Lee & Ko has been honored with two prestigious accolades at this year’s Asia IP Awards, held in Manila on November 17, named the ‘Korea Patent Contentious Firm of the Year’ and the ‘Korea Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year’. This achievement marks a milestone as the first Korean law firm to win in two categories at the Asia IP Awards and a testament to the outstanding performance of our IP Practice Group once again.

Drawing upon a deep understanding of cutting-edge technologies and a strong foundation in legal reasoning, Lee & Ko’s IP Practice Group has a proven track record of achieving optimal outcomes in advising and representing clients in domestic and international patent disputes. The Group provides clients with one-stop services across a broad spectrum of IP-related industries, including medicine, biotechnology, chemistry, semiconductors, electrical and electronic engineering, secondary cells, machinery, gaming, and entertainment. In response to international patent disputes in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and beyond, its efforts prioritize serving legal services tailored to clients through a robust network of leading global law firms. Beyond litigation, the Group is dedicated to offering an elevated level of support to deliver full-cycle solutions for patent and trademark matters, from the discovery and registration of patent and trademark rights to portfolio management.

The Asia IP Awards honor the best law firms from around the region for demonstrating the highest standards in trademark, patent, and copyright work over the last year. The winners are selected from a shortlist of five law firms by votes of more than 5,000 in-house counsels worldwide.