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Jihyun Kim
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Intellectual Property

South Korea

10 Years Ranked

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Jihyun Kim specializes in advising and representing clients in the area of intellectual property rights. Recently, Ms. Kim's legal practice focuses on consultation and compliance services related to corporate trade secret protection, large scale civil/criminal disputes involving trade secret, and legal advice and litigations related to trademark, copyright, design, and unfair competition issues.

Career

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2000-present); Judge, Daejun District Court (1997-2000); Expert advisor, the Consumer Policy Committee of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (2021-Present); Member, Data-Based Administration Promotion Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2021-Present); Member, Industrial Technology Dispute Mediation Committee, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2019-Present); Civilian Member, Deliberation Committee for Special Cases Concerning the Regulation in Regulation-Free Special Zone, Ministry of SMEs and Startups (2019-Present); Member, Personal Information Protection Deliberation Committee, Seoul (2019-2021); Member, Universal Access Right Committee, Korea Communications Commission (2016-2018); Member, IP Information Policy Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office (2016-2017); Mediator, Industrial Property Rights Dispute Mediation Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office (2015-Present); Member, Administrative Appeals Commission, Office of the President (2013-2017); Advisor, Legal Advisory Panel for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Doing Business Abroad, Ministry of Justice (2012-Present)

Professional Memberships

Korean and Seoul Bar Associations, Korea Association of Women's Lawyers, Korea Patent Attorneys Association

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Intellectual Property - South Korea

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Kim Jihyun is well regarded for her experience in contentious IP matters, particularly in relation to trade secret, copyright and data protection issues. Her expertise attracts regular instructions from clients in a broad range of industries such as technology, media, and food and beverages. She also offers advice on non-contentious IP mandates and has advised Korean clients subject to US ITC investigations.

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Global Practice Guide
Doing Business In.. 2024
South Korea | Law and Practice
Jihyun Kim
Alan Peumjoo Lee
Kwang Hyun Ryoo
Seung-Wan Chae
Hyun A Kim
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Jihyun Kim, Alan Peumjoo Lee, Kwang Hyun Ryoo, Seung-Wan Chae, Hyun A Kim and more
Article • Jul 2024

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Amended Article 11 of Enforcement Decree to the Copyright Act Seeks Expansion of Music Performance R

Under Article 29, Section 2 of the Copyright Act, performances of commercial phonorecords without benefit in return (i.e., playing of music at business establishments) generally require no license from the copyright owner, unless the establishment is one of the types of venue specifically designated

Sep 7, 2018
Authored by Jihyun Kim, Taeuk Kang, Susan Park, Suji Lee
Article

Amendment to Unfair Competition Law

A bill to amend the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act (the “UCPA”) was promulgated on April 17, 2018, and is scheduled to take effect on July 18, 2018.  The bill introduces significant amendments to the UCPA, namely stipulating store interior designs as business marks and

May 9, 2018
Authored by Jihyun Kim, Taeuk Kang, Taeck Soo Kwon, Susan Park

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