Ms So Young LEE > Jipyong LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Jipyong LLC Offices

Jipyong LLC
26F, Grand Central A,
14 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu,
Seoul 04527
South Korea
Visit website 82 2 6200 1600 82 2 6200 0800

Ms So Young LEE

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+82 2 6200 1721 sylee@jipyong.com View profile

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Patents & Utility Models ㆍ Employee Invention; Copyright; Trade SecretsㆍIndustrial TechnologyㆍBusiness Information Protection; Unfair Trade PracticesㆍCustoms Clearance; Technology, Media & Telecommunications; New Technologies & New Industries; R&D; Constitutional & Administrative Litigation; Media Disputes; Legislation & Public Policy; IP Litigation; Entertainment, Sports & Leisure; Game & E-Sports

Position

Partner

Career

Ms. So Young Lee is a partner in the IP & Technology Team, and mainly advises and represents clients in IP/ICT and R&D issues. While providing advice and representation to the leading entertainment, ICT, and media companies in Korea, she has covered legal issues related to the media, ICT and entertainment industry, such as copyright and IP right, personal information, and FinTech.

She is one of the few attorneys in Korea who has provided advice and representation on legal issues related to national R&D projects, such as sanctions including restriction on participation, royalty, fraud and misconduct in research, trade secret infringement, and joint cross-border research. She has also been involved in various projects and committees to reform laws, regulations and systems related to national R&D projects.

She is also actively engaged in alleviation and reformation of the regulations by participating in various committees and giving advice on matters such as reformation of the existing administrative regulations, enhancement of the legal system, and granting of regulatory exceptions especially in the areas of science and technology which does not have an established legal system yet, such as autonomous driving and artificial intelligence, as well as new industries such as the sharing economy.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002

Education

Yonsei University (LL.B., 1998)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > TMT: local firms

Jipyong LLC handles a broad range of mandates from traditional IP disputes and litigation to unfair competition. Practice head Jeong Kyu Choe counts major domestic media companies as key clients and excels telecoms regulatory work. So Young Lee handles IP rights and fintech matters and Mun Hui Kim acts for Korean broadcasting stations, investment and distribution companies, and film production companies on IP-related disputes.

South Korea > Intellectual property: local firms

Led by Jeong Kyu Choe, the IP team at Jipyong LLC has experience handling a variety of matters, including litigation, due diligence, IP strategy, and patent disputes. In addition to having an expertise in entertainment law, Mun Hui Kim also frequently handles cases on trademark, copyright, and unfair competition. Other notable members of the team include So Young Lee and Chang Ik Sung, who are both experienced partners in the firm’s IP and technology group.

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