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Ki Beom PARK Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1665 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
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Ki Beom PARK Attorney

Ki Beom PARKAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1665 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.kibeom.park@kimchang.com

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Ki Beom Park is an attorney with the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Kim & Chang. Mr. Park is experienced in the practice of IP laws and international transactions. Mr. Park’s major clients include global semiconductor companies, display companies, IT companies and luxury goods companies. 

Throughout his career, Mr. Park has been involved in numerous IP-related disputes in Korea and issues relating to Korean businesses including trade secrets, patents, trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Park has represented top-tier multinational clients as well as Korean companies on various licensing transactions and mergers and acquisitions in addition to various IP disputes. Mr. Park also has extensive experience advising clients on issues relating to trade secrets, unfair competition activity, and employee inventions. Mr. Park regularly provides trainings and lectures on intellectual property rights, trade secrets and employee inventions to various client companies and associations. 

Mr. Park graduated from Seoul National University with degrees in Political Science and Economics. In 2008, he graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. In 2015, Mr. Park received his LL.M from Duke University School of Law and passed the Illinois State bar exam. He was admitted to the Korean bar in 2008, and admitted to the Illinois State bar in 2016. 

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2008-Present)

Representative Mattersshow

Trade Secrets
 
  • Represented a global display component manufacturer in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  • Represented a global display equipment manufacturer in a criminal case regarding trade secret infringements 
  • Represented a global display manufacturer before Korean criminal investigation authorities in connection with trade secret infringements 
  • Represented a global semiconductor equipment manufacturer in a criminal case regarding trade secret infringements 
  • Represented a Korean packaging machine manufacturer in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  • Represented a Korean group purchasing company before Korean criminal investigation authorities in connection with trade secret infringements 
  • Represented a Korean cosmetics company in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  • Represented a global battery component manufacturer in civil lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  • Represented a Korean pharmaceutical company in criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
 
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
 
  • Represented a Korean mattress manufacturer in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trademarks regarding parallel imports 
  • Represented a global luxury goods company in civil lawsuits regarding unfair competition by imitation of product shape 
  • Represented a global sports company in a civil lawsuit to protect its trademarks 
  • Represented a Korean online company in civil and criminal lawsuits regarding trademark infringements 
  • Represented a Korean apparel company in foreign civil lawsuits and administrative measures regarding trademark infringements 
  • Represented a Korean cosmetics company in a civil lawsuit to protect its trademarks 
 
Copyrights
 
  • Represented a Global IT company in criminal cases to protect its software copyrights 
  • Represented a Korean jewelry company in a civil lawsuit regarding infringement of advertisement model’s publicity rights 
  • Represented a Korean online company in a civil lawsuit regarding copyright infringements 
  • Advised a Korean educational public institute on copyright related matters 
  • Advised a Korean online company on OTT service related matters 
  • Advised a global video platform company on copyright related matters 
  • Advised a global pharmaceutical companies on copyright related matters 
IP Transactions
 
  • Advised on the acquisition of trademarks and assets of a foreign target by a global household products company 
  • Advised on the acquisition of software copyrights and assets of a foreign target by a Korean online company 
 
Employee Inventions
 
  • Advised a global battery component manufacturer on employee invention related matters 
  • Advised a Korean chemical company on employee invention related matters 

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    [Publications] 
     
    • Legislation of Major Foreign Countries Regarding Employee Invention (Co-author, Legal Times, 2021.3.) 
    • Employee Invention of a Professor (Co-author, Legal Times, 2019.11.) 
    • Criteria in Judging Similarity Between Trademarks (Legal Times, 2017.6.) 
    • IP Protection Regarding Brexit (Legal Times, 2016.8.) 
    • Trademark Infringement Regarding Refinished Golf Balls (Co-author, Legal Times, 2016.7.) 
     
    [Activities] 
     
    • Lecturer, “Intellectual Property Related Issues for Start-Up” (Korean Venture Capital Association, 2021.10.) 
    • Lecturer, “Strategy for Employee Invention Related Disputes and Policy Establishment” (Korea Intellectual Property Association, 2021.9.) 
    • Lecturer, “Essential Legal Issues Regarding Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets” (Korea International Trade Association, 2019.12.) 
    • Lecturer, “Considerations Regarding Use of Copyrighted Work” (National Institute for Lifelong Education, 2019.8.) 
    • Lecturer, “Recent Trend of Disputes and Legislation of Foreign Countries Concerning Employee Invention” (Korea Intellectual Property Association, 2019.7.) 
    • Seminar Debater, “IP Ownership Regarding Joint Development” (Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, 2018.3.) 
    • Seminar Debater, “Reasonable Standard for Determining Compensation to Employee-Inventor” (Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, 2017.9.) 
    • Speaker, “Method of Calculating Damages by Infringement of Design Patents in U.S. Litigation” (Korea Association for Informedia Law, 2017.2.) 
    • Lecturer, “Legal Issues and Precedent Cases Regarding Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition” (Korean Intellectual Property Office, 2016.10.) 
    • Lecturer, “Overview of the Copyright Act” (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, 2016.6.)

Education

    Duke University School of Law (LL.M., 2015) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2008) 

    Seoul National University (B.A., International Relations, 2000)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2008; Illinois, 2016

Languages

Korean and English

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Ki Beom PARK
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1665      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Ki Beom Park is an attorney with the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Kim & Chang. Mr. Park is experienced in the practice of IP laws and international transactions. Mr. Park’s major clients include global semiconductor companies, display companies, IT companies and luxury goods companies. 

Throughout his career, Mr. Park has been involved in numerous IP-related disputes in Korea and issues relating to Korean businesses including trade secrets, patents, trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Park has represented top-tier multinational clients as well as Korean companies on various licensing transactions and mergers and acquisitions in addition to various IP disputes. Mr. Park also has extensive experience advising clients on issues relating to trade secrets, unfair competition activity, and employee inventions. Mr. Park regularly provides trainings and lectures on intellectual property rights, trade secrets and employee inventions to various client companies and associations. 

Mr. Park graduated from Seoul National University with degrees in Political Science and Economics. In 2008, he graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. In 2015, Mr. Park received his LL.M from Duke University School of Law and passed the Illinois State bar exam. He was admitted to the Korean bar in 2008, and admitted to the Illinois State bar in 2016. 






    Kim & Chang (2008-Present)






Trade Secrets
 
  •   Represented a global display component manufacturer in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  •   Represented a global display equipment manufacturer in a criminal case regarding trade secret infringements 
  •   Represented a global display manufacturer before Korean criminal investigation authorities in connection with trade secret infringements 
  •   Represented a global semiconductor equipment manufacturer in a criminal case regarding trade secret infringements 
  •   Represented a Korean packaging machine manufacturer in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  •   Represented a Korean group purchasing company before Korean criminal investigation authorities in connection with trade secret infringements 
  •   Represented a Korean cosmetics company in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  •   Represented a global battery component manufacturer in civil lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
  •   Represented a Korean pharmaceutical company in criminal lawsuits to protect its trade secrets 
 
Trademarks and Unfair Competition
 
  •   Represented a Korean mattress manufacturer in civil and criminal lawsuits to protect its trademarks regarding parallel imports 
  •   Represented a global luxury goods company in civil lawsuits regarding unfair competition by imitation of product shape 
  •   Represented a global sports company in a civil lawsuit to protect its trademarks 
  •   Represented a Korean online company in civil and criminal lawsuits regarding trademark infringements 
  •   Represented a Korean apparel company in foreign civil lawsuits and administrative measures regarding trademark infringements 
  •   Represented a Korean cosmetics company in a civil lawsuit to protect its trademarks 
 
Copyrights
 
  •   Represented a Global IT company in criminal cases to protect its software copyrights 
  •   Represented a Korean jewelry company in a civil lawsuit regarding infringement of advertisement model’s publicity rights 
  •   Represented a Korean online company in a civil lawsuit regarding copyright infringements 
  •   Advised a Korean educational public institute on copyright related matters 
  •   Advised a Korean online company on OTT service related matters 
  •   Advised a global video platform company on copyright related matters 
  •   Advised a global pharmaceutical companies on copyright related matters 
IP Transactions
 
  •   Advised on the acquisition of trademarks and assets of a foreign target by a global household products company 
  •   Advised on the acquisition of software copyrights and assets of a foreign target by a Korean online company 
 
Employee Inventions
 
  •   Advised a global battery component manufacturer on employee invention related matters 
  •   Advised a Korean chemical company on employee invention related matters 





Publications/Activities

[Publications] 
 
  •   Legislation of Major Foreign Countries Regarding Employee Invention (Co-author, Legal Times, 2021.3.) 
  •   Employee Invention of a Professor (Co-author, Legal Times, 2019.11.) 
  •   Criteria in Judging Similarity Between Trademarks (Legal Times, 2017.6.) 
  •   IP Protection Regarding Brexit (Legal Times, 2016.8.) 
  •   Trademark Infringement Regarding Refinished Golf Balls (Co-author, Legal Times, 2016.7.) 
 
[Activities] 
 
  •   Lecturer, “Intellectual Property Related Issues for Start-Up” (Korean Venture Capital Association, 2021.10.) 
  •   Lecturer, “Strategy for Employee Invention Related Disputes and Policy Establishment” (Korea Intellectual Property Association, 2021.9.) 
  •   Lecturer, “Essential Legal Issues Regarding Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets” (Korea International Trade Association, 2019.12.) 
  •   Lecturer, “Considerations Regarding Use of Copyrighted Work” (National Institute for Lifelong Education, 2019.8.) 
  •   Lecturer, “Recent Trend of Disputes and Legislation of Foreign Countries Concerning Employee Invention” (Korea Intellectual Property Association, 2019.7.) 
  •   Seminar Debater, “IP Ownership Regarding Joint Development” (Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, 2018.3.) 
  •   Seminar Debater, “Reasonable Standard for Determining Compensation to Employee-Inventor” (Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, 2017.9.) 
  •   Speaker, “Method of Calculating Damages by Infringement of Design Patents in U.S. Litigation” (Korea Association for Informedia Law, 2017.2.) 
  •   Lecturer, “Legal Issues and Precedent Cases Regarding Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition” (Korean Intellectual Property Office, 2016.10.) 
  •   Lecturer, “Overview of the Copyright Act” (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, 2016.6.)





Education

    Duke University School of Law (LL.M., 2015) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2008) 

    Seoul National University (B.A., International Relations, 2000)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2008; Illinois, 2016


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Intellectual Property ,  Labor & Employment ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Game, Resort & Entertainment ,  Technology, Media & Telecommunications ,  Intellectual Property Dispute ,  Product Liability & Consumer Claims ,  Employee Invention ,  Unfair Competition ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection