Intellectual Property
Global Guide 2024 : South Korea
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Yoon & Yang’s IP Practice Group handles a wide range of matters relating to patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademark disputes and prosecution. Work flows from all of IP areas are increasingly consistent between 2020 and 2021.
The Practice Group houses also prominent attorneys including Dongju Kwon, all of whom are senior partners at the Group. The two senior partners are well reputed by the clients for their active involvement in patents (Wonil Kim, Dongju Kwon) and trade secret (Wonil Kim) matters.
For junior partners, it is noteworthy to highlight Keun Woo Lee, Sejung Lee and Chang Woo Lee. Keun Woo involves in firm’s most high profile trade secret and copyrights litigations. Keun Woo also retains three major broadcasting companies in his clientele. Sejung Lee and Chang Woo Lee are both experts in patent and trade secret issues. Sejung, who was successfully chosen as a 40 Under 40 in Asia by Asian Legal Business currently handles SK Innovation-LG Chem’s trade secret dispute and Qualcomm’s patent related litigation in South Korea, both cases are one of the high profiles cases in Korean IP markets.
For industry perspective, Yoon & Yang strongly holds its position in IT powerhouse for IP matters, The firm retains Qualcomm, SK Innovation as its long time clients and this trends still continue in 2021.
Chambers Review
Yoon & Yang climbs in the rankings this year on the basis of its increasingly sophisticated practice and strong support for its litigation abilities, especially in the IT and pharmaceutical sectors. The team services a domestic and multinational client base in respect of patent, trade mark, trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement disputes. It is frequently instructed on cross-border IP litigation and also experienced in handling cases involving issues of competition law. Its client roster includes the SK Group, W-Scope and Toyota.
Work Highlights
- Yoon & Yang represented SK Chemicals in a patent infringement action brought by Novartis alleging SK Chemicals had infringed a patent relating to its Exelon Patch. The case addresses important issues relating to the territorial principle of patent rights and the retroactive validity of a patent with an extended term.
Notable Practitioners
Kim Wonil heads Yoon & Yang's IP practice group. He has particular expertise in advising on patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and invalidation proceedings. He continues to serve a host of domestic and foreign clients in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors.
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Clients
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HITE Jinro
Hanmi Pharm
Hanwha Compound
Kolon Life Science
Kumho Petro Chemical Co., Ltd.
Meditox
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Microsoft
SK Chemicals
SK Innovation
SK Shipping
SK bioscience
SK hynix, Inc.
SPC Group
ST Unitas
STX Engine
Siemens AG
W-Scope