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IP/N/1/KOR/U/6  
 
18 March 2021  
(21-2290)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
REPUBLIC OF KOREA : UNFAIR COMPETITION PREVENTION  
AND TRADE SECRET PROTECTION ACT  
Notifying Member  REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title UNFAIR COMPETITION PREVENTION AND TRADE SECRET PROTECTION ACT  
Subject matter  Undisclosed information  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/KOR/21_1997_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/KOR /U/5 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The amendments were made to add regulations regarding prohibition of idea theft and compensation 
through punitive damages.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  9 July 2019  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  15 March 2021  IP/N/1/KOR/20 • IP/N/1/KOR/U/6  
 
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  Other information  Details on the prior versions of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade 
Secret Protection Act :  
 
https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/eng/engLsSc.do?menuId=2&section=lawNm&q
uery=unfair&x=0&y=0  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Korean Intellectual Property Office  
(kipomla@korea.kr ) 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  