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Keum Nang Park currently serves as the Co-head of the Healthcare/Life Science Group at Lee & Ko, and broadly advises clients in intellectual property matters, particularly chemical / pharmaceutical and biotechnology patent disputes, regulatory matters related to government agencies such as the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and Ministry of Environment, as well as other matters such as pharmaceutics, medical devices, cosmetics, food product, health supplements, household chemicals, etc.

Ms. Park has been listed in the IAM Patent 1000 Recommended experts in Litigation, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Top 100 Women in Litigation, TOP 250 Women in IP list, ALB Top 15 Female Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Intellectual Property Litigation Star, Legal Times Healthcare Area Leading Lawyer, Legal Times Intellectual Property Area Leading Lawyer, IP Star, Chambers Global Intellectual Property Area Ranked Lawyer, Chambers Asia Intellectual Property Area Leading Lawyer and lecturer for IP Judges on chemical patent topic. In recognition of her illustrious achievement, Ms. Park received the Recognition Award from the Minister of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for her contribution to the pharmaceutical industry.
Representative Cases
Litigation
Lead counsel for the patentee in the biggest patent infringement dispute ever in Korea related to heart failure treatment patent
Patent dispute related to diaper, which involved the largest monetary damages amount
A number of pharmaceutical and biotech patent disputes, including a favorable decision in a pharmaceutical patent infringement preliminary injunction suit, which set a precedent in the inventiveness standard for selection invention patent
Obtained first-ever preliminary injunction against the drug price reduction of original drug following generic launch during patent dispute
Trade secret misappropriation dispute for major pharmaceutical companies
Drug price reduction cancellation dispute following self-withdrawal of marketing approval
A series of disputes related to sanitary pad TVOC
Dispute regarding humidifier disinfectant
Damages claim dispute for defamation of pharmaceutical company by media company
Trade secret misappropriation suit for a global pharmaceutical company
A number of pharmaceutical patent disputes with regard to patent approval linkage system for a global pharmaceutical company
Patent infringement dispute between Korea’s largest film manufacturer and Japan’s largest film manufacturer
Dmages claim dispute against a pharmaceutical company on behalf of National Health Insurance Service following the marketing approval cancellation
Patent infringement dispute related to computer program for the biggest software company in the world
Trademark dispute related to the name of large business group
Damages claim dispute for trade secret misappropriation against a competitor on behalf of an ai conditioner manufacturer
Administrative disposition cancellation action for a health functional food company
Patent infringement dispute between a Korean electronic device manufacturer and Japanese electronic device manufacturer
A number of suits for cancellation of environmental waste charge imposition
Patent invalidation dispute regarding optical communication cable company
Dispute regarding asebestos damage
Counseling
Advise global pharmaceutical companies regarding biosimilar patent disputes
Advise domestic and global pharmaceutical companies regarding licensing out and related disputes
Advise pharmaceutical companies when entering overseas markets with regard to license, approval, patents, trademarks, etc.
Advise on the safety of home environment products
Advise client on damages compensation regarding humidifier disinfectant and National Assembly Hearing
Advise pharmaceutical companiaes on Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, reibursement drug price, Fair Trade Act, Trademark Act, Patent Act, as well as various contract documents including drug supply agreement
Advise food companies on Food Sanitation Act, Livestock Processing Act, and Fair Trade Act
Advise bio startups on Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, Medical Service Act, Patent Act, and various contract documents including technology transfer
Advise beverage and milk companies on Food Sanitation Act and bio patents
Advise medical device manufacturers on Medical Device Act, Fair Labeling and Advertising Act, etc. in response to criminal charge or MFDS action
Advise semiconductor manufacturers on Patent Act and other relevant issues
Advise clients on Environmental Damage Compensation Act
Advise household product companies on patent infringement damages calculation
Advise clients on plant variety importation and improvement contract
Advise clients on defamation issue due to media coverage related to food or drug products
Advise hospitals related to recovery of reimbursement claims by Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service
Advise health functional food companies on Health Functional Food Act, etc.
Advise beverage companies on Fair Labeling and Advertising Act, Food Sanitation Act, Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, Health Functional Food Act, etc.
Advise cosmetics companies on Comsetic Product Act
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Education
2007 Harvard Law School - Visiting Scholar
2007 Boston University School of Law - LL.M
2002 Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
1992 Seoul National University - M.S(Pharmacy)
1990 Seoul National University - B.S(Pharmacy)
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Work Experience
2002-present Lee & Ko
2019-present Member of Industrial Property Dispute Mediation Committee of Korean Intellectual Property Office
2023-present Adjunct Professor, Dong Guk University School of pharmacy
2017-2019 Committee member of National Central Environmental Dispute Resolution Commission
2012-present board director of APAA Korea(Asia Patent Attorney Association Korea)
2012-present Consultant at Ministry of Justice
2016-2018 Research Ethical Committee member, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
2016-2018 Ombudsman of MFDS
2015-2016 Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University School of Law
2015-2018 Committee member of National Health Insurance Corporation for insurance information
2016-2018 Director, Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health &Welfare
2014-2018 Director, Social Security Information Service
2014-2016 Member, Pharmaceutical Industry Promotion and Support Committee of Ministry of Health & Welfare
2010-2012 Specialist, MFDS Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Review Committee
2010-2016 Chairwoman, Legislative Body of Korean Society of Food, Drug and Cosmetics Regulatory Sciences
2008-2009 Advisor, Presidential Committee on Water Management of Korean Sustainable Development Commission
1996 Oriental Medicine Pharmacist
1990 Pharmacist
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Admissions
2002 Admitted to bar, Korea
2005 Admitted to the Korean patent bar
2010 Member of Asian Patent Attorneys Association
1990 Admitted to Korea Pharmaceutical Association
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2018-2024 Ranked Lawyers, IP (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 edition)
2018-2024 Leading Legal Professionals, IP (Chambers Global 2024 edition)
2022-2023 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Next Generation Partners - Intellectual Property
2022-2023 Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Litigation Star - Intellectual Property
2021-2023 IAM Patent 1000, Bronze (Litigation)
2020-2023 IP Stars (Patent Star)
2020-2023 MIP Top 250 Women in IP
2022 Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific , Top 100 Women in Litigation
2019-2021 Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, Future Star - Product Liability and Recall
2021-2023 Legal Times, Leading Lawyers (IP)
2021 Legal Times, Leading Lawyers (Healthcare)
2021 ALB Asia's Top 15 Female Lawyers
2020-2022 Top 250 Women in IP
2018 Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Commendation
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
Patent Term Extension of Pharmaceutical Patent and the Role of the Regulatory Agency (FDC regulatory Science Academy) (2024)
KDRA Lecturer on Patent Approval Linkage System (2023~2024)
MFDS Lecturer on Patent Approval Linkage System (2020~2021)
2020 Life Sciences South Korea, Lexology Getting The Deal Through
Challenges for Biosimilars In Korean Market (Global Biosimilar Summit (Munich), Speaker, 2019)
Successful Challenges to Korea Health Insurance Regulator's 13-years Old System of Automatic Reduction of Original Drug Price (Legal 500, 2019)
Joint Conference (LEEKO/ Foley and Lardner, Moderator, Bio Korea, 2019)
Joint Conference (LEEKO/ McDermott Will & Emery LLP) Pharma-Patent Protection in Korea and US (Speaker, 2018)
Evidence in Korean Patent Infringement (APAA Auckland Workshop, Speaker, 2017)
Joint Conference (LEEKO/ Foley and Lardner) Patent Strategy in Pharma and Bio Industry (Speaker, 2017)
Lecturer of Improper Solicitation and Graft Act (MFDS, 2017)
Lecturer of Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health & Welfare, 2017)
Lecturer of KPMA / MFDS sponsored Pharmaceutical Patent-Regulation Education Program (2016)
'3D-Printing and IP' (APAA Penang Emerging IP Committee, Speaker, 2014)
'Taking Control of your IP Dispute using ADR' (APAA Penang ADR Workshop, Speaker, 2014)
'Practical Application & Problems of Patent Approval Linkage System ' (KFDC Fall Session, Speaker, 2014)
Space Law Committee Session 'Telemedicine by satellite : Improving healthcare and creating legal and ethical issues,'(IBA Tokyo Conference, Speaker, 2014)
'South Korea's Patent-Approval Linkage System,' (Intellectual Asset Management Magazine, 2014)
'Newly Established Patent Approval Linkage System' (Bio Korea special Session/ KFDC Seminar 2014)
'Patentability of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Inventions-Enantiomer Invention, Crystalline Invention, and Selection Invention ,' (Law & Technology, 2013)
'Chemical/Pharmaceutical Patent's Patentability,' (Korea-US IP Judicial Conference, Speaker, 2013)
Life Science Session 'Stem Cell Therapy Regulation in Korea,' (IBA Boston Conference , Speaker, 2013)
'Patentability of Pharmaceutical Inventions,' (Judicial Training Seminar, 2013)
'Life Sciences South Korea Part,' (The Law and Leading Lawyers Worldwide, 2011)
'Understanding the Patent System,' (Seoul National University, College of Pharmacy, 2010)
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Seminar/Event

Lee & Ko and Morgan Lewis to host a joint seminar on recent issues in pharmaceutical and bio-pharma industry 2019.09.19
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