Bae, Kim & Lee LLC has excellent IP capabilities, spanning the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The IP practice group is led by Kijoong Kang, who has extensive experience advising on cross-border IP disputes. Tae Uk Kang is particularly skilled in IP matters concerning online business, personal information protection, and e-commerce. Jihyun Kim focusses on trade secret protection, trademarks, and copyrights, while Taeck Soo Kwon, who previously served as Presiding Judge at the Seoul High Court, brings over two decades of expertise in IP transactions and litigation. Tae Guen Kim, Hankil D. Kang, and Susan Park are also noted for their work on some of the firm’s most prominent cases.
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- 'The communication is great. The team is detail oriented, they work fast, and they have abundant networks with regulatory institutions.'
- 'The experts at BKL are very collaborative. They try their best to meet their clients' needs. They have profound expertise and consulting experience in various fields.'
Key clients
- Actoz Soft
- Apple Inc.
- Hyosung TNC
- HUGEL
- Iljin Diamond
- KOLON Life Science
- KT&G
- NEXON Korea Corporation
- SCK Company (Previously known as Starbucks Coffee Korea)
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
Work highlights
- Advised Iljin Diamond on all aspects of the pending U.S. actions regarding the patent infringement claim filed by U.S. Synthetic Corp.
- Advising Hugel on its response to the ITC investigation in regard to the complaint filed by Medytox over botulinum toxin strain issue.
- Advised Kolon Life Science on a USD 600m licensing-out transaction over TG-C (formerly known as INVOSSA) with Juniper Biologics.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Attorney Taeck Soo KWON is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He is the head of IP Team at BKL and is in charge of IP litigation and advice. He began his career as judge in 1986. He worked as judge in several courts and also served as research judge at the Supreme Court 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.
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Attorney Tae Uk KANG is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (“BKL”) and belongs to the Intellectual Property Practice Group and the Data Protection Team of BKL. Prior to joining BKL in March 2007, he worked as a judge for 5 years. Based on such experience, he now provides consultation and (civil/criminal) litigation services regarding intellectual property disputes, personal information protection, and all legal matters related to internet-service providers (including e-commerce and online game industry).
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Tae Guen Kim is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Mr. Kim advises clients on various aspects of intellectual property, including patent and trademark enforcement and IP transactional matters. Having an electrical engineering background, Mr. Kim mainly handles disputes and licenses involving technology or patent. Mr. Kim also represents clients in multi-jurisdictional patent litigation, acting as the Korea counsel to clients involved in litigation overseas.
Practice head
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Kijoong Kang