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Seung-Chan EOM Attorney

Seung-Chan EOM Attorney
Seung-Chan EOM Attorney

Seung-Chan EOMAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4582 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.seungchan.eom@kimchang.com

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Bio

Seung-Chan Eom is an attorney at Kim & Chang whose main practice areas include intellectual property, trade secrets, TMT (technology, media & telecommunications), compliance and corporate investigations. 

He has represented clients in various civil, criminal and administrative litigations concerning patents and trade secrets. He has also advised on licensing matters and assisted global companies in the IT industry. He has worked on cases related to product recall, product liability & consumer claims, anti-corruption & corporate compliance, and corporate investigations. In addition, he has advised on various licensing regulations and certifications for clients including global IT companies, and has successfully responded to regulators such as the Prosecutors’ Office, Korea Intellectual Property Office and Ministry of Science and ICT on behalf of clients. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he worked as a patent attorney in the electrical and electronics field and gained experience in both domestic and foreign patent applications and trials. In 2020, he earned a Master of Laws degree from the University of Southern California.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2013-Present)

Adjunct Professor, Sogang University Law School (2023.3.-Present)

Member, Classification Committee of Equipment Subject to Conformity Evaluation, National Radio Research Institute (2022-Present) 

DAE-A International IP & Law Firm (2010-2013) 

Lecturer of Patent Law, Korean Intellectual Property Office (2012) 

Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners (2009-2010) 

Barun IP & Law Firm (2008)

Representative Mattersshow

Intellectual Property
 
  • Advised on a patent dispute case between a large domestic company and a global mobile phone manufacturer 
  • Advised on a civil and criminal case related to trade secrets between large domestic companies 
  • Advised on a criminal case related to digital forensics, trade secrets, industrial technology infringement 
  • Advised on various cases related to employee outplacement, business competition and violation of confidentiality obligations 
  • Advised on export control issues
 
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
 
  • Advised on licensing and certification requirements for telecommunications operations 
  • Advised on conformity assessments under the Radio Wave Act and responses to investigations on uncertified products 
  • Advised on various licenses and certifications necessary for e-commerce transactions 
  • Reviewed and advised on import and export regulations on semiconductor equipment
 
Product Recall, Product Liability & Consumer Claims
 
  • Advised on reporting procedures to regulatory agencies and voluntary/forced recalls in response to product defects and accidents 
  • Advised on various issues related to product liability and consumer claims 
  • Advised on various issues related to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
 
Anti-Corruption & Compliance
 
  • Advised on intellectual property rights, internal regulations on trade secrets, internal control and risk management systems 
  • Performed employee compliance trainings 
  • Supported internal investigations and monitoring
 
Corporate Investigations & White-Collar Crimes
 
  • Advised on various criminal cases related to a high-ranking executive infringing upon trade secrets 
  • Advised on a criminal case related to embezzlement of state subsidies

Representative Activitiesshow

Awards

  • Rising Star, Managing IP Stars (Delinian, 2022-2023)
  • Minister of Science and ICT Commendation (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022)
  • Rising Stars, Legal Times: IP (Legal Times, 2022)

Publications/Activities
    • Ways to Vitalize Protection of Trade Secrets, Content Property Law and Policy Review, Volume 2 (2011.11.) 
    • Review on Patent Troll-Focused on Possibility of Limiting the Validity of Patent Rights of Patent Troll Under the Current Patent Law, Intellectual Property 21, Volume 113 (2010.10.) 
    • Patent Requirements and Analysis of Protection Scope of Process-by-Product Claims, Patent & Trademark, Vol. 719-721 (2009) 
    • New Patent Law, Logic & Criticism (2008) 
    • New Patent Law Practice, Logic & Criticism (2008) 
    • New Patent Law Provisions & Cases, Logic & Criticism (2007)

Education

    POSTECH (Artificial Intelligence CEO Course, 2022)

    University of Southern California (LL.M., 2020) 

    Sogang Law School (J.D., 2013) 

    Korea University (B.S., Physics, and B.E., Electrical, Electronics & Radio Engineering, 2007)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2013 

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2005

Languages

Korean and English

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Seung-Chan EOM
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4582      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Seung-Chan Eom is an attorney at Kim & Chang whose main practice areas include intellectual property, trade secrets, TMT (technology, media & telecommunications), compliance and corporate investigations. 

He has represented clients in various civil, criminal and administrative litigations concerning patents and trade secrets. He has also advised on licensing matters and assisted global companies in the IT industry. He has worked on cases related to product recall, product liability & consumer claims, anti-corruption & corporate compliance, and corporate investigations. In addition, he has advised on various licensing regulations and certifications for clients including global IT companies, and has successfully responded to regulators such as the Prosecutors’ Office, Korea Intellectual Property Office and Ministry of Science and ICT on behalf of clients. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he worked as a patent attorney in the electrical and electronics field and gained experience in both domestic and foreign patent applications and trials. In 2020, he earned a Master of Laws degree from the University of Southern California.






    Kim & Chang (2013-Present)

    Adjunct Professor, Sogang University Law School (2023.3.-Present)

    Member, Classification Committee of Equipment Subject to Conformity Evaluation, National Radio Research Institute (2022-Present) 

    DAE-A International IP & Law Firm (2010-2013) 

    Lecturer of Patent Law, Korean Intellectual Property Office (2012) 

    Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners (2009-2010) 

    Barun IP & Law Firm (2008)






Intellectual Property
 
  •   Advised on a patent dispute case between a large domestic company and a global mobile phone manufacturer 
  •   Advised on a civil and criminal case related to trade secrets between large domestic companies 
  •   Advised on a criminal case related to digital forensics, trade secrets, industrial technology infringement 
  •   Advised on various cases related to employee outplacement, business competition and violation of confidentiality obligations 
  •   Advised on export control issues
 
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
 
  •   Advised on licensing and certification requirements for telecommunications operations 
  •   Advised on conformity assessments under the Radio Wave Act and responses to investigations on uncertified products 
  •   Advised on various licenses and certifications necessary for e-commerce transactions 
  •   Reviewed and advised on import and export regulations on semiconductor equipment
 
Product Recall, Product Liability & Consumer Claims
 
  •   Advised on reporting procedures to regulatory agencies and voluntary/forced recalls in response to product defects and accidents 
  •   Advised on various issues related to product liability and consumer claims 
  •   Advised on various issues related to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
 
Anti-Corruption & Compliance
 
  •   Advised on intellectual property rights, internal regulations on trade secrets, internal control and risk management systems 
  •   Performed employee compliance trainings 
  •   Supported internal investigations and monitoring
 
Corporate Investigations & White-Collar Crimes
 
  •   Advised on various criminal cases related to a high-ranking executive infringing upon trade secrets 
  •   Advised on a criminal case related to embezzlement of state subsidies





Awards

  •   Rising Star, Managing IP Stars (Delinian, 2022-2023)
  •   Minister of Science and ICT Commendation (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022)
  •   Rising Stars, Legal Times: IP (Legal Times, 2022)

Publications/Activities

  •   Ways to Vitalize Protection of Trade Secrets, Content Property Law and Policy Review, Volume 2 (2011.11.) 
  •   Review on Patent Troll-Focused on Possibility of Limiting the Validity of Patent Rights of Patent Troll Under the Current Patent Law, Intellectual Property 21, Volume 113 (2010.10.) 
  •   Patent Requirements and Analysis of Protection Scope of Process-by-Product Claims, Patent & Trademark, Vol. 719-721 (2009) 
  •   New Patent Law, Logic & Criticism (2008) 
  •   New Patent Law Practice, Logic & Criticism (2008) 
  •   New Patent Law Provisions & Cases, Logic & Criticism (2007)





Education

    POSTECH (Artificial Intelligence CEO Course, 2022)

    University of Southern California (LL.M., 2020) 

    Sogang Law School (J.D., 2013) 

    Korea University (B.S., Physics, and B.E., Electrical, Electronics & Radio Engineering, 2007)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2013 

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2005


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Intellectual Property ,  Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance ,  Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  Technology, Media & Telecommunications ,  China ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection