Intellectual Property
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
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In Korea’s fast-paced and constantly evolving business environment, Kim & Chang’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice is uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive, high-quality and cost-effective legal services to our clients.
Our IP Practice is the largest in Korea, comprising more than 400 professionals, including IP litigators, patent attorneys, and foreign IP attorneys, as well as over 600 patent engineers, trademark paralegals and support staff. Our Practice personnel work together to provide a full range of services including in relation to patent, trademark, design, copyright, unfair competition, e-commerce, trade secrets, computer, and Internet law expertise in the areas of litigation, enforcement, dispute resolution, licensing, prosecution, transactions, due diligence, audits, asset management and general counseling.
This depth of experience makes Kim & Chang’s IP Practice the leading provider of IP services in Korea.
Chambers Review
Kim & Chang's intellectual property group is market-leading and regularly acts for well-known multinational corporations in high-value litigation before all levels of court. The team handles the full gamut of contentious IP work, including patent, trade mark and copyright disputes. Kim & Chang houses a substantial group of foreign lawyers who provide analysis on overseas matters and are licensed to practise in a variety of key jurisdictions. It offers a high level of technical expertise, with a substantial number of IP lawyers alongside a sizeable group of patent scientists and support members. The law firm also offers full patent prosecution services. Key clients include Apple, Intel and Chanel.
Work Highlights
- Kim & Chang successfully represented Medytox in a trade secret misappropriation litigation against Daewoong in Korea as well as assisting with the parallel US ITC investigation. The Korean court ordered Daewoong to stop the use of and return a strain to Medytox and awarded Medytox damages of USD32 million.
Strengths
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"Kim & Chang is one of the best law firms worldwide we have worked with. The team always have a very high sense of responsibility in all the cases they have handled with us. We are impressed by their comprehensive understanding of IP practice. They dig deep into complex matters and ask us important questions to find the best solutions for their clients."
"Kim & Chang is truly the best law office in South Korea and in Asia-Pacific. Kim & Chang has various attorneys with various experiences as judges, doctors and members of government. Kim & Chang is trusted by many global companies to represent them."
"Kim & Chang is one of the best law firms worldwide we have worked with. The team always have a very high sense of responsibility in all the cases they have handled with us. We are impressed by their comprehensive understanding of IP practice. They dig deep into complex matters and ask us important questions to find the best solutions for their clients."
"Kim & Chang is truly the best law office in South Korea and in Asia-Pacific. Kim & Chang has various attorneys with various experiences as judges, doctors and members of government. Kim & Chang is trusted by many global companies to represent them."
Notable Practitioners
Chang Duck Soon is a highly experienced lawyer and continues to act in impressive contentious cases. He offers particular expertise in copyright disputes and patent infringement matters, and brings to bear valuable experience gained during his time as a former adviser to the Korea Trade Commission on IP-related policies.
"Chang Duck Soon is a high performer, a dedicated and professional attorney."
"Chang Duck Soon is simply the best."
Park Seong-Soo maintains a notable practice in the IP sphere. He has experience advising on patent, copyright and trade secret matters.
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