Intellectual property: local firms

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC has excellent IP capabilities, spanning the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The IP practice group is led by Kijoong Kang, who has extensive experience advising on cross-border IP disputes. Tae Uk Kang is particularly skilled in IP matters concerning online business, personal information protection, and e-commerce. Jihyun Kim focusses on trade secret protection, trademarks, and copyrights, while Taeck Soo Kwon, who previously served as Presiding Judge at the Seoul High Court, brings over two decades of expertise in IP transactions and litigation. Tae Guen Kim, Hankil D. Kang, and Susan Park are also noted for their work on some of the firm’s most prominent cases.

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Testimonials

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'The communication is great. The team is detail oriented, they work fast, and they have abundant networks with regulatory institutions.'
'The experts at BKL are very collaborative. They try their best to meet their clients' needs. They have profound expertise and consulting experience in various fields.'

Key clients

Actoz Soft
Apple Inc.
Hyosung TNC
HUGEL
Iljin Diamond
KOLON Life Science
KT&G
NEXON Korea Corporation
SCK Company (Previously known as Starbucks Coffee Korea)
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Work highlights

Advised Iljin Diamond on all aspects of the pending U.S. actions regarding the patent infringement claim filed by U.S. Synthetic Corp.
Advising Hugel on its response to the ITC investigation in regard to the complaint filed by Medytox over botulinum toxin strain issue.
Advised Kolon Life Science on a USD 600m licensing-out transaction over TG-C (formerly known as INVOSSA) with Juniper Biologics.