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New amendments to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act strengthens the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s obligatory referral

South Korea - July 16 2013 On June 25, 2013, partial amendments ("Amendments") to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act ("MRFTA"), the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting…

Chul Ho Kim

Amended Door-to-Door Sales Act now in effect

South Korea - September 17 2012 The fully amended version of the Door-to-Door Sales Act (hereinafter "Amended Act") and the amended Enforcement Decree/Enforcement Regulations of such Act took effect from August 18, 2012.

Chul Ho Kim

Korea Fair Trade Commission amends Guidelines for Review of Unreasonable Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights

South Korea - January 14 2015 The Korea Fair Trade Commission (hereafter "KFTC") amended the Guidelines for Review of Unreasonable Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights…

Chul Ho Kim

Recent case concerning the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s regulation of standard essential patents

South Korea - September 24 2015 On August 3, 2015, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) issued a corrective order against Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation and Dolby…

Seong-Sig Kim, Song Ryu

First-step analysis: cartel regulation in South Korea

South Korea - January 2 2020 This guide answers some of the key questions surrounding cartel regulation in South Korea, including relevant legislation and institutions, investigations, criminal sanctions and much more.

Chang Ho Kum, Hoil Yoon