Lawyers

Dongju Kwon

Dongju Kwon

Yoon & Yang LLC, South Korea

Work Department

Patent ∙ Utility Model Copyright Trademark ∙ Design ∙ Unfair Competition Trade Secret ∙ Industrial Technology IP License IP Compliance Bio Health Center Product Liability Healthcare Disputes Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Career

2018-present / Yoon & Yang LLC

2023-present / Senior Vice President, Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association

2023-present / Member, Researcher Rights Protection Committee under the Ministry of Science and ICT

2021-present / Member, Industrial Property Rights Legislation Advisory Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office

2021-present / Director, Korean Arbitrators Association, Inc.

2019-present / Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board

2018-present / Member, Special Committee of Judiciary Assessment, Seoul Bar Association

2018-present / Member, Gyeongsangnam-do Strategic Project Planning Committee

2018-present / Member, International/SME/Venture Sub-Advisory Committee, KOSDAQ Association

2017-present / Lecturer, Course for technical investigators/technical examiners at the Judicial Research and Training Institute

2017-present / Lecturer, Courses on litigations regarding intellectual property rights at the Judicial Research and Training Institute

2009-present / Member, Civil Law Research Society, Special Law Research Society, Patent Law Society and Information Law Society of the Supreme Court

2018 / Member, Editorial Board of the Collection of Papers Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Patent Court

2017-21 / Commissioner, Personal Information Protection Commission under the Presidential Office (vice minister level)

2017-18 / Member, Task force for International Trial Division of the Supreme Court

2017 / Government delegate, 27th meeting of WIPO SCP at Geneva

2016-17 / Advanced Intellectual Property Strategy Program of KAIST Graduate School of Future Strategy (1st -4th classes)

2016-18 / Head of Intellectual Property Team (consisting of 25 judges specialized in intellectual property), International Rules Society of the Supreme Court

2016-18 / Judge, Patent Court (collegiate court dedicated to invalidation and infringement of patent, etc.)

2016 / Member, Task Force for Research on Justification of Patent Lawsuit under the Office of Court Administration

2015 / Member of steering committee, Judges’ Council of Seoul High Court (Representative of 26th class of Judicial Research and Training Institute)

2012-14 / Judge, Seoul High Court [collegiate court dedicated to international transactions (insurance, marine affairs)]

2010-12 / Chairman, Chungju Election Commission

2010-12 / Chief Judge, Chungju Branch of Cheongju District Office (Presiding Judge)

2009-10 / Judicial Researcher, Supreme Court (Intellectual Property Right Team)

2008-09 / Judge, Seoul High Court

2007-08 / Judge, Seoul Southern District Court

2006 /Government delegate, Vienna Conference of the UNCITRAL Working Group 2

2006-09 / International Litigation and Arbitration Team, International Rules Society of the Supreme Court

2004-07 / Judge, Jinju Branch of Changwon District Court

2002-04 / Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2000-02 / Judge, Incheon District Court

1997-00 / Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force

Languages

Korean, English and German

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (1994)

Education

2015Advanced Construction Project Management Program of Seoul National University College of Engineering (12th)

2014 / Advanced Industrial Strategy Program of Seoul National University College of Engineering (52nd)

2013 / Seoul National University, Professional Legal Research Program (Fair Trade)

2008 / University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M.

1997 / Judicial Research and Training Institute

1992 / Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

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