A case related to the patent for heating cooker
Z company, widely known as heating cookers, won a trial for invalidating patent and utility model and a trial for confirming the scope of the right against E company, which sold infringing products, and accordingly, obtained customs’ order to prohibit E company from importing the products. Here, AIP newly represented E company and succeeded in reversing the decision of the Intellectual Property Tribunal, which led to the Patent Court’s decision of non-infringement of the patent and invalidation of the utility model. Currently, this case is pending in the appeal court. This is an important case where the Korean Trade Commission’s ruling on the unfair trading practices for patent infringement and the customs’ order of banning importation were inter-linked. Currently, there are pending cases of administrative litigation following an appeal on the Korean Trade Commission’s decision and a trial for confirming the non-existence of claim for prohibiting patent infringement.