This is not the case. DPRK is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation [0] and has laws relating to IP [1]. It is perfectly possible to register

This is not the case. DPRK is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation [0] and has laws relating to IP [1]. It is perfectly possible to register intellectual property there and plenty of multinational organisations do so. [0] http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?country_id=94C&treaty_id=101 http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?country_id=9... [1] http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/profile.jsp?code=KP http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/profile.jsp?code=KP