Kijoong Kang
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Kijoong Kang
Practice Areas
Kijoong Kang is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He served as a judge specializing in intellectual property matters, including patents, designs, trademarks, and copyrights, managing partner of an IP law firm, and an executive vice president and the head of IP litigation team of a global electronics manufacturer.
Career
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2017-Present); Arbitrator, International Arbitration Center, Tokyo (2018-Present); EVP, IP Center of Samsung Electronics (2011-2017); SVP, Samsung Group Legal Office(2007-2011), Managing Partner, AIP Patent & Law Firm (2006); Judge (1989-2006, including Korean Patent Court)
Professional Memberships
A member of the Korean and Seoul Bar Associations
Publications
Practitioner’s Guide on Korean IP Litigation (Co-author, Patent Court of Korea, 2002); Patent Application by an Unentitled Person and the Protection of the Entitled Person, Legal Profession Vol. 53 No. 5 (Serial No. 572), pp. 5-53 (Korean Lawyers Association, 2004); US Copyright law issues regarding use of the internet, Trial Materials Vol. 88 (National Court Administration, 2000)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Kang Kijoong has ascended in the rankings for two consecutive years thanks to strong market support and is the leader of Bae, Kim & Lee's IP practice group. He has substantial experience handling cross-border IP disputes and is particularly skilled in patent infringement and trade secret litigation.