Korea-U.S. FTA

Microsoft likes KORUS FTA

Yonhap News reports that Microsoft has released a policy paper endorsing the trade agreement with Korea: Microsoft urges Obama to help approve Korea FTA:

What Does the KORUS FTA Mean for Korean IP Law?

Eui In Hwang, Yoo Geun Lim and Ji Hyun Kim of Bae, Kim and Lee list the key implications of the Korea-U.S. trade agreement for Korean law dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright, and judicial and administrative procedures related to intellectual property law: South Korea: Prospective Changes In The Korean Intellectual Property Law Pursuant To The Korea - US Free Trade Agreement (April 23).

Korea adjusting copyright laws in accordance with FTA

Korea is modifying its copyright laws to meet the requirements of the trade agreement with the U.S.: Copyright Protection Extended to 70 Years (Kim Yon-se, Korea Times, Decembd 18, 2007):

KORUS and Korean health care - a critical view

Sean Flynn of the Washington School of Law at American University, and Mike Palmedo of CPTech, provided preliminary thoughts on the draft agreement on May 25, when the text was released: PIJIP Comments on the Korus FTA Pharmaceuticals and IP Chapters. (the PIJIP is the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the Washington School).

Four or five pages argue that:

A first look at the e-commerce chapters of KORUS and DR-CAFTA

At Free Trade Blog: KORUS - DRCAFTA ecommerce compared (June 14). 

The Free Trade Blog is a product of the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology law in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.  The authors look at the impact of FTAs on IT-based business, with a focus on the DR-CAFTA agreement.