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Gallup Korea conducted a survey for Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) about the perception of threats to Korean IP.

1,202 domestic firms said:

Where was Korean IP infringed?

65 percent in China;

12 percent Taiwan;

12 percent United States.

24 percent in electrics and electronics;

22 percent in machinery;

21 percent in textile and clothing.

43 percent industrial design;

38 percent trademarks;

32 patents and utility models.

?While the number of intellectual property infringement cases of Korean products is decreasing in other countries, it is rising in China,? a KIPO official said. ?Companies need to take steps to prevent the violation of rights on their products, for example by applying for design patents in China the moment they launch a product in Korea.?

Read the Digital Chosun Ilbo article here.