On November 11, 2020, Hankyung Business reported that “Lee & Ko’s IP Practice Group won the ‘Haeundae Amso Galbijip’ trademark dispute case for its client, a Busan-based restaurant, when the appellate court overturned the lower court’s decision.”
Lee & Ko attorney Un Ho Kim, who was in charge of the case, remarked that “Up to now, original restaurants did not have much recourse when others appropriated their achievements and could only try to appeal to the other party’s sense of business ethics (sang-do). This ruling makes it clear that such unauthorized copying is an unfair act that is not allowed under the law.”