IP Transactions, Licensing & Strategy

"They provided us with professional legal advice and guidance to smoothly close the matter."

- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Overview

BKL’s IP Practice Group is experienced in advising our clients in various types of IP transactions, including licensing and other IP-based advisory work. In particular, our experience in cross-border IP transactions is unparalleled in the industry, and we have been privileged to represent many of our clients in highly publicized deals involving technologies, helping clients maximize the potential value of their IP assets along the way.

Advise on IP Transactions and All Related Advisory Work

The extent of our work in this area includes advising clients on contract drafting and negotiation in connection with IP transactions, an integral part of which also includes assessment of potential infringement risks and devising of practical defense strategies against infringement claims. In addition to advising clients on their business transactions involving IP assets, our work in this area expands into advising on joint development projects, joint ventures involving intellectual property rights, and M&As involving IP assets.

IP Portfolio Management and Devising of Effective Strategies for Maximizing IP Assets’ Potential Value

Also essential to our work in this area includes devising effective strategies for IP disputes and advising our clients on strategies to maximize the potential value of their IP assets. To this end, we provide analyses of the relevant IP, assessment of legal risks and propose practical measures for implementation. Taking the advantage of being a full-service law firm, our IP transactional lawyers can draw upon the experience of our in-house experts in all areas of law, including such experts in Patent and Trademark Prosecution, Tax, and Corporate, which allows us to provide comprehensive and effective legal advice to our clients, which, in turn, ensures the maximization of our clients’ IP assets.

Key Services

Advise on Contracts for Licensing, Transfer and other IP-Based Transactions
Documentation and negotiation of agreements for technology transfer and joint IP/technology development in all areas of technologies
Advise on technology exports
Advise on intercompany IP transactions
Due Diligence of Intellectual Property Rights
Conduct legal review of IP rights in the context of M&As and business transfers
Advise on technical assessment on target patents or technologies
Advice on Monetization of Technologies
Advise on securing IP protection and monetization of technologies
Advise on technology-based joint ventures
Advise on strategies for investing in IP rights
Counsel on Management of IP Rights and Strategies
Advise on strategies for intercompany management of IP rights
FTO (Freedom to Operate) analysis

Representative Cases

Advise on all aspects of music licensing for a leading global online streaming platform
Advised a major local shipbuilder on licensing-out of its shipbuilding technology overseas
Advised a local pharma in connection with Korea’s first mega licensing-out of its technology for a new drug, and advise other major local pharmaceutical companies on their technology licensing-out transactions overseas
Advised on licensing of rechargeable battery technology by the battery manufacturer to its JVA engaged in the manufacturing of automobiles
Advised a local convenience store franchisor on its expansion of its franchise business into Mongolia
Advise on all aspects of music licensing for a leading global online streaming platform
Advise on licensing and marketing collaboration agreements for clients in the fashion industry
Advise on trademark portfolio management and prosecution of trademarks for clients in the fashion industry
Advised a major local shipbuilder on licensing-out of its shipbuilding technology overseas
Conduct patent analyses for major multi-nationals in the chemicals industry
Advised a local pharma in connection with Korea’s first mega licensing-out of its technology for a new drug, and advise other major local pharmaceutical companies on their technology licensing-out transactions overseas
Advised a global chemicals company on its licensing-out of its technology for petroleum plant overseas