Myungkyu Lee

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0131
  • F. +82-2-3404-0805
  • E. myungkyu.lee@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Myungkyu Lee is a partner and a member of the Intellectual Property Team at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Since Mr. Lee began practicing as a lawyer in 2008, his practice focuses on advising and representing clients in litigation cases involving intellectual property rights including, among other things, patent and trademark infringements and claim for cancellation of court decision.

Mr. Lee was able to be exposed to intellectual property law for eight years when he worked in Patent Court (as a judge), Supreme Court of Korea (as a research judge, of the IP Department), Incheon District Court (as a presiding judge of the IP Specialized Department), etc. for 16 years. Based on such vast experience, he also gave lectures regarding trademark law and unfair competition prevention law in the Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea and regarding intellectual property lawsuits in Korea University Graduate School of Law. From 2009 to 2015, he served as a member of the Trade Commission under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, which plays the same role as the USITC, and was also appointed as an arbitrator of the Korea Commercial Arbitration Board in 2013.

Representative Experience

2013-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2008-2013 Darea Law & IP Group
2005-2008 Presiding Judge, IP Specialized Department, Incheon District Court
2003-2005 Research Judge, IP Department, Supreme Court of Korea
1999-2003 Judge, Patent Court
1997 Visiting Scholar (Intellectual Property Right), Université Panthéon Assas Paris II
1992-1999 Judge of Various District Courts, Including Gyeongju Branch of Daegu District Court

Representative Matters

Represented POSCO in trade secrete infringement case
Represented LG Electronics in employee invention compensation case
Represented Footballer Seung-Woo Lee in a case involving his management agreement
Represented Samsung Electronics in employee invention compensation case
Represented Hence Engineering & Construction in a case involving the invalidation of patent and designation of a new technology
Represented POSCO in trade secrete infringement case
Represented LG Electronics in employee invention compensation case
Represented Footballer Seung-Woo Lee in a case involving his management agreement
Represented Samsung Electronics in employee invention compensation case
Represented Hence Engineering & Construction in a case involving the invalidation of patent and designation of a new technology
Represented SBS Contents Hub in a case involving infringement on copyrighted broadcasting program
Represented Naver Webtoon in a copyright infringement case
Represented Osteosys in a copyright infringement case

Education

1989 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1987 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Qualifications

1989 Korea