Yulchon

Intellectual Property, Patent/Utility Model, Trademark, Copyright (including Computer Program), Trade Secret, Intellectual Property Survey/Evaluation, Intellectual Property License/Transaction, Protection of Personal Information, IP Risk Management (IP Compliance), Design, Unfair Competition, Entertainment (Celebrities/Sports/Movies etc.), Sports & Entertainment, Healthcare Disputes, Administrative Disputes

Partner

Mr. Jeong Yeol Choe is a partner at Yulchon. Mr. Choe directs overall patent cases and represents clients for civil, administrative and criminal cases relating to patents as well as general litigations.

Before joining Yulchon, Mr. Choe served as a judge for 21 years at the Patent Court of Korea and at several district courts, including the district courts of Seoul, Incheon, and Kunsan.  During his three year tenure as a judge at the Korean Patent Court, he gained extensive experience in a wide range of intellectual property cases.

Mr. Choe authored the trademark section of the Patent Trial Practice Guidelines and co-authored books, such as “New Principles of Patent Law” and “Entertainment Law.” He has also published a large number of articles covering areas of IP, information technology, and entertainment.

Mr. Choe also served as a lecturer at various institutions, including the Judicial Research and Training Institute, where he gave lectures on a wide range of intellectual property related topics to trainees, attorneys, and judges.

In addition, Mr. Choe was a member of the board of bar examiners for the Korean Patent Bar and an expert appraiser at the Korean Copyright Commission.

Mr. Choe is also an active arbitrator at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board and the vice chairman of the Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers’ Association (KIPLA) which was founded in 2014. Mr. Choe is a graduate of Seoul National University and attended George Washington Law School as a visiting scholar. Having written several dissertations on copyright and patent law, Mr. Choe brings invaluable legal knowledge and experience to Yulchon LLC.

2009-present  Yulchon LLC 2020-present  Commissioner, Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency 2019-2021  President, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers Association 2019-2021  Judicial Administration Advisor, Patent Court of Korea 2018-present  Civil Mediation Member, Patent Court of Korea 2018-present  Appraisal Member, Korea Copyright Commission 2018-present  Member, Financial Committee of Seoul National University 2018-present  Director, Intellectual Property Society 2017-present  External Director, SV Investment Corporation 2017-present  Mediator, Chair, Content Dispute Resolution Committee of the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) 2017-present  Non-executive member, SME Technology Mediation and Arbitration Committee 2017-2020  Commissioner, Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) (an independent commission under the jurisdiction of the President that establishes a national framework for personal data protection, recommends improvements to policies, systems, and statutes for personal data protection while monitoring the implementation thereof) 2017-2018  Content Business Advisor, Overseas Expansion Consultancy Center of Korea Creative Content Agency 2016-2019  Senior Vice President, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers Association 2016-2018  Non-executive member, Consumer Rights Protection Committee of Korea Communications Commission 2014-2018  Non-executive member, Korean Bar Association of Specialization registration committee 2014-2018  Non-standing Auditor, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts 2014-2017  Chairperson, Broadcasting & Communications Community, Seoul Bar Association 2012-2015  Non-executive member, Korea Copyright Commission 2012-2014  Advisor, International Investment/Intellectual Property Legal Advisory Board of the Ministry of Justice 2011-2014  Trademark Policy Advisor, the KIPO 2009-present  Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board 2007-2009  Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court 2005  Presiding Judge, Incheon District Court 2004  Presiding Judge, Daejeon District Court 2001  Judge, Patent Court 1999  Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute 1998  Judge, Seoul Central District Court 1995-1997  Judge, Seoul Western District Court 1992  Judge, Kunsan District Court 1990  Judge, Seoul Civil District Court 1988  Judge, Incheon District Court

Korean, English

2009  Korean Patent Bar 1988  Korean Bar Association

1995  Visiting Scholar at George Washington University Law School 1988  Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea 1986  Seoul National University, LL.B

2024 Leading Lawyer, Intellectual property, asialaw 2024  Stand-Out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters 2024  Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, Legal 500 2022-2024  IAM Global Leaders, IAM Patent 1000 2024  Senior Statespeople, Intellectual Property, Chambers AP 2023  Top 60 IP Experts of South Korea, Asia IP 2023  Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, asialaw(Edition 28) 2023  Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, asialaw(Edition 27) 2021-2023  Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal 2021-2022T  op 50 IP Experts of South Korea, Asia IP 2020-2024  Gold, IP Litigation, IAM PATENT 1000 2020-2024  National Leader, Intellectual Property, Who’s Who Legal: Korea 2018-2019  Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal 2018-2023  Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Legal 500 2018-2024  Litigation Star, Intellectual Property, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2016-2022  Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Asialaw 2016-2023  Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Chambers AP 2016-2024  Patent Star, Managing Intellectual Property 2016-2024  Trademark Star, Managing Intellectual Property 2016-2024  Gold, Enforcement and Litigation, World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 2015-2019  Silver, IP Litigation, IAM PATENT 1000