Jeong Yeol Choe

Career

Mr. Jeong Yeol Choe is a partner at Yulchon. Mr. Choe directs overall patent cases and represents clients for civil, administrative and criminal cases relating to patents as well as general litigations. Before joining Yulchon, Mr. Choe served as a judge for 21 years at the Patent Court of Korea and at several district courts, including the district courts of Seoul, Incheon, and Kunsan. During his three year tenure as a judge at the Korean Patent Court, he gained extensive experience in a wide range of intellectual property cases. Mr. Choe authored the trademark section of the Patent Trial Practice Guidelines and co-authored books, such as “New Principles of Patent Law” and “Entertainment Law.” He has also published a large number of articles covering areas of IP, information technology, and entertainment. Mr. Choe also served as a lecturer at various institutions, including the Judicial Research and Training Institute, where he gave lectures on a wide range of intellectual property related topics to trainees, attorneys, and judges. In addition, Mr. Choe was a member of the board of bar examiners for the Korean Patent Bar and an expert appraiser at the Korean Copyright Commission. Mr. Choe was the president of the Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association (KIPLA) which was founded in 2014. Mr. Choe is also an active arbitrator at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. Mr. Choe is a graduate of Seoul National University and attended George Washington Law School as a visiting scholar. Having written several dissertations on copyright and patent law, Mr. Choe brings invaluable legal knowledge and experience to Yulchon LLC.

Personal

Education

1995 Visiting Scholar at George Washington University Law School

1988 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1986 Seoul National University, LL.B.

Experience

2009-present Yulchon LLC

2020-present Commissioner, Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency

2019-2021 President, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers Association

2019-2021 Judicial Administration Advisor, Patent Court of Korea

2018-present Civil Mediation Member, Patent Court of Korea

2018-present Appraisal Member, Korea Copyright Commission

2018-present Member, Financial Committee of Seoul National University

2018-present Director, Intellectual Property Society

2017-present External Director, SV Investment Corporation

2017-present Mediator, Chair, Content Dispute Resolution Committee of the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)

2017-present Non-executive member, SME Technology Mediation and Arbitration Committee

2017-2020 Commissioner, Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) (an independent commission under the jurisdiction of the President that establishes a national framework for personal data protection, recommends improvements to policies, systems, and statutes for personal data protection while monitoring the implementation thereof)

2017-2018 Content Business Advisor, Overseas Expansion Consultancy Center of Korea Creative Content Agency

2016-2019 Senior Vice President, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers Association

2016-2018 Non-executive member, Consumer Rights Protection Committee of Korea Communications Commission

2014-2018 Non-executive member, Korean Bar Association of Specialization registration committee

2014-2018 Non-standing Auditor, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

2014-2017 Chairperson, Broadcasting & Communications Community, Seoul Bar Association

2012-2015 Non-executive member, Korea Copyright Commission

2012-2014 Advisor, International Investment/Intellectual Property Legal Advisory Board of the Ministry of Justice

2011-2014 Trademark Policy Advisor, the KIPO

2009-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

2007-2009 Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2005 Presiding Judge, Incheon District Court

2004 Presiding Judge, Daejeon District Court

2001 Judge, Patent Court

1999 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute

1998 Judge, Seoul Central District Court

1995-1997 Judge, Seoul Western District Court

1992 Judge, Kunsan District Court

1990 Judge, Seoul Civil District Court

1988 Judge, Incheon District Court