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Chun Y. YANG Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York and Washington, D.C.)

T.+82-2-3703-1217 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Chun Y. YANG Foreign Attorney
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Chun Y. YANG Foreign Attorney

Chun Y. YANGForeign Attorney (Admitted in New York and Washington, D.C.)

T.+82-2-3703-1217 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.cyyang@kimchang.com

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Chun Y. Yang is a senior foreign attorney (admitted in New York) at Kim & Chang. He has extensive experience in the areas of patent litigation, trade secret, criminal and regulatory investigations, product liability & consumer claims, privacy and data protection, and government affairs - involving multiple jurisdictions, including Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Europe and Taiwan. Mr. Yang's representative work includes advising defendants in two of Korea’s largest criminal trade secret cases involving multinational company defendants, all the way to the Korean Supreme Court. He also advised corporate and individual clients in civil and criminal data breach lawsuits where billions of sensitive health data on millions of citizens were allegedly collected and misused. He also advised leading smartphone and augmented reality game companies in a number of multi-patent lawsuit assertions.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Yang worked at Fish & Neave in New York (1992-1996), Finnegan Henderson in Washington, D.C. (1997-1998), and as an in-house counsel at Symbol Technologies (1998-2000). He served as a law clerk to Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1996-1997. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from Harvard College (1989) and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (1992).

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2000-Present) 

Corporate Counsel, Symbol Technologies, Inc. (1998-2000) 

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. (1997-1998) 

Law Clerk to Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger, III, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1996-1997) 

Fish & Neave (1992-1996)

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Awards

  • IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2025)
  • Notable Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2022-2023)
  • Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: IP - Patents (Lexology Index, 2021-2024)
  • Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Intellectual Property (Lexology Index, 2019, 2022-2025)
  • Leading Lawyer for Intellectual Property, Legal Times Leading Lawyers 2017 (Legal Times, 2017) 
  • Patent Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2017-2021) 
  • IP Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2014-2015) 
  • IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM, 2014-2024) 
  • Leading Patent Practitioner, Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners (Euromoney, 2013, 2015) 
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Euromoney, 2012-2013) 
  • Leading Patent Practitioner, IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM, 2012-2013) 
  • Recommended Lawyer, PLC Which Lawyer? (PLC, 2012) 
  • Leading Individual, Chambers Global: Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2011-2017, 2025) 
  • Leading Lawyer, PLC Which Lawyer? (PLC, 2011) 
  • Leading Patent Litigator, IAM Patent Litigation 250 (IAM, 2011) 
  • Sole recipient for IP in Korea, International Law Office Client Choice Award (2011) 
  • “Highly Recommended,” MIP IP Handbook (Euromoney, 2011) 
  • Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2010-2017, 2025) 
  • Leading Technology Licensing Practitioner, IAM Licensing 250 (IAM, 2010-2011) 
  • Leading Expert for IP in Korea, Legal Media Group Expert Guide, IFLR 1000 (Euromoney) 
  • “Outstanding Practitioner,” The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Legalease, 2010-2011) 
  • “Really Dedicated” and “Top Ranking Legal and IP Professional,” Asialaw Profiles (Euromoney, 2010) 
  • “Brilliant Communicator,” “Foreign Clients’ Go-to Guy on Cross-Border Litigation” and “Truly Excellent and Dependable,” Chambers Global (2011) and Chambers Asia-Pacific (2008-2011)

Publications/Activities
    • Trade Secret Protection: A Global Guide - Korea Chapter, Globe Law and Business (Co-author, 2015)
    • KFTC Amends Guidelines on Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights, BNA’s World Intellectual Property Report (Co-author, 2010)
    • Global Patent Litigation: Strategy and Practice - Korea Chapter (Lead Author, Hoyng & Eijsvogels 2008)

Education

    Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992) 

    Harvard College (B.A., Physics, cum laude, 1989)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 1992; Washington, D.C., 1999 

    US Patent and Trademark Office, 1993 

    US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1993 

    Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York, 1993 

    Supreme Court of the United States, 1997

Languages

Korean, English and Japanese (conversational)

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Chun Y. YANG
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York and Washington, D.C.)


T. +82-2-3703-1217      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Chun Y. Yang is a senior foreign attorney (admitted in New York) at Kim & Chang. He has extensive experience in the areas of patent litigation, trade secret, criminal and regulatory investigations, product liability & consumer claims, privacy and data protection, and government affairs - involving multiple jurisdictions, including Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Europe and Taiwan. Mr. Yang's representative work includes advising defendants in two of Korea’s largest criminal trade secret cases involving multinational company defendants, all the way to the Korean Supreme Court. He also advised corporate and individual clients in civil and criminal data breach lawsuits where billions of sensitive health data on millions of citizens were allegedly collected and misused. He also advised leading smartphone and augmented reality game companies in a number of multi-patent lawsuit assertions.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Yang worked at Fish & Neave in New York (1992-1996), Finnegan Henderson in Washington, D.C. (1997-1998), and as an in-house counsel at Symbol Technologies (1998-2000). He served as a law clerk to Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 1996-1997. He received his undergraduate degree in physics from Harvard College (1989) and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (1992).






    Kim & Chang (2000-Present) 

    Corporate Counsel, Symbol Technologies, Inc. (1998-2000) 

    Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. (1997-1998) 

    Law Clerk to Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger, III, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1996-1997) 

    Fish & Neave (1992-1996)






Awards

  •   IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2025)
  •   Notable Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2022-2023)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: IP - Patents (Lexology Index, 2021-2024)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Intellectual Property (Lexology Index, 2019, 2022-2025)
  •   Leading Lawyer for Intellectual Property, Legal Times Leading Lawyers 2017 (Legal Times, 2017) 
  •   Patent Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2017-2021) 
  •   IP Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2014-2015) 
  •   IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM, 2014-2024) 
  •   Leading Patent Practitioner, Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners (Euromoney, 2013, 2015) 
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Euromoney, 2012-2013) 
  •   Leading Patent Practitioner, IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM, 2012-2013) 
  •   Recommended Lawyer, PLC Which Lawyer? (PLC, 2012) 
  •   Leading Individual, Chambers Global: Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2011-2017, 2025) 
  •   Leading Lawyer, PLC Which Lawyer? (PLC, 2011) 
  •   Leading Patent Litigator, IAM Patent Litigation 250 (IAM, 2011) 
  •   Sole recipient for IP in Korea, International Law Office Client Choice Award (2011) 
  •   “Highly Recommended,” MIP IP Handbook (Euromoney, 2011) 
  •   Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2010-2017, 2025) 
  •   Leading Technology Licensing Practitioner, IAM Licensing 250 (IAM, 2010-2011) 
  •   Leading Expert for IP in Korea, Legal Media Group Expert Guide, IFLR 1000 (Euromoney) 
  •   “Outstanding Practitioner,” The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Legalease, 2010-2011) 
  •   “Really Dedicated” and “Top Ranking Legal and IP Professional,” Asialaw Profiles (Euromoney, 2010) 
  •   “Brilliant Communicator,” “Foreign Clients’ Go-to Guy on Cross-Border Litigation” and “Truly Excellent and Dependable,” Chambers Global (2011) and Chambers Asia-Pacific (2008-2011)

Publications/Activities

  •   Trade Secret Protection: A Global Guide - Korea Chapter, Globe Law and Business (Co-author, 2015)
  •   KFTC Amends Guidelines on Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights, BNA’s World Intellectual Property Report (Co-author, 2010)
  •   Global Patent Litigation: Strategy and Practice - Korea Chapter (Lead Author, Hoyng & Eijsvogels 2008)





Education

    Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992) 

    Harvard College (B.A., Physics, cum laude, 1989)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 1992; Washington, D.C., 1999 

    US Patent and Trademark Office, 1993 

    US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1993 

    Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York, 1993 

    Supreme Court of the United States, 1997


Languages
  •    Korean, English and Japanese (conversational)





Intellectual Property Dispute ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection ,  Product Liability & Consumer Claims ,  Privacy & Data Security ,  Criminal Defense Litigation ,  IP Counseling, Portfolio Management & Strategy ,  Litigation ,  Intellectual Property ,  Patent & Utility Model ,  Telecommunications & ICT (IP) ,  US