International and Comparative Law Issues

Contributory Patent Infringement in Korea

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Part II of this Article will first introduce the facts and decisions by the Seoul High Court and the Supreme Court in Samsung Electronics, Inc. v. Sung-Kyu Cho. Part III will examine the object and purpose of the contributory infringement doctrine, the question whether direct infringement should be a prerequisite for a finding of contributory infringement, and the relationship between contributory infringement and criminal patent infringement.

Keywords: Patent law

How to Cite: Jong, S. (2000) “Contributory Patent Infringement in Korea”, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 2(1).