Overview
Taecksoo Kwon is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Mr. Kwon began his career as judge in 1986. He worked as judge in several courts and also served as research judge at the Supreme Court of Korea and as chief presiding judge at the Patent Court. He resigned from judiciary after serving as presiding judge at the Seoul High Court and joined BKL in March 2014. He is the head of IP Team at BKL and is in charge of IP litigation and advice. He is the first president of Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2014-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2012-2014
Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Research Center, Supreme Court
2012-2014
Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court (division handling litigation involving intellectual property)
2011-2012
Chief Presiding Judge, Patent Court of Korea
2006-2008
Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court
1999-2003
Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea (head of intellectual property right group)
1998-1999
Judge, Patent Court of Korea
1996-1997
Visitng Scholar, Waseda University, Japan
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2020-Present
Director, Korea Intellectual Property Society
2018-Present
Member, Hearing Manual Review Committee, Patent Court of Korea
2016-Present
Arbitrator, Patent Court of Korea
2016-Present
Chairman, Practice Area Registration Review Committee, Korean Bar Association
2016-Present
Member, Judicial Administration Advisory Committee, Patent Court of Korea
2015-Present
Panel of Judges, Judging Committee, Patent Infringement Pleading Contest
2015-2016
Member, IP Hub Court Promotion Committee, Supreme Court of Korea
2014-2016
Adjunct Professor in Patent Practice, Korea University School of Law
2014-2016
First President, Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
2012-2009
Test Makers for second rounds of Patent Bar Exam
2008-2009
Test Makers for second rounds of Patent Bar Exam
2003-2005
Test Makers for first rounds of Patent Bar Exam
Representative Matters
Advised company A on dealing with a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan
Advised company B in a patent dispute in U.S. ITC and Ohio District Court
Represented company C in the case involving the request of compensation for employee invention
Represented company D in a case involving the claims for the prohibition of patent right and claims for damages
Represented companies EA, EB and EC in cases involving trade secret infringement
Advised company A on dealing with a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan
Advised company B in a patent dispute in U.S. ITC and Ohio District Court
Represented company C in the case involving the request of compensation for employee invention
Represented company D in a case involving the claims for the prohibition of patent right and claims for damages
Represented companies EA, EB and EC in cases involving trade secret infringement
Represented company F in a case involving claims for the prohibition of patent infringement and unfair competitive acts
Advised company G on whether there was an infringement of patent and on the correspondence strategies
Represented company H in a case involving claims for the prohibition of infringement of a patent
Advised company I in dealing with patent nullity trial
Advised company J on an unfair clause concerning SAP's ERP audit
Represented and advised company K in dealing with the KFTC's investigation on the abuse of intellectual property rights
Represented company L in the case involving the request of compensation for employee invention
Represented company M in a case involving claims for the prohibition of unfair competitive acts, etc.
Represented company N in a patent infringement lawsuit
Represented company O in action against infringement of patent and design right
Represented many companies in cases involving injunctions for the prohibition of changing jobs
Education
1985
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1977
Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Selected Activities
Publications
Patent infringement in which the involvement of multiple entities is essential, a collection of theses commemorating the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Patent Court (Patent Court, 2018)
Infringements and Performances of Patents by Multiple Parties, Law Review Vol. 6 (Seoul National University, 2016)
Patent Act Focusing on Requirement Facts (Jinwonsa, 2010)
Practice Issues Arising among Invalidation Trial, Correction Trial and Infringement Lawsuit, Issues Relating to Civil Trials, Vol. 19 (Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2010)
Judgment of Well-Knownness and Similarity of Marks in Acts of Unfair Competition, Issues Relating to Criminal Trials (Jurisdiction Development Foundation, 2009)
Several Issues Relating to the Effectiveness of Non-Exclusive License - Especially in Connection with the Exercise of Right to Request Prohibition and Rights to Claim Damages, Collection of Papers in Celebration of 10th Anniversary of Establishment of the Patent Court (Patent Court, 2008)
Practical Issues in Litigation Seeking Prohibition of Infringement of Patent Right - In Connection with the Specification of Defendant Product and Defendant Method, and Interpretation of Scope of Patent Claims, Collection of Papers in Celebration of Promotion in Status of Seoul Northern District Court (Seoul Northern District Court, 2004)
Scope of Use of Trademarks by Parallel Importer, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, No. 42 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2003)
Compensation for Damages Due to Infringement of Patent Right - Especially in Connection with Calculation of Lost Profit, Issues Relating to Civil Trials (Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2002)
Judgment of Novelty and Inventive-Step of Patented Invention Containing the Dex-scription Characterizing Materials by Nature or Characteristics, etc., Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, No. 41 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2002)
Requirements for Application of Doctrine of Equivalents, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, No. 35 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2001)
Meaning of Use as Trademark and Criteria for Distinction from Use as Design, Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, No. 35 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2001)
Requirement to Be Satisfied for Photographic Work to Be Regarded as the Copyrighted Work Protected under the Copyright Act, etc., Commentaries on Supreme Court Decisions, No. 37 (Supreme Court Library of Korea, 2001)
Principle of Prohibition against Double Jeopardy, Patent Litigation Study, 1st Series (Patent Court, 2000)
Activity
Lecturer, Judicial Research and Training Institute (2006-207), Intellectual Property Training Institute (Korean Bar Association, 2016), Korea University (2007, 2014-2015), Hanyang University (2012-2013), Kyung Hee University Law School (2004-2005)
Lecturer, Patent LItigation Practice organized by Korean Bar Association (2005-2007), Seoul Bar Association (2014), Patent Attorney (2002, 2012-2013)
Awards
Chambers Asia-Pacific - Leading Lawyer (2018-2024)
Chambers Global - Leading Lawyer (2018-2022)
The Legal 500 - Leading Lawyer (2019-2024)
Asialaw - Leading Lawyers (2018-2024)
Asia Business Law Journal - Korea's Top 100 Lawyers (2021-2023)
Asia IP Profiles - South Korea IP Experts Top 50 (2020)
World Trademark Review 1000 - Leading Individual (2018-2022)
Managing IP, IP Stars - Patent, Trademark (2016-2023)
Qualifications
1985
Korea
Awards and Recognition
Awards and Recognition
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The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 - Leading Individual
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Asialaw Leading Lawyer 2024
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Asialaw Leading Lawyer 2023
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Asia Business Law Journal – Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers 2023
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Managing IP, IP Stars 2023 - Patent, Trademark
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The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 - Leading Individual
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Asia Business Law Journal – Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers 2022
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Managing IP - IP Stars 2022 - Patent / Trademark
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WTR 1000 2022 – Leading Individual
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Chambers Global 2022 - Leading Individual
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The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 - Leading Individual
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Asialaw - Leading Lawyer 2022
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Asia Business Law Journal – Korea's Top 100 Lawyers 2021
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The Legal500 Asia-Pacific 2021 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021 - Leading Individual
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Managing IP - IP Stars 2021 - Patent / Trademark
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Asia IP Profiles 2020 - South Korea IP Experts Top 50
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The Legal 500 2020 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 - Leading Individual
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The Legal 500 2019 - Leading Lawyer
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Chambers Global 2019 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 - Leading Individual
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Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018
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Chambers Global 2018 - Leading Individual
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Chambers Asia 2018 - Leading Individual
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Managing IP, IP Stars 2017 - Patent, Trademark