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The design right holder requested the prohibition of infringement of design rights and claim for damages against Company A, the household wholesaler, but the court cited the decision of the passive right scope confirmation of Companies A and S against the design right holder, made a decision to dismiss the claim of the design right holder. On behalf the appeal of the rejected design right holder's prohibition of design infringement and claim for damages, AIP argued that the main features of the registered design were not published before the application date, and that the registered design and the defendant's products were very similar. AIP received the judgment of the High Court to reimburse 400 million won because the defendant's product infringed on the registered design. The high Court rejected File Wrapper Estoppel, Free trial design defense
(Seoul High Court, November 17, 2016 2015Na2016765)
This is a case of claiming the prohibition of infringement of design rights and claim for damages to Costco, a domestic famous warehouse-type discount mart, which purchased and sold products imported by company C, a household wholesale. Against Kim & Chang, who acted for Costco, AIP reversed the ruling that the court dismissed the claim of design right holder against Company C by citing the judgment of the passive right scope confirmation against design right holder of companies A and S and received the court's decision to reimburse 200 million won because the defendant's product violated the registered design.
(Seoul Central District Court, January 24, 2018 2017Gahab502007)
Against Jipyong, who acted for Company C, AIP requested the prohibition of infringement of design rights and claim for damages against Company C and reversed the ruling that the court dismissed the claim of design right holder against Company C and received the court's decision to reimburse 250 million won because the defendant's product violated the registered design.
(Seoul Central District Court, June 22, 2018 2017Gahab501998)

