Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2013-Present)
Judge, Patent Court of Korea (2010-2013)
Judge, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court (2007-2010)
Judge, Daejeon District Court (2004-2007)
Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2002-2004)
Supernumerary Judge, Seoul District Court Uijeongbu District Court (2000-2002)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented an action for damages for a major Korean finance company
- Represented a case on confirmation of a stockholder’s right for a Korean manufacturing company
- Represented a case on delivery of manufacturing facility for a Korean manufacturing company
- Represented a criminal case for a major construction firm in Korea
- Represented a criminal case for a major Korean finance company
- Represented a criminal case for high net worth individuals
- Represented a case to pay a fine for negligence for a Korean company owner
- Represented a damage suit case on cancellation of a major PFV development business
- Represented a claim case on legal reserve of inheritance and division of inheritance property for a Korean company owner and high net worth individuals
- Represented a case on inheritance debt for a Korean company owner
- Represented a divorce case for high net worth individuals
- Represented a confirmation of existence of biological parental relation case for a domestic enterprise owner
- Represented an adult guardianship case for high net worth individuals
- Represented a case on prohibition of patent infringement for an international pharmaceutical company
- Represented a patent invalidation case for an international chemical company
- Represented a case on prohibition of trademark rights infringement for a major beverage company
- Represented a case on license contract for an international cartoon character
- Represented a case on trademark and unfair competition case for a well-known restaurant company
- Represented a trade secret case for a Korean pharmaceutical company
- Represented a patent infringement damage case for a Korean manufacturing company
- Represented an unfair competition case for an international luxury company
- Represented a case on trademark and unfair competition for an international manufacturing company
- Represented a case on division of inheritance property and will substitute trust for high net worth individuals
- Represented a case on division of inheritance property for a Korean company owner
- Represented a divorce case for a Korean company owner
- Represented a case on dispute over management control for a Korean company owner
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Practitioner (World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, 2023-2024)
- Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Intellectual property (Legalease, 2024)
- Patent Lawyer of the Year, Women in Business Law Awards APAC (Delinian, 2023)
- 2022 Best Lawyer (ChosunBiz, 2022)
- Leading Lawyer, Legal Times: IP (Legal Times, 2022-2023)
Publications/Activities
- Unfair Competition Prevention Act: Cases and Comments (Co-author, Parkyoungsa, 2024)
- Standard Reference Point for Determining the Modifiability of Equivalence Relations and Methods for Determining Deliberate Exclusion (Korea Patent Law Society, 2023)
- IP High Court: SWEET SAPPHIRE is a trademark not a generic grape variety (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2023)
- Patent Court Holds that ASICS’ Use of Novak Name is Not Trademark Use (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2021)
- The Use of Trust for Asset Succession and Management (Korea Trust Association, 2019)
- Trademark Law Commentary (Co-author, 2018)
- In Case of Double Transfer of Invention Related to the Duties, Allow or Reject of Patent Transfer Appeal and Patent Pooling’s Ratio of Portion (2016)
- Wealth Management Article Series with Kim & Chang: Trust and Estate (Co-author, Joseilbo, 2014)
- A Study on Product by Process Claims (2012)
- A Study on Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art and the State of the Art (2011)
- A Study on Jurisdiction and Governing Law of the International Intellectual Property Dispute (Master’s Dissertation, Korea University, 2007.8.)
- Research on Delivery Method in Terms of Civil Suit (Research on Legal Practice, Daejeon District Court, 2005)
- Presentation, “Utilizing of Trust for Succession and Asset Management” (Korea Trust Association, 2019)
- Presentation, “Unauthorized Exports of Strategic Goods Cases” (KCCI, KOSTI, 2018)
- Lecturer, “The Improper Solicitation and Graft Act (the “Anti-Graft Act”)” (Various institutions including Cheongju CCI and Korea University Business School, 2016)
- Presentation, “Inheritance and Family Business Secession,” IGM Institute of Global Management (2015)
- Speaker, “Current Status and Improvement Plan of Legal Support for Multi-cultural Family,” The Ninth Korea Jurist Conference, Korean Legal Center (2014)
- Lecturer, “Litigation for Cancellation of a Trial Decision,” Seoul Bar Association (2014)
- Lecturer, “Studies of Decision Examples on Litigation for Cancellation of a Trial Decision,” International Intellectual Property Training Institute (2013)
- Speaker, “Patent Court’s Oral Examination” (Patent Court, 2012)
- Speaker, International Symposium on IP Policy 2012 (KIPO, 2012)
- Lecturer, Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal, International Intellectual Property Training Institute and Korea Invention Promotion Association.
- Speaker, “Cases on Retirement of Working Couples,” 10th IAWJ Biennial Conference, International Association of Women Judges (2010)
- Participation in the 23rd SCT (Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications) of WIPO (2010)
- Speaker, “Court-Oriented Trials” (Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court, 2008)
Education
School of Law, Duke University (Visiting Scholar, 2009)
School of Law, Korea University (LL.M., 2007)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2000)
College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 1994)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2000
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Recognitions
Kim & Chang Ranked Among Top Trademark Firms in WTR 1000 2024
2024.02.07 -
Recognitions
“Tier 1” in All 17 Practice Areas – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
2024.01.18 -
Articles
World Trademark Review Daily - IP High Court: SWEET SAPPHIRE is a trademark, not a generic grape variety
2023.12.05 -
Newsletters
IP High Court Rules "SWEET SAPPHIRE" Is a Trademark, Not a Generic Grape Variety
2023.10.19 -
Recognitions
Kim & Chang Named “South Korea Firm of the Year” – Women in Business Law Awards 2023 APAC
2023.09.07 -
Recognitions
Kim & Chang Ranked Among Top Trademark Firms in WTR 1000 2023
2023.02.16