Jipyong LLC’s IP team, under the leadership of Jeong Kyu Choe, offers comprehensive expertise across the acquisition, management, exercise and defence of clients’ IP rights in a range of industrial and technological fields. Key partners So Young Lee and Chang Ik Sung are integral to the firm’s IP and tech group, bringing extensive experience to a wide array of intellectual property cases, further enhancing the team’s ability to navigate complex challenges across various sectors.

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Key clients

  • Kiwoom Asset Planner
  • Korea Planning and Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT)
  • Korea Planning and Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT)
  • Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)/ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy(MOTIE)
  • Korea Planning and Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT)
  • Goryeo Red Ginseng Co., Ltd., an agricultural corporation

Work highlights

  • Represented Kiwoom Asset Planner in a criminal case for breach of the Personal Information Protection Act by Kiwoom Asset Planner (obtained decision of non-transfer).
  • Conducted research for the establishment of IP Guidelines in KEIT International Collaborative Research Agreement.
  • Advised on the preparation, amendment, and negotiation of contracts with regard to the execution of international joint research agreement in the energy sector funded by the Korean government.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeong Kyu Choe

Other key lawyers

Chang Ik Sung, So Young Lee, Jong Heo, Hye Ohn Yi