Legal Q&A

What contract terms should I examine when making a trade contract? Should I get a customs consultation?

What are the important contract terms when concluding a trade contract? I would like to know about the contract terms that must be examined to prevent disputes between the exporter and the importer and to ensure the smooth progress of the transaction.. Is a customs consultation necessary?

Customs attorney, what forms of export contract are there?

Could I get the assistance of a customs attorney? I run a company, and its scale is gradually growing. I would like to conclude export contracts using the world beyond Korea as a foothold. I would like to know what contract forms should generally be considered when concluding an export contract and what the characteristics of each are.

Attorney specializing in customs, what should I do when I am not satisfied with a conciliation proposal in a trade dispute?

I am seeking the assistance of an attorney specializing in customs. I had a trade dispute and went through a conciliation procedure. However, I feel that I received a conciliation proposal that is too favorable to the other party.. In this case, is it acceptable not to follow this conciliation proposal? There would be no disadvantage to our company, right? I am very anxious.. Please help me.

I need a customs consultation. What is the difference between conciliation and arbitration procedures in a trade dispute?

I am a business owner running a trading company. I need a customs consultation. Recently, a major dispute has arisen with a client that I need to resolve. While looking into what I should do, I learned about conciliation and arbitration procedures. In a trade dispute, what is the difference between the conciliation procedure and the arbitration procedure, and what are the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of each?

Customs attorney, what types of trade disputes are there?

Is there a customs attorney available? I understand that trade disputes encompass a variety of legal and economic conflicts that arise in transactions between countries or between companies. While running a trading business, I had a minor friction with another company, and I am uncertain about how to resolve it. I am curious whether my dispute qualifies as a trade dispute. What types of trade disputes are there, and what are their characteristics?

In what cases does patent right infringement occur?

I have learned that a competitor is using our patented technology without any consultation. However, we are not a company with a separate legal team, so I feel rather at a loss as to how to respond. If our patent right has been infringed, can we file a patent lawsuit? I would like to know in what cases patent right infringement is recognized.

Intellectual property attorney, if a person who was assigned the copyright made a similar song, is it copyright infringement?

I was assigned the economic rights of copyright by the copyright holder of a certain song. Afterward, a plagiarism dispute arose, claiming that a song I made is similar to that song. However, I hold the economic rights of copyright in the original song at issue in that plagiarism dispute as well; even in such a case, if I am sued for copyright infringement, could it be recognized as a copyright violation? If there is an intellectual property attorney, please explain in detail.

What kinds of conduct fall afoul of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act?

There is a senior colleague with whom I ran a business partnership for several years before we decided to part ways, and I was the one operating the business we had originally been running. However, I learned that this senior colleague is operating a business in the same industry with almost identical products. I feel a great sense of betrayal and find it outrageous. Might this senior colleague's conduct also run afoul of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act?

What kinds of criminal punishment are there for patent infringement?

A competitor has filed a lawsuit against us, claiming that we committed patent infringement. We simply manufactured our product using fully disclosed technology, so we feel this is very unfair. Our company does not have a separate legal team, so we are at a loss as to how to respond legally. If we lose the lawsuit, can we also be punished for patent infringement?