Jongmin Lee > Kim & Chang > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Kim & Chang
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection; Intellectual Property Dispute; Technology, Media & Telecommunications Litigation; Industrial Security and Export Control

Career

Jongmin Lee is an attorney at Kim & Chang and practices primarily in the areas of intellectual property litigation and trade secret litigation.

Mr. Lee has extensive experience in disputes and transactions with issues involving intellectual property laws, especially those relating to patent, in-service invention, character, brand, computer program, IT system and confidential information, including trade secret.

Mr. Lee earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2008. In 2011, he graduated from Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea.

He is admitted to the Korean bar.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2011

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (Visiting Scholar, 2018)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2011)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2008)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Intellectual property: local firms

(Rising Stars)

Jongmin LeeKim & Chang

Kim & Chang continues to prove itself as an excellent adviser in all matters relating to IP, including copyrights, patents, trade secrets, domain names, and unfair competition. The team is led by managing partner Jay (Young-June) Yang, a ‘top tier lawyer’ with over 40 years of experience across all areas of IP law. Young Kim specialises in patent law and has extensive experience handling infringement cases, with key expertise in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors. Chul Hwan Jung stands out for his work on various IP matters within the firm’s mechanical practice, alongside Won Kim, who regularly handles IP matters relating to IT, trade secrets, and entertainment industries. Having previously served as a judge in the IP High Court, Minjung Park brings her expertise to patent litigation and is especially recommended for trademark cases. Other key exceptional members of the team include In Hwan Kim, Monica Hyon Kyong Leeu, Kang Kwan, and associate Jongmin Lee.