European Union: Announced first round of negotiations for the Korea- EU digital trade agreement including intellectual property provisions

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Announced first round of negotiations for the Korea- EU digital trade agreement including intellectual property provisions

On 13 December 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the commencement of negotiations for the Korea-European Union digital trade agreement in Brussels from December 13 to 15. This marks the first round of negotiations since the announcement from October by trade ministers. The discussions aim to address digital trade norms and cooperation, focusing on key areas such as data transfer, personal information protection, cybersecurity, and electronic contracts, in line with the principles outlined in the Korea-EU Digital Trade Principles of November 2022. In particular, discussions will include areas of Intellectual Property regulations relevant to electronic commerce, such as those related to trade secrets and protection of computer source code from forced technology transfers.

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Scope

Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-10-31
under deliberation

On 31 October 2023, the European Commission Executive Vice-President and the Korean Minister for Tr…

2023-12-13
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On 13 December 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the commencement of negot…

2025-03-10
under deliberation

On 10 March 2025, the European Union and the Republic of Korea finalised negotiations for a Digital…

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