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Court Rules Foreign Online Sellers Liable Under Domestic Patent Law

Court Rules Foreign Online Sellers Liable Under Domestic Patent Law

SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In a landmark ruling, South Korea’s Patent Court has confirmed that foreign companies selling patent-infringing products through overseas e-commerce platforms can be held accountable under Korean patent law — if their sales target domestic consumers. The ruling, handed down by the 21st Civil Division of the Patent Court, sided [...]