Firms
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Law Firms
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by
Practice Available
Language Areas of Practice Contact Law Firm
DAVINCH Chung Jun-mo 5F, 115, Seosomun-ro,
Jeong Kyeong-rok English All legal areas
82-2-563-2900
Seok Dong-hyeon English Consulting related to visa obtainment, immigration
82-2-568-5200
ASIA Kim Shin-ho West 416, 15, Beobwon-ro
Lee Soo-chul Chinese Korea-China mutual investment, finance, Ju Ji-hyun Medical, Bio & Health,
Home and Foreign Investment
Hur Eui-young Investment, real estate, contract examination
English Judicial affairs of business (e.g., M&A), business investment, tax
82-2-533-7979 Yu Hyung-jun
Park Hyo-sun
Chae Jun-byoung Japanese Judicial affairs of business, tax, civil case, criminal case
Choi Justin
English Judicial affairs of business, tax, civil case, criminal case, labor
Kim Kyoung-nam
Lee Soh-hyun Chinese Judicial affairs of business, M&A, business investment, tax
Roots Law
Firm Jang, Dae-geun #102, 15, Beobwon-ro 3-gil Seocho-gu, Seoul 7
Jang Dae-geun
English Business law, construction management 82-2-594-9898 Ku Min-hye
180
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by
Practice Available
Language Areas of Practice Contact
Barun Law LLC Moon Seong-woo Kim Jae-ho
Barun Law Kim Dong-hyun Foreign investment in
startups, IT
Jeong Dong-geun Foreign investment in construction/ real estate
SanGyung Lee Seok-hyung 4F, 283, Seocho-daero, Seocho-gu,
Seoul 5
Lee Seok-hyung
English Litigation, consulting, contracts 82-2-595-0001 Kim Seon-jong
Seocho-gu, Seoul 7 Jo Tae-jin English Corporate Law, Labor Law,Medical Law, etc. 82-2-3476-3000
Law Firm
Lee Na-rae English Foreign-invested company establishment, investment
181
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by FTA in public areas and energy businesses,
structure, SOC, real estate 82-2-553-9300 Lee Gwang-min Government authorization Choi Joon-young English, German International business
trade, arbitration Kang Rae-hyung
English Civil and criminal litigation, intellectual property Lee Dong-geun
Kim Min-jeong English,
German Civil and criminal litigation, intellectual property
182
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by
Gangnam-gu, Seoul 50 Lee Young-ju English
Corporate legal affairs Shin Myung-geun Fair trade, real estate
Sohn Bo-in Patents, copyrights, intellectual property
Yulchon LLC Woo Chang-rok 12F, 518 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu,
English Corporate legal affairs (M&A),
luxury business, Europe 82-2-528-5958
183
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by
Practice Available
Language Areas of Practice Contact
Yulchon LLC Woo Chang-rok 12F, 518 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, IP risk management (IP compliance), intellectual
Lawyers Heo Jin-min 3F, 98, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Park Jin-seok Investment consulting and
M&A law
Yang Hong-seok Establishment of local Subsidiaries Gwak
Gyeong-ran Foreign Investment Promotion Act, Foreign exchange-related matters
184
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by Jo Ji-young English Copyrights, general corporate affairs
Hwang and Ko Seung-woo Anti-trust and fair
commercial law, consumer protection law
Kim Jong-hwan M&A, FDI, arbitration, criminal law
Nho, Seung-hyu Civil and criminal cases, real estate, international transactions
Oh In-chul PE fund, real estate fund, FDI
Yoo Jin-young
Pharmaceutical affairs, medicinal affairs law, food law, real estate law, construction law Chin Hye-won Commercial law, family
law, civil cases
Chun Go LLP Seo Jeong-chan #403-404, 269, Seocho-daero,
Seocho-gu, Seoul 5 Seo Jeong-chan English Consulting on overall home laws (e.g., foreign
investment, litigations) 82-2-597-6300 Law Firm
TIME Lee Hyung-woo #407, 286, Secho-daero,
Seocho-gu, Seoul 3 Lee Hyung-woo English Contracts and tax 82-2-583-7203
TAEYANG
LAW OFFICE Joo Hyun-Jung 4F, 58, Banpo-dearo 26-gil,
Seocho-gu, Seoul 1 Joo Hyun-Jung English
Corporate law, tax law,
185
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by Kim Han Corporate law, tax law
Han Beom-seok Chinese Tax law 82-2-3478-5400 Lee Young-seop English Civil law, commercial law, criminal cases 82-2-581-1121
HANSUNG
Choi In-ho English Intellectual property rights law 82-2-3434-8100 82-2-3434-8183 Yoon
Kwang-hoon Japanese Corporate legal affairs, intellectual property rights law
82-2-3434-8100 82-2-3434-8181 Bang Min-joo English Corporate legal affairs, real estate 82-2-3434-8100
82-2-3434-8182
1 Kim Joon-ki English Litigation, consulting 82-51-746-8850
Herbert Smith Lee Dong-ho Corporate legal affairs,
M&A 82-2-6321-5715
Michael John
McClure Dispute arbitration 82-2-6321-5701 Cho Han-jin Energy & Infrastructure 82-2-6321-5713 Charles Kim Corporate legal affairs,
M&A 82-2-6321-5716
Nam Kyeong-gon
(Ken Nam) Energy & Infrastructure 82-2-6321-5714 Kim Da-won
Firm Choi Jae-cheon #1910, 92, Saemunan-ro,
Park Sun-young FDI, management rights dispute, corporate
Kim Kwon-hoe English International investment, M&A, antitrust 82-2-6003-7566 Nah Seung-bok Chinese Korea-China Investment, IPO, M&A 82-2-6003-7137
Lee Soong-ki
English
Energy, M&A 82-2-6003-7519 Lee Joon-woo Finance, arbitration,
Korea-Vietnam investment 82-2-6003-7527 Kim Won-hyung M&A, corporate affairs,
domestic investment 82-2-6003-7531 Jeong Hae-wang Japanese Korea-Japan investment, JV, commercial litigation 82-2-6003-7567
186
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Attorneys Attorneys by
James K. Lee English Dispute arbitration (commercial litigation 82-2-6138-8811 Mark Goodrich English
KLA Kim Min-jo 15F, 207, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu,
SB Im Min-soon 3F, 165, Bomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu,
Seoul 2 Jang Ji-hyun Japanese Civil, family, administrative litigation 82-2-928-7085
Accounting Firms
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Kim Han-woong M&A consulting, financial audit (financial and tax
187
Appencices
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Cho Joon-hyung English Audit, financial statement audit, international tax,
other financial consulting 82-2-2056-3711 Lee Young-jae English Audit, other financial consulting 82-2-2056-3743 Shin Hyun-hong English Audit, financial statement
audit, international tax,
Ahn Jeong-hwan M&A consulting, financial audit, other financial Choi Hae-kyung Establishment of liaison
offices/branches and local branches in Korea, tax and accounting consulting,
188
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Yoon Seong-il English Establishment of liaison offices, branches
Na Yong-ju Japanese Establishment of liaison offices, branches and
(Peter, Yoon) English Audit (IFRS), inspection, other financial consulting 82-2-561-9091
189
Appencices
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Chan-young) English Inbound audit and consulting regarding
Park Dae-jun English M&A/ Valuation 82-2-709-8938
Samjong Kim Choon-seong Financial audit, HR
outsourcing, audit, tax
190
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
English M&A consulting & foreign investment guidance
82-2-3218-8067
191
Appencices
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Yang Yoon-ki English M&A consulting, financial audit, other financial
Jang Tae-il M&A consulting, financial audit,
Choi Jong-moon Auditing, M&A consulting, financial audit, other
finance consulting 82-2-6676-1556
Lee Ji-shin US GAAP, IFRS inspection and consulting, financial
audit, finance consulting 82-2-6676-3115 Kim Tae-ho English,
Chinese M&A consulting, financial
audit, auditing 82-2-6676-1594
192
Doing Business In Korea
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Kim Joon-cheol Audit, financial audit 82-2-6676-3170 Jeon Yong-seok M&A consulting, financial
audit 82-2-6676-1524
Kim Hee-young Auditing, financial audit, coordination of consulting
Audit and consulting on US GAAP and IFRS, financial Lee Ji-hyun Bookkeeping, various tax
reports
Jeon Ji-young Chinese Management of 4 major insurances Okazaki Yuki Japanese Head office finance report package
EJung & Co
193
Appencices
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Kang Heung-jo Japanese M&A consulting, financial audit, finance consulting,
194
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Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
Jung-gu, Seoul 18 Lee Dong-yun English
Establishment of liaison
35 Ham Young-jin English M&A consulting, finance audit, corporate establishment, accounting
Seok Jin-hyun English M&A consulting, finance audit, tax consulting 82-2-3770-0932
Woo Seung-yup English,
Kim Min-ah General income tax report 82-2-3787-4019
195
Appencices
Name of
Company Representative Address No. of
Accountants Accountants Language
7 Lee Chang-yeol English Audit, internal audit, financial audit, M&A
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Doing Business in Korea
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Date of publication: December 2016
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