The USMCA, which was signed on November 30, 2018, contains a high-standard and comprehensive IP chapter and the most notable feature of the IP chapter in the USMCA, is that it includes a separate section for trade secrets in which strong standards of protection are set out. The United States is...

The importance of intellectual property rights (IPRs) for innovation has grown and the protection of intellectual property in international trade has also been strengthened. AI-related patent applications have been increasing rapidly and many AI patents are being filed in various industries....

Does servitization improve manufacturing firms’ performance, and in what condition? Following Crozet and Milet (2017)’s seminal work, this study analyzes disaggregated firm-level data that covers 40,000 South Korean manufacturing firms surveyed by the Survey of Business Activities of Korea....

This study examines the status and characteristics of Korea’s servitization of manufacturing and its impact on business performance and exports. In particular, we focus on servitization in manufacturing, which can be seen as a part of servicification in manufacturing. It is the phenomenon of...