Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2017-Present)
Legislative Director, Korea Skating Union (2025.2.-Present)
Member, Korea Copyright Commission (2025.1.-Present)
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2024-Present)
Member, Working Group on Artificial Intelligence Copyright System Improvement, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism - Korea Copyright Commission (2024-Present)
Advisory Member, Response to News Copyright Infringement Advisory Panel of Korea Press Foundation (2024)
Member, Korea Association for Informedia Law (2023-Present)
Advisor for “NFT Copyright Standards,” Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) (2023)
Member, NFT-IP Expert Council of Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) (2022-Present)
Member, Korea Copyright Law Association (2017-Present)
PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games (POCOG) (Onsite Legal Service, 2015-2016)
Member, Korea Entertainment Law Society (2013-Present)
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2011-2017)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented a global content company in a copyright and trademark lawsuit in the US.
- Performed litigation related to performance rights of the copyrights for background music services at business stores.
- Performed copyright infringement lawsuits on a TV series.
- Provided advice on AI to global IT companies and content companies/groups.
- Provided advice on NFTs to a number of domestic/overseas game and food businesses.
- Participated in numerous negotiations on Korea Music Copyright Association's music royalty collection rates and provided various advisory services.
- Filed a patent infringement action seeking injunction and damages compensation for a multinational pharmaceutical company.
- Provided advice to a domestic manufacturer on action plans for criminal proceedings regarding a US trade secret case.
- Defended a patent infringement action for a printer manufacturing company.
- Handled a case regarding preliminary injunction against former employees for a global battery company.
- Performed lawsuits related to trademarks and unfair competition issues of global luxury companies.
- Performed litigation for trademarks of idol groups for a large entertainment agency.
- Advised major portal sites on various copyright issues.
- Advised POCOG on overall intellectual property right issues.
- Advised a global advertising company on overall intellectual property right issues.
- Represented newspaper and broadcasting companies in civil and criminal cases and advised on content copyright.
- Advised an OTT company on contract and intellectual property rights.
- Performed litigation concerning disputes arising from exclusive contracts with artists and provided overall legal advice to a global entertainment agency.
- Provided advice on various IP rights to domestic/overseas record producing companies, film companies, and related global groups.
- Provided a game company with extensive advice regarding tax issues and shut-down for overseas copyright infringing websites.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Rising Stars Awards Asia-Pacific 2022: Copyright (Euromoney, 2022)
Publications/Activities
- “Introduction of Labeling Obligation Following the Passage of the Framework Act on AI and Legislative Trends in Korea” (Co-author, Legal Times, 2025)
- "New AI Framework Act – what you need to know" (Co-author, World Trademark Review, 2025.3.)
- “Calculation of Damages for Overseas Sale of Patent-Infringing Products Manufactured In Korea” (Co-author, Legal Times, 2024)
- “US’s Recent Trends in AI Copyright Case Law,” Global Trends of Copyright Protection (Co-author, Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2023)
- “AI and Copyright Protection” (Co-author, Legal Times, 2023)
- “French Authorities and Industry Sign Anti-Piracy Agreement to Fight Online Sports Content Piracy,” Global Trends of Copyright Protection (Co-author, Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2023)
- NFT and Copyright (Master's Thesis, Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University, 2023)
- “US’s Response to Copyright Infringement by E-Book Platform Z-Library,” Global Trends of Copyright Protection (Co-author, Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2023)
- “France’s Response to Copyright Infringement, Including Order to Block E-Book Platform Z-Library by the Paris Court,” Global Trends of Copyright Protection (Co-author, Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2022)
- Copyright Infringement Case Settled by Hosting Company Sharktech Which Agreed to Block Access to the Sites and Relevant US Trends Vol.36 (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2022)
- “Overseas Cases and Trends of NFT Copyright Industry,” Global Trends of Copyright Protection Vol.35 (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2021)
- International Copyright Law and Practice (Korean Edition) (Matthew Bender, 2021-2022)
- Practical Law - Copyright Litigation Global Guide 2018: South Korea (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, September 2017)
Education
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., Intellectual Property Law, 2023)
University of San Diego School of Law (Visiting Scholar, 2021)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2011)
College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 2009)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2011
Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2014
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Articles
World Trademark Review Daily - New AI Framework Act – what you need to know
2025.03.05 -
Newsletters
Introduction of Labeling Obligation, Etc., of the AI Framework Act as Passed by the National Assembly
2025.01.24 -
Newsletters
Korea to Introduce an Artist's Resale Right Through the Enactment of the Art Promotion Act
2023.10.19 -
Newsletters
MOJ Announces Bill to Establish the "Right of Publicity" in the Civil Code
2023.04.17 -
Newsletters
MOJ Announces Bill to Establish the “Right of Publicity” in the Civil Code
2023.01.25 -
Recognitions
Eight Kim & Chang Attorneys Recognized as “Rising Stars” – Rising Stars Awards Asia-Pacific 2022
2022.10.06