Intellectual Property

"Bae, Kim & Lee provides well-balanced advice with experienced legal knowledge and a deep understanding of industry practice."

- Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

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.

Representative Cases

Successfully represented a Korean chemical company in invalidation and infringement proceedings involving patented inventions, such as super absorbent polymer and organopolysiloxane, initiated by a foreign company
Advised and represented secondary battery technology companies in trade secret infringement disputes related to advanced battery technology
Advised leading Korean pharmaceutical companies on technology export agreements, including Korea’s first large-scale new drug technology licensing deal with a global pharmaceutical company
IP Litigation and Advice
Successfully represented a Korean chemical company in invalidation and infringement proceedings involving patented inventions, such as super absorbent polymer and organopolysiloxane, initiated by a foreign company
Defended a Korean pharmaceutical company in invalidation disputes concerning patented medical technologies, including treatments for gastrointestinal stromal tumor, intestinal cleansing agents, sorafenib high-content formulations, and NESP formulations against a foreign pharmaceutical company
Represented clients in employee invention compensation lawsuits across diverse industries, including semiconductor, mobile devices, video equipment, display technologies, and pharmaceuticals
Represented a foreign auto parts company in a patent infringement litigation related to airbag technology
Represented a major Korean company in a trademark infringement case involving smart devices product line
Advised a Japanese stationery company in a landmark unfair competition case against a Korean company regarding the design of a ballpoint pen, resulting in the recognition of the form as a well-known trademark
Provided legal counsel in a game-related copyright infringement and unfair competition lawsuit between a foreign game company and a Korean mobile game developer
Provided legal counsel for a Korean confectionary company in a U.S. federal court litigation regarding trademark infringement and unfair competition filed by a Japanese confectionery company
Trade Secrets Protection and Technology Leakage
Advised and represented secondary battery technology companies in trade secret infringement disputes related to advanced battery technology
Advised a major Korean company in a trade secret infringement litigation involving chemical plant design technology against a foreign company
Provided counsel to a foreign LCD materials company in a criminal case involving misappropriation of trade secrets
Advised on trade secret litigation related to power plant design technology
Advised a heating apparatus manufacturer in trade secret infringement litigation
Advised an optical lens manufacturer in trade secret infringement litigation
Counseled a leading food and beverage franchise on trade secret compliance programs Advised clients in a criminal case involving trade secrets in the fintech/credit information fields
Advised and represented clients in numerous cases involving non-compete injunction cases addressing breach of non-competition agreements
IP Transactions, Licensing and Strategy
Advised leading Korean pharmaceutical companies on technology export agreements, including Korea’s first large-scale new drug technology licensing deal with a global pharmaceutical company
Advised the world's largest online streaming service provider on music copyright licensing agreements
Advised a shipbuilding company in negotiating export agreements for ship design technology and ship engine manufacturing technology
Advised a Korean chemical company with the licensing and export of petrochemical plant technologies

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