Intellectual property: local firms

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC boasts ‘outstanding capabilities’ in its comprehensive IP practice, offering expertise across both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team is led by Mun Ki Nam, who has extensive experience in the field of IP transactions, including advising on IP licensing and IP-related issues in M&A transactions. Tae Uk Kang is known for his proficiency in IP litigation, personal information protection, e-commerce and online gaming. Jihyun Kim specialises in trade secrets, trade marks, copyright and data protection. Taeck Soo Kwon, former presiding judge at the Seoul High Court, brings experience in transactions and litigation involving all aspects of intellectual property.

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Testimonials

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‘The team provided clear and concise opinions within the short deadlines required by our company when reviewing trade mark infringement and trade secret issues. We appreciated that the team tailored their opinions to match our company's level of understanding regarding intellectual property issues. Even when our questions were clumsy, they understood well what opinions we needed.’
‘Attorney Tae Guen Kim clarified the core issues even when our company expressed them ambiguously. He remembers our company's structure and issues, which he understood while handling our assignments, making it convenient for us to continuously request his services. He promptly reviews and resolves tasks within the timeframe our company requires, no matter when we request them.’
‘Bae, Kim & Lee LLC exhibits outstanding capabilities in analysing issues pertaining to (potential) IP disputes.’
‘Hojun Yeom's primary areas of practice include intellectual property litigation, transaction, licensing and strategic advisory. He served as a judge from 2003 and retired in 2021 as Chief Judge of the Intellectual Property Division at the Seoul Central District Court.’
‘They are very dedicated. They're always responsive to our calls and they're always ready to respond to what we want. They have a separate team to take care of our business, and they are very knowledgeable about what's going on with our company and what our needs are. We can reach out to them whenever we need to and get a well thought out response without having to explain anything.’
‘We entrusted a very important international contract to BKL, and they did a great job.'
'Tae Guen Kim worked tirelessly on our behalf, including late nights, weekends, and even on Korean holidays. We couldn't help but be impressed by his dedication and passion. And the team's pace was very fast. The work was detailed and thorough, and I have rarely encountered such a lawyer in my career.’
‘High professionalism, client-oriented-legal counselling and the best case team for the specific needs.’

Key clients

Circuit Foil Luxembourg
Hugel Inc.
Samsung Bioepis
Samsung Biologics
Samsung Electronics
International Olympic Committee
Kakao Games
KT&G
LG Electronics
LG Energy Solution
Netflix Inc
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Walt Disney Korea
Yuhan Corporation

Work highlights

Advised Hugel in the ITC investigation from the moment Medytox filed its complaint to the ITC, helping Hugel select US counsel, implement document preservation notices and other discovery-related measures, and guide Hugel in responding to the discovery requests.
Represented Teva Pharmaceuticals in successfully defending against petition for trial for patent invalidation filed by Nanjing F&S Pharmatech Co., Ltd. with the IPTAB for lack of novelty and non-obviousness or lack of description of the specification of the patent.
Represented Circuit Foil Luxembourg in the related U.S. litigation in connection with an invalidation trial of patents of SK Nexilis in Korea, defence against the invalidation trial of Circuit Foil Luxembourg’s patents filed by SK Nexilis, and the infringement lawsuit against SK Nexilis in Korea.