The DPRK has copyright act, invention act, industrial design act, trademark act, software protection act, etc. as the laws securing human rights in the field of intellectual property.
The DPRK’s copyright act protects the rights of a copyright holder and promotes the development of literature and the arts, science and technology by regulating the issues related to utility of writings.
The DPRK’s invention act stipulates the concrete issues arising in the application for registration of invention, the registration of deliberated invention and the protection of right to invention and patent right.
The DPRK positively encourages invention and steadily increases investment for creation and introduction of science and technology. Institutions and enterprises, organizations and citizens in the DPRK can request other countries the patent rights for new scientific and technical successes.
The DPRK’s industrial design act stipulates the application for and deliberation of registration of industrial designs and the protection of the right to industrial design and the DPRK’s trademark act stipulates the application and deliberation of registration of trademark.
The DPRK’s software protection act stipulates the issues to protect the rights of software owners and develop software technology.
The rights of intellectual property holders are thoroughly secured and development of science and technology is actively encouraged in the DPRK thanks to the laws related to the right to intellectual property.
