JYP founder to face National Assembly scrutiny over 'Korean Coachella' trademark
Park Jin-young, founder and chief producer of JYP Entertainment, is expected to be called to testify at a National Assembly audit over his company's move to secure trademark rights to Fanomenon, a government-backed large-scale K-pop event. Rep. Bae Hyun-jin of the main opposition People Power Party said she plans to summon Park, who also serves as co-chair of the presidential committee on popular…
JYP Entertainment founder Park Jin-young is set to face questioning from the National Assembly regarding his company's acquisition of trademark rights for Fanomenon, a government-backed large-scale K-pop event. Opposition lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin intends to question Park, who also chairs the presidential committee on popular culture exchange, concerning the trademark application process and the subsequent transfer of rights.
The committee expressed uncertainty over the handling of the rights transfer to the event's organizing entity and questioned the adequacy of the review process.
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