Practices - BAE, KIM & LEE LLC

Overview

With vast expertise and experience in IP disputes, both within Korea and globally, BKL IP Group achieves superior outcomes for our clients in Korean domestic IP disputes, as well as in legal proceedings and transactions involving foreign jurisdictions and legal issues. Our competitiveness in the global arena has been well recognized by prominent industry awards given by both domestic and foreign media and is attested by the clients that we represent.

BKL IP Group consists of over 80 professionals, bringing together Korean attorneys, foreign-qualified attorneys, patent attorneys, and other professionals with diverse backgrounds and experience, including with the Supreme Court, the Patent Court and the Korean IPTAB. With an outstanding level of knowledge in critical technical fields, BKL IP Group deploys with our clients at the forefront of IP disputes and advisory issues, both domestic and foreign.

One Stop Service

BKL IP Group is comprised of both the IP Litigation/Transaction Practice Group of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and the IP Prosecution Practice Group of BKL IP, our patent prosecution firm of patent attorneys. The synergies created between the two teams allow BKL IP Group to provide clients with a one stop service ranging from IP rights applications, prosecution, invalidity and confirmation trials at the KIPO, to representation in criminal and civil litigation proceedings.

Key Services

Domestic IP Disputes and Advisory Work

Advising clients on civil/criminal disputes involving infringement of intellectual property rights or unfair competition

Representing clients in inter partes trials, including invalidation trials, confirmation trials for the scope of an intellectual property right, and litigation for cancellation of a trial decision

Advising on unfair trade practice investigations by the Korean Trade Commission and investigation by KIPO’s IP Police for infringement of intellectual property rights

Advising and representing clients in disputes involving compensation for employee inventions

Enforcement work involving monitoring of potential intellectual property rights infringement.

Foreign IP Disputes and Advisory Work

Assisting clients involved in foreign disputes, including selection and management of local counsel and formation of litigation strategies

Advising on foreign litigation procedures, including discovery and other evidence collection efforts

Assisting with prior art search and patent analysis

Assisting with settlement negotiation strategies and conducting negotiations on behalf of the client.

Practice Areas

Representative Cases

Represented a domestic pharmaceutical company in an invalidity trial against a foreign pharmaceutical company involving gastrointestinal stromal tumor and Sorafenib, among others.

Represented a Japanese stationery company in a seminal case in the unfair competition jurisprudence involving trademark rights in the shape of ball point pen products

Advised a domestic confectionery company against a Japanese confectionery company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case in a U.S. federal district court.

Patent Disputes

Represented a domestic chemical company against a foreign patentee in an infringement case as well as invalidity trial of the asserted patent related to super absorbent polymer and Organopolysiloxane, etc.

Represented a domestic pharmaceutical company in an invalidity trial against a foreign pharmaceutical company involving gastrointestinal stromal tumor and Sorafenib, among others.

Represented various companies, including those manufacturing semiconductors, cellular and mobile devices, audiovisual devices, display devices, and medicines, in cases involving compensation for employee inventions.

Represented a foreign automotive parts manufacturer in a patent infringement case involving airbag technology.

Disputes involving Design Rights, Trademarks, Unfair Competition

Represented a global smart device manufacturer in a trademark infringement case involving smart devices

Represented a Japanese stationery company in a seminal case in the unfair competition jurisprudence involving trademark rights in the shape of ball point pen products

Represented Japanese Cosmetics Manufacturer in an infringement of design rights case against domestic manufacturer

Copyright Disputes

Copyright infringement case and unfair competition case between a foreign game company and a domestic mobile game company

Represented a game company in a copyright infringement and unfair competition case involving a famous board gam.

Music copyright related dispute involving a foreign “over the top” media service provider.

Foreign IP Disputes

Advised a domestic ATM manufacturer in multiple U.S. ITC investigations and federal district court cases against U.S. ATM manufacturer involving ATM patents

Advised a domestic software company in a copyright infringement and breach of license claim in a U.S. federal district court.

Advised a domestic confectionery company against a Japanese confectionery company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case in a U.S. federal district court.