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Yeonwoo PARK Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-4900 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Yeonwoo PARK Attorney
Yeonwoo PARK Attorney

Yeonwoo PARKAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4900 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.yeonwoo.park@kimchang.com

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Bio

Yeonwoo Park is an attorney at Kim & Chang, focusing his practice on disputes and transactions involving intellectual property (such as patents, trade secrets, copyrights and unfair competition), as well as product liability and product defect disputes requiring an in-depth understanding of technical issues. With his English proficiency and technical background in electrical & computer engineering and physics, he assists various overseas and multinational clients, including those in the semiconductor, IT and entertainment industries.

Mr. Park received his J.D. from Yonsei University Law School in 2015, and his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics from Duke University in 2011.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he practiced in the intellectual property practice group of another major Korean law firm.

He is admitted to the Korean bar and Korean patent bar.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2022-Present)

Lee & Ko (2018-2022)

Public Service Advocate, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2017-2018)

Public Service Advocate, Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office (2016-2017)

Public Service Advocate, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (2015-2016)

Representative Mattersshow

  • Represented semiconductor equipment, mobile communication equipment, IT and chemical companies in patent infringement and patent invalidation/correction disputes.
  • Represented shipbuilding/marine, semiconductor equipment and display companies in civil and criminal trade secret misappropriation disputes.
  • Represented a textile company in an unfair trade practice investigation before the Korea Trade Commission for an exclusion order against the import of patent-infringing products.
  • Represented entertainment and automobile companies in civil and criminal copyright infringement disputes.
  • Represented a sportswear company in a criminal trademark infringement and trademark cancellation dispute.
  • Advised pharmaceutical, software, chemical and fashion companies and universities on joint development, technology transfer and license agreements.
  • Represented and advised clients on disputes regarding trade secret misappropriation, breach of confidentiality and non-compete obligations by former employees.
  • Represented and advised clients on disputes regarding the amount of compensation for employees’ in-service inventions.
  • Represented electrical cable, automobile, medical device and semiconductor equipment companies in civil disputes regarding product liability and supply of defective products.
  • Advised clients on patent infringement and invalidation disputes in the US, Germany and Australia.

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    [Publications]
     
    • A Study on the Enforcement and Recognition of ISDS Awards - Focusing on Korean Domestic Procedure -, Yonsei Law Review Vol.28 No.4 (Yonsei University Institute for Legal Studies, 2018.12.)
     
    [Activities]
     
    • Speaker, “Criminal Investigations of IP Infringement in Korea - Recent Trends,” The 28th IAKL Annual Conference (International Association of Korean Lawyers, 2021.10.)
    • Speaker, “Legal Issues in Tech Transfer Agreements,” Legal Ecosystem for Biopharmaceutical Ventures Webinar (Ewha Institute for Biomedical Law and Ethics, 2021.3.)

Education

    Yonsei Law School (Completed S.J.D. Coursework, 2020)

    Yonsei Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2015)

    Duke University (B.S.E., Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics, magna cum laude, 2011)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2015

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2018

Languages

Korean, English and French

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Yeonwoo PARK
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4900      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Yeonwoo Park is an attorney at Kim & Chang, focusing his practice on disputes and transactions involving intellectual property (such as patents, trade secrets, copyrights and unfair competition), as well as product liability and product defect disputes requiring an in-depth understanding of technical issues. With his English proficiency and technical background in electrical & computer engineering and physics, he assists various overseas and multinational clients, including those in the semiconductor, IT and entertainment industries.

Mr. Park received his J.D. from Yonsei University Law School in 2015, and his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics from Duke University in 2011.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he practiced in the intellectual property practice group of another major Korean law firm.

He is admitted to the Korean bar and Korean patent bar.






    Kim & Chang (2022-Present)

    Lee & Ko (2018-2022)

    Public Service Advocate, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2017-2018)

    Public Service Advocate, Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office (2016-2017)

    Public Service Advocate, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (2015-2016)






  •   Represented semiconductor equipment, mobile communication equipment, IT and chemical companies in patent infringement and patent invalidation/correction disputes.
  •   Represented shipbuilding/marine, semiconductor equipment and display companies in civil and criminal trade secret misappropriation disputes.
  •   Represented a textile company in an unfair trade practice investigation before the Korea Trade Commission for an exclusion order against the import of patent-infringing products.
  •   Represented entertainment and automobile companies in civil and criminal copyright infringement disputes.
  •   Represented a sportswear company in a criminal trademark infringement and trademark cancellation dispute.
  •   Advised pharmaceutical, software, chemical and fashion companies and universities on joint development, technology transfer and license agreements.
  •   Represented and advised clients on disputes regarding trade secret misappropriation, breach of confidentiality and non-compete obligations by former employees.
  •   Represented and advised clients on disputes regarding the amount of compensation for employees’ in-service inventions.
  •   Represented electrical cable, automobile, medical device and semiconductor equipment companies in civil disputes regarding product liability and supply of defective products.
  •   Advised clients on patent infringement and invalidation disputes in the US, Germany and Australia.





Publications/Activities

[Publications]
 
  •   A Study on the Enforcement and Recognition of ISDS Awards - Focusing on Korean Domestic Procedure -, Yonsei Law Review Vol.28 No.4 (Yonsei University Institute for Legal Studies, 2018.12.)
 
[Activities]
 
  •   Speaker, “Criminal Investigations of IP Infringement in Korea - Recent Trends,” The 28th IAKL Annual Conference (International Association of Korean Lawyers, 2021.10.)
  •   Speaker, “Legal Issues in Tech Transfer Agreements,” Legal Ecosystem for Biopharmaceutical Ventures Webinar (Ewha Institute for Biomedical Law and Ethics, 2021.3.)





Education

    Yonsei Law School (Completed S.J.D. Coursework, 2020)

    Yonsei Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2015)

    Duke University (B.S.E., Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics, magna cum laude, 2011)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2015

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2018


Languages
  •    Korean, English and French





Intellectual Property ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection ,  Intellectual Property Dispute ,  IP Transactions ,  Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  International Trade & Customs ,  Litigation