Partner
Un Ho KIM
IP Litigation
| 2003 | Duke University Law School - LL.M. |
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| 1994 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1992 | Korea University, College of Law - LL.B. |
| 1991 | Passed the 33rd Korean Bar Examination |
| 2009-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2023-Present | Chairman of Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association |
| 2007-2009 | Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea (Intellectual Property) |
| 2005-2007 | Seoul High Court Judge (Exclusive Division for Intellectual Property) |
| 2003-2005 | Seoul District Court Judge |
| 2001-2003 | Seoul Family Court Judge |
| 1994-2001 | District Court Judge including Busan District Court etc. |
| 1994 | Admitted to the Korean Bar |
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| 2009 | Admitted to the Korean Patent Bar |
| 2023-Present | President, Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association |
| 2016-Present | Patent Court Mediator |
| 2012-Present | Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Arbitrator |
| 2012-Present | Ministry of Justice, Intellectual Property Legal Advisory Council |
| 2010-Present | Trademark Association Member |
| English and Korean |
| 2026 | Chambers Asia-Pacific, Ranked Lawyer(Band 1) - Intellectual Property [2019~2026] |
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| 2025 | Chambers Global, Ranked Lawyers Band 1- Intellectual Property [2020~2025] |
| 2025 | The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Leading Partners - Intellectual Property [2024~2025] |
| 2025 | Managing Intellectual Property, IP Star for Patent [2018~2025] |
| 2025 | IAM Patent 1000, Gold rank - Litigation |
| 2025 | Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific, Litigation Star for Intellectual Property [2018~2025] |
| 2025 | World Trademark Review 1000, Gold rank - Enforcement and Litigation [2020~2025] |
| 2025 | Asia Business Law Journal, The A-List (Korea's top 100 lawyers 2025) |
| 2025 | Asialaw Leading Layers, Distinguished practitioner for Intellectual Property [2020~2025] |
| 2024 | IAM Patent 1000, Silver rank - Litigation [2018~2024] |
| 2024 | Asia IP Magazine, Top 60 IP Experts of South Korea |
| 2023 | Legal Times, IP Lawyer of the Year |
| 2023 | Managing Intellectual Property Asia Pacific, South Korea IP Practitioner of the Year |
| 2022 | Managing Intellectual Property Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific IP Practitioner of the Year |
| 2022 | Asia IP Magazine, Top 50 IP Experts of South Korea |
| 2022 | Asian Legal Business, Asia's TOP 15 IP Lawyers |
| 2021 | Hankyung Business, Best Lawyer of the Year in Trademark & Intellectual Property by Korean In-House Counsel Association |
| 2017 | Managing Intellectual Property, IP Star for Trademark and Copyright |
| 2017 | Apex Asia Media, Asia IP Patents Experts |
Press & Releases
[Aju Economy] [Law Firm Hot Spot] Multi-Layered and Proactive Responses in the Aerospace Sector… Lee & Ko Aerospace Industry Team 2025.12.07Seminar/Event
Seminar on "Trademark and Patent Law Essentials Every In-House Counsel Should Know" 2025.11.19Awards Ranking
ABLJ Named 19 Lee & Ko Lawyers in '2025 Korea Top 100 Lawyers' 2025.10.31Awards Ranking
Lee & Ko Recognized as Top Law Firm in All 24 Categories by ‘Asialaw Profiles 2025’ 2025.10.22Awards Ranking
Lee & Ko Selected as Top-Tier Law Firm in MIP “2025 IP Stars” Rankings 2025.10.02Press & Releases
[Korea Economic Daily] Lee & Ko Attorney Un Ho Kim Named the Master of Comebacks in IP Industry [Selected as Role Model by Fellow Lawyers] 2025.08.25Press & Releases
[The Korea Economic Business Magazine] “The Lawyer of Lawyers” – Selected by Attorneys from Korea’s Seven Leading Law Firms 2025.08.25Newsletter
IP Perspective Vol.3 by Lee & Ko Intellectual Property Group 2025.08.21Newsletter
Landmark IP High Court Decision Expands Patent Protection for Online Cross-Border Commerce 2025.06.24Awards Ranking
Lee & Ko Earns Top-Tier Rankings Across All Practice Areas in IAM Patent 1000 2025 2025.06.02Deals & Cases
The first-ever court judgement recognizing patent infringement for postings on an overseas e-commerce platform 2025.05.22Press & Releases
[Chosun Ilbo] “‘Coway Ice Water Purifier’ Did Not Infringe ChungHo’s Patent—Final Ruling After 11 Years” 2025.05.15Newsletter
IP Perspective Vol.2 by Lee & Ko Intellectual Property Group 2025.02.17Deals & Cases
Obtaining a victory in appeal seeking to overturn the IPTAB’s dismissal of Webzen’s appeal against the refusal to register its key intellectual property, the 'MU' trademark 2025.01.23Newsletter
Recent Trends in Amendments to Intellectual Property Law in Korea 2025.01.10Newsletter
Amendments to APDPIT passed at the National Assembly's Plenary Session 2025.01.08Awards Ranking
'Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025’ Band 1 in 11 practice areas 2024.12.13Awards Ranking
Lee & Ko Selected as Top-Tier Law Firm in MIP “2024 IP Stars” Rankings 2024.10.07Deals & Cases
Obtaining a winning judgment for Naver in a case involving unauthorized crawling of “Naver Property” property listing information. 2024.09.27Newsletter
IP Perspective Vol.1 by Lee & Ko Intellectual Property Group 2024.09.11