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Overview
BKL’s IP Practice Group is well-equipped to serve our clients to their satisfaction by prioritizing the client’s business interests, innovation, growth and success. Drawing upon our extensive experience in protection of intellectual property rights, we provide creative and effective solutions to meet the needs of our clients that are unparalleled in quality.
Trusted Partner for IP Protection and Monetization
In the age of digital information, a company’s business data, knowledge, technology and content are the company’s key proprietary assets and important sources of new revenue. In today’s highly competitive business world, the success of a business depends on the ability to maximize the monetization of such IP assets, and disputes abound both within and outside Korea involving various cutting-edge technologies that are subject to multiple layers of regulatory environment.
BKL’s advice is based on our in-depth understanding of the client’s business and IP assets, including such assets’ economic and social impact, and we strive to provide creative and innovative solutions for our clients while setting new legal precedents along the way. We take great pride in being an integral part of our clients’ future business success.
One-Stop Legal Service
BKL provides a fully integrated, one-stop legal service on all aspects of intellectual property, including patent and trademark prosecution, copyright, trade secrets, data protection and privacy, and enforcement and transactions involving intellectual property. In today’s highly competitive technology environment, we provide strategic advice to ensure timely and proactive procurement and protection of the client’s IP assets.
Customized Legal Service based on Unparalleled Experience and Seamless Integration of Expertise
BKL’s IP Practice Group is comprised of experts with various legal and technical backgrounds, including attorneys-at-law, foreign-qualified attorneys, patent and trademark prosecution attorneys, of counsel consultants, and ex-regulatory officers, allowing us to call upon a specialized team of experts for any matter we handle. Our access to such a wide range of IP expertise enables us to provide a seamlessly integrated expertise-based legal advice, as evidenced by our unparalleled experience in handling IP matters, including administrative trial cases before KIPO’s Intellectual Property Tribunal and the Patent Court, as well as complex IP infringement litigations and our advice on IP transactions and licensing. We have been recognized for our expertise by the leading practice publications such as Chambers & Partners, Managing Intellectual Property, and Asian Legal Business.
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