상반기 지재권 무역적자 7.5억달러...문화예술저작권 첫 흑자<br /><br />South Korea's deficit in the trade of intellectual property narrowed in the first half of this year thanks K-pop and K-dramas which posted an 80- million dollar surplus, a first surplus in the arts and culture sector since figures were first compiled in 2017.<br />According to the Bank of Korea, the country's deficit in intellectual property came to 750 million U.S. dollars in the January to June period, a decline from the $880 million dollars recorded a year earlier.<br />The central bank explained that conglomerates did not need to use as many patents from abroad because they were producing fewer products due to the pandemic.<br />
