Despite the criticism that it does not properly reflect the changing international environment, 'lex loci protectionis' has provided for some important standards for resolution of the international disputes over the intellectual property rights.
Accordingly, even though it is deemed necessary to introduce some concepts of 'lex loci origins' in order to interpret 'lex loci protectionis' anew, significance of 'lex loci protectionis' related to the governing law is expected to be highlighted continuously afterwards.
Such a trend is well reflected in 'Von Dutch' case. When the US designer died, companies of various nations attempted to take over his intellectual property right to use it for their trademarks. In this 'Von Dutch' case, the Korean court made it clear that it had applied 'lex loci protectionis' to the case according to territorialitatsprinzip.
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