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IP/N/1/KOR/D/6  
 
20 April 2023  
(23-2870)  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 : DESIGN PROTECTION ACT  
Notifying Member  REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Design Protection Act  
 
Subject matter  Industrial designs  
 
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
 
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2023/IP/KOR/23_9177_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/17, IP/N/1/KOR/D/5  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Amendments were made to change regulations regarding punitive damage compensation, to 
introduce ex officio  re-examination after determination, and to accept applications for design 
registration.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  20 April 2022  
Other date    
  IP/N/1/KOR/26 • IP/N/1/KOR/D/6  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  9 March 2023  
Other information  Details on the prior versions of Design Protection Act: 
https://www.law.go.kr/engLsSc.do?menuId=1&subMenuId=21&tabMenuId
=117&query=%EB%94%94%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%B8%EB%B3%B4% ED
%98%B8%EB%B2%95#  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Korean Intellectual Property Office  
 
Email:  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.  