Un Ho Kim
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Intellectual Property
Band 1
About
Provided by Un Ho Kim
Practice Areas
Patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition
Career
A partner of IP Practice Group; served in the bench for fifteen years as a judge for the Seoul High Court’s Intellectual Property Division, and a research judge for the Supreme Court’s Intellectual Property Division; represented top-tier multinational and domestic companies including electrical, mechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, bio and software corporations. A lecturer on IP litigation and IP damages at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, a training institute for judeges. President of Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar Association, Korean Patent Bar Association, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association
Publications
"Commentary to Trademark Law", co-author (2018)
"Commentary to Patent Law", co-author (2010)
"How to Draft Civil Appellate Court Decisions", co-author (2006)
"Litigation for Damage", co-author (2005)
Personal
Korea University, College of Law (LL.B-1992), Duke University Law School (LL.M- 2003)
Awards
South Korea IP Practitioner of the Year
Managing Intellectual Property Asia Pacific
2023
IP Lawyer of the Year
Legal Times
2023
Asia-Pacific IP Practitioner of the Year
Managing Intellectual Property Asia Pacific
2022
Chambers Review
Global
Kim Un Ho joins the top tier of the rankings this year. He heads Lee & Ko's IP practice while leveraging the breadth of his expertise, including his experience as a judge for the Seoul High Court's Intellectual Property division, to serve a host of clients. He is particularly skilled in representing both domestic and international clients in IP litigation for patent and copyright infringement, as well as invalidation actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Although he is a managing partner-level attorney, he communicates with the clients himself and he attends and defends at almost every oral hearing. Also, he efficiently manages his team."
"Although he is a managing partner-level attorney, he communicates with the clients himself and he attends and defends at almost every oral hearing. Also, he efficiently manages his team."
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