2010년 지적재산법 중요 판례

초록

There are not a few decisions of Korean courts in 2010 which should be reviewed theoretically on the level of intellectual property law. Primarily, the objective of this paper is to examine and review judgements concerning intellectual property law rendered by the Supreme Court in 2010. This paper is composed of six parts. Part I is the introduction. Part II points out some problematic cases with novelty of invention, inventive step of invention defined by numerical limitation, compensation for the employee’s invention, and determining whether a design is same or similar with another. Part III reviews the cases associated with grounds for rejection of registration, scope of ineffectiveness of trademark right, and cancellation of a registered trademark. Part IV examines the cases concerning acts causing confusion about the source of a service, and protection of trade secret. Part V reviews the cases regarding copyrightability of character, work made by an employee in the course of his duties, and copyright infringement issue of linking. Part VI is the conclusion.

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