Taeuk Kang

Partner

T. +82-2-3404-0485
F. +82-31-601-7686
E. taeuk.kang@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Taeuk Kang served his tenure as judge from 2002 prior to joining Bae, Kim, and Lee LLC in 2007. At BKL, Mr. Kang mainly focuses his practice on legal advice and litigation in three areas: i) various legal affairs of IT companies, including e-Commerce and online game industry, ii) data privacy, and iii) intellectual property rights.

Mr. Kang currently serves as a member of various expert committees in the areas of intellectual property, data protection, e-Commerce, games, etc., in his capacity as arbitrator on the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, member of the eSports Fairness Committee, and advisor to the Personal Information Protection Commission.

Related Practices

Representative Experience

2007-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

2005-2007 Judge, Suwon District Court

2002-2005 Judge, Cheongju District Court

2025-Present Member, Korea Copyright Commission

2024-Present Director, Game Self-Governance Organization of Korea

2024-Present General Counsel, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety

2024-Present General Counsel, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

2023-Present Member, Future Forum, Personal Information Protection Commission

2021-Present Member, Open Data Mediation Committee

2021-Present Member, Copyright Protection and Deliberation Committee

2021-Present Member, Data Agency Eligibility Committee, Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute; Member, Continuous Evaluation Committee, Financial Security Institute; and Member, Data Anonymization Adequacy Evaluation Committee, Financial Security Institute

2021-Present Member, Personal Data Protection Committee, NAVER

2021-Present Vice President, Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association

2020-Present Member, Legislative Research Committee on Amendments to PIPA; Institutional Innovation Advisory Group, Personal Information Protection Commission

2020-2023 Member, Fair e-Sports Committee, Korea e-Sports Association

2020-2023 Member, Game Rating and Administration Committee

2017-Present Advisory Counsel, Personal Information Protection Commission

2017-2020 Legal Advisor, Personal Information Protection Commission, Korea Communications Commission

2016-Present Member, Deliberation Committee for Cancellation of Registered Periodicals in Gyonggi Province

2015-2019 Member, Seoul City Hope Economy Commission

2014-2020 Member, Content Dispute Resolution Committee

2014-2016 Member, Game Content Rating Board

2013-2015 Expert Advisor, Expert Committee on Creation, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property

2012-Present Expert Advisor, Copyright Service Support Group for Industrial Sites, Korea Copyright Commission

2012-2020 Advisory Member, Advisory Committee on Interpretation of Personal Information Protection Laws, Ministry of the Interior and Safety

Representative Matters

Represented A in a copyright case related to the game and represented and advised many other game companies in litigation cases concerning game copyright

Represented engineering company B in a case involving trade secrets related to power generation design

Advised local companies E and F and foreign companies G and H on responding to leakage of personal information

Advised multinational pharmaceutical company I, distributor J, local pharmaceutical company K, financial institution L and company M on their compliance projects involving personal information

Represented local and multinational companies in responding to game rating issues and measures taken by the Game Rating and Administration Committee

Represented A in a copyright case related to the game and represented and advised many other game companies in litigation cases concerning game copyright

Represented and advised clients in civil and criminal litigation cases related to the license fee, in which KOMCA, FKMP, RIAK were the other party

Represented and advised music streaming businesses and negotiated with associations including KOMCA, etc

Represented and advised online lecture businesses and lecturers in litigation cases concerning copyright

Represented many SI companies and software developers in litigation cases related to software copyright and service contract

Trade Secrets

Represented engineering company B in a case involving trade secrets related to power generation design

Represented local company C in a case involving trade secrets related to solar power

Represented lens manufacturer D in a case involving trade secrets

Represented local and multinational companies in cases seeking an injunction to enforce non-compete clauses against former employees

Personal Information

Advised local companies E and F and foreign companies G and H on responding to leakage of personal information

Advised multinational pharmaceutical company I, distributor J, local pharmaceutical company K, financial institution L and company M on their compliance projects involving personal information

Advised foreign companies N, O and P on compliance issues involving personal information

Advised the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Korea Communications Commission, the Personal Information Projection Commission and the Korea internet and Security Agency on issues of personal information

Advised company Q on the management of its global employee data system and other companies on issues of personal information involving the integration of overseas servers

Advised chemical company R, game company S and other on compliance issues involving the GDPR

Game

Represented local and multinational companies in responding to game rating issues and measures taken by the Game Rating and Administration Committee

Represented Company T in a copyright infringement dispute against Company U

Represented Company W in a copyright infringement dispute over mobile game

Represented local company X in a case seeking revocation of suspension of business for an alleged violation of the Game Industry Promotion Act

Represented company Y in responding to suspension of business for an alleged violation of the Game Industry Promotion Act

Represented company Z in responding to criminal charges for an alleged violation of the Game industry Promotion Act

Represented local game companies A, B, C and others in copyright infringement disputes

Represented game companies in compliance projects involving copyrights for newly released games

E-commerce

Advised foreign company D on compliance issues involving the launch of an e-commerce website

Advised foreign companies E and F on compliance issues for the launch of their e-commerce websites

Advised local distributor G and delivery app operator I on compliance issues

Patent and Trademark

Represented foreign company H in a patent infringement dispute over drillships

Represented local semiconductor equipment company I in a patent infringement dispute over manufacturing equipment

Represented local tire manufacturer J in a patent infringement dispute

Represented local company K in a patent infringement dispute over anchors

Represented local company L and multinational companies in their trademark cases

Represented financial companies and e-commerce companies in business method patent cases

Education

2017 Seoul National University (LL.D.)

2011 University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.)

2004 Seoul National University (LL.M.)

2002 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

1999 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications

Law and Policies for Personal Information Protection (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2014)

E-commerce-related Laws and Regulations, E-commerce Managers (4) (Co-author, Korea E-Business Association, 2000)

2020 European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) Guide Book for Domestic Entrepreneur (Co-author, Korea Internet & Security Agency, 2020)

Recent Cases in Foreign Countries regarding the Use of Actual Copyrighted Works in Video Games, C-Story, 22nd, pp. 16-19 (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2020)

Study on Consumer Protection in Cloud Computing (Co-author, National IT Industry Promotion Agency, 2019)

Analysis of the Recent Trend on Profiling Technology and Study on Privacy Policy Direction (Co-author, Korea Internet & Security Agency, 2018)

The International Comparative Legal Guide - Data Protection 2017 Edition: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2017)

Transfer of Personal Information in a Corporate Structural Change, Journal of Korean Law Vol. 17, pp. 101-127 (Co-author, Seoul National University Asia-Pacific Law Institute, 2017)

A Study on the Protection of Ideas in Creative Works (Doctoral Thesis, Co-author, Seoul National University, 2017)

Privacy and Data Security Deskbook: South Korea part (Hunton AK, 2015)

Guidebook for New Software Enterprises' Using Works (Korea Copyright Commission, 2013)

A study on the joint infringement by multiple parties under US patent act, Law Times (Law Times, 2012)

Substantial Similarity in Musical Works, Copyright Quarterly No. 77, pp. 4-21 (Korea Copyright Commission, 2007)

Problems on Practical Affairs Related to Provisional Injunction of Non-Infringement of Patent Rights, Gyeonggibar No. 13, pp. 449-482 (Suwon Bar Association, 2006)

Scope of Protection of Technical Measures in Light of PS2-Mod Chip Case, Journal of digital property law Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 55-89 (Sechang Publish, 2006)

Cases Related to Infringement of Patents and Nullity Defense (2006)

Paper on UCITA, Software and Law No 1 (Co-author, Korea Software Property-Right Council, 2002)

Protection of E-mail Related Privacy at Works (2002)

Duty and Damage Liability of Certifying Institutions, Digital Contents No. 95, pp. 38-48 (KISA Information Security Superior Paper Award Winner, Korea Database Agency, 2001)

Legal Countermeasures for Abuse of Emails (KISA Information Security Superior Paper Award Winner, Korea Internet & Security Agency, 1999)

Guide line for Y2K-related Unfair Actions (Co-author, 1999)

Awards

Chambers Asia-Pacific - Leading Lawyer (2018-2024)

Chambers Global - Leading Lawyer (2019-2024)

The Legal 500 - Leading Lawyer (2019-2024)

Who's Who Legal - Leading Practitioner (2019-2024)

Asia Business Law Journal - Korea's Top 100 Lawyers (2023-2024)

The Asia Legal Awards - Data Privacy Lawyer of the Year (2020)

Citation (President of Korea Internet & Security Agency in relation to Personal Information Protection Works, 2018)

Citation (Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in relation to Copyright Works, 2015)

Citation (Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs in relation to Personal Information Protection Works, 2013)