Partner
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justin.maeng@leeko.com |
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Junghwan (Justin) Maeng is a partner at Lee & Ko and a renowned specialist in international IP litigation, technology company transaction, and international arbitration.He graduated from Seoul Science High School, Korea's top specialized school for gifted students. He majored in computer science and developed computer software at Seoul National University and IBM affiliate. Notably, he is a distinguished pundit in legal matters regarding computer software and copyright.
He holds a doctorate in law from Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, studied at Stanford Law School, and worked at Morgan Lewis in Silicon Valley.
He has handled significant cross-border IP disputes, such as POSCO v. Nippon Steel, and technology company transaction matters in multiple jurisdictions around the world. He has dealt with various international arbitration cases at the ICC, LCIA, and HKIAC as well.
He is serving as a chair of the North and South America Committee in the Seoul Bar Association and as a counsel to various governmental committees.
学历
2016 |
Stanford University - LL.M |
2014 |
Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law - Ph. D. in Law |
2011 |
Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law - Master of Law |
2010 |
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea |
2002 |
Seoul National University - B.S.(Computer Engineering) |
经历
2010-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2016-2017 |
Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP (Silicon Valley, CA) |
2014-Present |
Advisory Committee Member of Korea Ministry Of Science, and ICT |
2014-Present |
Advisory Committee Member of National IT Industry Protection Agency |
2013-Present |
Advisory Committee Member of Korea Intellectual Property Office |
2011-Present |
Advisory Committee Member of Korea Internet & Security Agency |
2006-2008 |
PM in IBM ISIS Korea, Inc. |
主要业务方向
知识产权诉讼·判决 |
国际IP诉讼 |
国际仲裁 |
著作权·计算机程序 |
商业秘密·企业信息保护 |
企业咨询 |
企业并购 |
初创企业 |
游戏·体育·娱乐 |
数字新媒体产业 |
开源软件 |
美国·欧洲(知识产权申请) |
应对不正当竞争行为 |
边境措施 |
职务发明 |
知识产权战略咨询 |
知识产权合规 |
电·电子 |
知识产权审议 |
商标·设计 |
特许经营权 |
企业治理结构 |
知识产权交易·授权 |
数字金融 |
NFT(Non-Fungible Token) |
Metaverse |
Tech & AI |
资格/会员
Admitted to bar, Korea(2010) |
Admitted to Patent Bar, Korea (2010) |
语言
主要业绩
[International Arbitration]
- ICC arbitration regarding the development of 76mm caliber marine artillery of a warship
- ICC arbitration regarding the dispute on JV agreement
- ICC arbitration regarding loss caused by investment in the international mobile communication industry
- ICC arbitration regarding payment of dividend
- Arbitration regarding defective integrated computer system
- Arbitration regarding defective power plant
[U.S. IP Litigation]
- Global patent dispute on smartphones and tablet computers
- Global trade secret misappropriation case on the manufacturing process of grain-oriented electrical steel
- Patent infringement and IPR involving touch screen technology
- Patent infringement involving PI film technology
- Patent infringement involving patents related to battery fuel gauges in semiconductors
[Technology Corporation M&A and Investment]
- M&A deal between cloud service companies
- M&A deal between a software development company and a private equity fund
- M&A deal between AI robotics companies
- M&A deal between an AI vision software company and a major IT company
- Establishment of a Korean subsidiary company and contracting for early-stage investment
- Fundraising via ICO with a cryptocurrency token
[Patent]
- Patent infringement and invalidation case involving H.264 video data codec
- Patent infringement and invalidation case involving laser printer cartridge
- Patent infringement and invalidation case involving a search advertisement system for internet portal websites
- Patent infringement and invalidation case involving an escrow system
- Patent infringement and invalidation involving smartphones and tablet computers
- Patent infringement involving a manufacturing process of grain-oriented electrical steel
- Patent infringement and invalidation involving touch screen technology
- Patent infringement involving PI film technology
- Patent infringement on battery fuel gauges in semiconductors
- Global Free-To-Operate analysis on the manufacturing process of polyethylene with a metallocene catalyst
- Global Free-To-Operate analysis of AI object detection processes
- Patent portfolio management for various companies including medical operation robotics companies
[Trade Secret]
- Trade secret misappropriation regarding WCDMA and LTE mobile telecommunication repeaters and relay system between global mobile telecommunication companies
- Trade secret misappropriation regarding software source code for semiconductor manufacturing machinery
- Trade secret misappropriation regarding software source code of a famous game company
- Trade secret misappropriation involving the development of 76mm caliber marine artillery of a warship
- Trade secret misappropriation involving a manufacturing process of grain-oriented electrical steel
[Trademark]
- Trademark infringement cases brought by global luxury brand fashion companies
[Copyright]
- Copyright infringement case involving background music
- Copyright infringement case involving the appearance of an online shopping mall
- Copyright infringement case involving the client's unauthorized access to the computer server system
- Copyright infringement case involving the provision of cloud service as SaaS
- Copyright infringement case involving the provision of cloud personal video recorder service in smart TV
- Copyright infringement case involving software code for a semiconductor manufacturing machine
- Copyright infringement case involving various software such as CAD, DBMS
[License]
- Dispute on the breach of licensing terms and conditions regarding computer software such as OS, CAD, office programs, DBMS, ERP
- Licensing API and libraries regarding automatic vision detection program
- Licensing API and libraries regarding the computer program for autonomous driving cars
- Licensing various technologies and IPRs
[Entertainment]
- Publicity right infringement cases for celebrities
- Artist management contracts
- Various entertainment contacts including film contact, photography and videography contract, and video production contract
- Establishment of an integrated management system for actors and actresses
[Employee Invention]
- Dispute on the reasonable compensation for employee inventions
- Establishment of a company policy on fair compensation for employee inventions
[Domain Name]
- Domain name disputes over squatting
[Franchise]
- Franchise agreements for various food restaurants
[Computer Software Development Projects]
- Contract breach claim involving the implementation of a development agreement for the integrated system regarding governmental and judicial criminal record
- Dispute surrounding the completion of a project for the development of an integrated information system regarding a global insurance company
- Negotiation and counseling regarding the method of performing a project for the development of AUTOSAR software system according to the agile model
- Negotiation and contracting for computer software development projects according to the waterfall model and agile model
[Copyright Infringement of Computer Software]
- Copyright infringement case on the client's unauthorized access to the computer server system
- Copyright infringement case on providing cloud service as SaaS
- Copyright infringement case on providing cloud personal video recorder service in smart TV
- Copyright infringement case on software code for semiconductor manufacturing machine
- Copyright infringement case on various software such as CAD, DBMS
[Developer's Liability for Defective Computer Software]
- Dispute regarding the defect of developed software for a banking and financing information system
- Dispute regarding the defect of developed software for a major hospital's medical record management system
[Misappropriation of Computer Software Code]
- Misappropriation of software source code for semiconductor manufacturing machinery
- Misappropriation of software source code of a popular internet and mobile game company
[IP and Ownership of Developed Computer Software]
- Dispute on the IP and ownership of jointly developed software for an automatic artillery system
- Dispute on the IP and ownership of jointly developed software for an AI vision detection
- Dispute on the IP and ownership of jointly developed game software
[Computer Software Licensing]
- Licensing API and libraries regarding automatic vision detection program
- Licensing API and libraries regarding the program for autonomous driving cars
[Game]
- M&A and investment agreement between gaming companies
- Use of service and privacy agreement for the users of game software products
- Game development and publishing agreement
- Dispute on the IP and ownership of jointly developed game software
[Fintech]
- Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
- Regulations regarding token-based business models
- Regulations regarding blockchain business models
- Regulations regarding cryptocurrency and its financial derivative exchanges
[Cloud Computing]
- Regulations on storing and processing data regarding personal information, financial information, or medical information in cloud server
- Regulations on transferring data to the cloud server overseas
- Regulations on the security requirements for a cloud computing service
- Cloud Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Dispute on the failure of cloud computing service
- Structure of the new legislation on cloud computing
[AI]
- Regulations on collecting and processing massive data by AI system
- Dispute on the loss incurred by AI system
著作/发表
- Patent Litigation Guide in South Korea (Law & Practice - Chambers Global Practice Guide, Chambers Partners, 2020, Co-authored with Un Ho Kim, Jung Hyon Jun, and Hayoun Chun)
- Intellectual Property Right Assignments Q&A in South Korea (Practical Law Cross-Border Resource Center, Thomson Reuters, 2019, Co-authored with Un Ho Kim, Sun Chang, and Jung Hyun Uhm)
- Intellectual Property Right Licensing in South Korea (Practical Law Cross-Border Resource Center, Thomson Reuters, 2019, Co-authored with Un Ho Kim, Sun Chang, and Jung Hyun Uhm)
- A Study on the Calculation of Damages in Patent Infringement Matters with a Focus on Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement and Misuse (The Collection of Speech Materials for IAKL’s 27th Annual Conference, IAKL, 2019)
- A Study on the Practical Issues in IP Litigations Involving Computer Software (The Collection of Research Papers for Korean IP Lawyers Association (KIPLA) Seminars, 2019)
- A Study on the Reform of Court's Appraisal System in Copyright Infringement Cases Involving Computer Software (The Collection of Research Papers for Advanced Training for Korean Judges, Korea Supreme Court, 2018)
- A Study on the Practical Issues in Copyright Infringement Litigation Involving Computer Software (The Collection of Research Papers for Bench and Bar Conference, Seoul Central District Court, 2018)
- A Study on the Global Regulations on Cloud Computing – Including the Review on the Access Right to the Data Stored in Cloud Servers Located Overseas and Restrictions on Extraterritorial Transfer of Data - (The Collection of Research Papers on Cloud Computing Industry, NIPA, 2018)
- A Study on Various IP Issues in Licensing Contracts (The Collection of Research Papers for Seoul National University Joint Disciplinary Conference, Seoul National University Law Research Institute, 2017)
- A Study on the Patent Exhaustion Doctrine (A Ph.D. Thesis, Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, 2014)
- A Study on the International Copyright Exhaustion Including the Review on U.S. Supreme Court's Holding in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 133 S.Ct. 1351 (2013) (Law & Technology, Vol. 9, No. 3, Seoul National University Center of Law and Technology, May. 2013)
- A Study on the Copyright Issues Surrounding Internet TV Program Recording and Transmission Service - Including the Reviews on the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Japan in Maneki TV case and Rokuraku II case – (Law & Technology, Vol. 8, No. 5, Seoul National University Center of Law and Technology, Sep. 2012)
- A Study on the Legal Protection of Ideas (Law & Technology, vol.7, No.5, Seoul National University Center of Law & Technology November 2011)
- A Study on the Legal Issues Surrounding Cloud Computing and their Solutions (Law & Technology, Vol 7. No.5. Seoul National University Center of Law & Technology, 2011)
- A Study on the Legal Issues Surrounding Cloud Computing and their Solutions (A Master's Thesis, Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, 2011)
- Calculation of Damages in Patent Infringement Matters with a Focus on Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement and Misuse (English Speech at IAKL's 27th Annual Conference, Seoul National University, 2019)
- Practical Issues in IP Litigations Involving Computer Software (Lecture at the Korean IP Lawyers Association (KIPLA), 2019)
- Reform of Court's Appraisal System in Copyright Infringement Cases Involving Computer Software (Lecture to Korean Judges at Advanced Training Session, Korea Supreme Court, 2018)
- Practical Issues in Joint Research and Development Agreement (Lecture to the Legal Department in Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Motor Group, 2018)
- Practical Issues in Copyright Infringement Litigations Involving Computer Software (Lecture to Korean Judges and IP Lawyers at Seoul Central District Court, 2018)
- Various IP Issues in Licensing Contracts (Lecture to the Professors of Seoul National University at Seoul National University, 2017)
- Features and effect of passed Cloud Computing Improvement and User Protection Act (Lecture at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2015)
- Legal issues regarding computer program and Korea patent law' (Lecture at the Korea Intellectual Property Office for patent examine officers, 2014)
- Legal issues surrounding international arbitration agreement and various international arbitration institutions' procedural rules KCAB, ICC, HKAIC, SIAC (Lecture at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 2012)
- Member of various advisory committees for the Korean Government including Korean Ministry Of Science and ICT, National IT Industry Protection Agency, Korea Intellectual Property Office, Korea Internet & Security Agency
- Chair of North and South America Committee in Seoul Bar Association
- President of the All-Alumni Association of Seoul Science High School
- IAKL Speech on Patent Damage Calculation & Mentoring Session (SNU Law News, September 18, 2019)
- Research Conference on the IP Issues in a Licensing Contract at Seoul National University (Ohmynews, December 24, 2017)
- Issues on the Upcoming Cloud Computing Act (Junggieconomy, June 3, 2015)
- Activities of the Governmental Committee for Drafting Cloud Computing Act (Softhouse, August 16, 2012)
- Winning on the Worldwide Trade Secret Dispute between Global Telecommunication Companies (Hankookilbo, January 25, 2012)
- Winning on the International Trade Secret Dispute Regarding a Naval Artillery (KBS News, January 10, 2012)