Abstract

The Design Protection Act of Korea classifies industrial designs into examined-based and unexamined-based articles. For design application and registration under the DPA, applicable product for the design needs to be chosen in order for it to be registered. Clothing and personal belongings under class B in the classification list are subject to unexamined-based articles. A sound and logical classification system will lead to higher administrative efficiency as well as assurance of more convenience for the system users. This paper examines the suitability of the design classification for clothing and personal belongings and purposes to suggest improvements.

Keywords

• articles of clothing and personal belongs;
• design classification;
• Design Protection Act;
• design registration after partial examination

• 의복 및 신변용품;
• 디자인 분류;
• 디자인보호법;
• 디자인일부심사등록;