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+82-2-6386-6298 |
E-MAIL |
minwook.kim@leeko.com |
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Minwook Kim is an associate in the IP Practice Group specializing in intellectual property law. His areas of expertise include, among other things, patents, trade secrets, copyright, IP licensing, trademarks and employee invention. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2016, he worked as a patent attorney in Koreana Patent Firm and also an in-house patent counsel in IP Prosecution Group, Semiconductor R&D Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Education
2023 |
UCI(University of California, Irvine) School of Law – LL.M. |
2016 |
Korea University, School of Law - J.D. |
2009 |
Seoul National University - B.A. in Electrical Engineering |
Work Experience
2016-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2011-2013 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
2009-2011 |
Koreana Patent Firm |
Expertise
IP Litigation |
Responding to Unfair Competition |
IP Strategy Consulting |
Trade Secret · Company Information Protection |
Electrical · Electronics |
Mechanical |
US · Europe (IP Prosecution) |
Trademark · Design |
IPTAB Proceedings |
IP Compliance |
Employee Inventions |
IP Transactions & Licensing |
Game · Sports · Entertainment |
Copyright · Computer program |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2016) |
Admitted to Korean patent bar(2008) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Patents]
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving 3D Semiconductor
- Patent Invalidation Lawsuit involving Re-liquefaction System of LNG Carrier
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving Compressor of Re-liquefaction System of LNG Carrier
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving Lettering Service of Telecommunication Service Provider
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving IPTV Technologies
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving One-Time Password Technologies
- Patent Invalidation Lawsuit involving Mobile Game Platform
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving Smartphone User Interface
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving Electronic Compressor of HVAC
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation involving Smart Card
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation involving Mobile Driver's License
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation involving Test Equipment for Semiconductor Process
- Patent Infringement and Invalidation involving Screen Golf
- Patent Invalidation involving Wheel Bearing for Automobile
- Counsel on Patent Infringement and Invalidation involving Electronic Cigarette
[Trade Secrets]
- Patent/Trade Secret Infringement and Patent Invalidation Lawsuit involving Bluetooth Antenna embedded in Smartphones
- Trade Secret Lawsuit involving LED Manufacturing Equipment
- Trade Secret Lawsuit involving Treadmill
- Trade Secret Lawsuit involving Amplifier for Mobile Telecommunication Repeater delivered to the Military
- Trade Secret Lawsuit involving Un-manned Forklift Vehicle
- Counsel on Response to the Investigation of the Korean Intellectual Property Office's Special Judicial Police involving Trade Secrets related to Call Center Software Solution
- Preliminary Injunction Lawsuit involving Prohibition of Employee's Transfer related to Flash Memory Technologies
- Preliminary Injunction Lawsuit involving Prohibition of Employee's Transfer related to Rechargeable Battery Technologies
- Preliminary Injunction Lawsuit involving Prohibition of Employee's Transfer related to LCD, OLED Display Technologies
[IP Counsels]
- Counsel on Open Source Software License
- Counsel on IP Rights of National Technology Development Project
- Counsel on In-house IP Compliance
- Counsel on Introduction of In-house IP Management System
- Due Diligence and Counsel on IP issues in relation to M&As (LG Household & Health Care Ltd.'s acquisition of Physiogel brand assets from GSK, etc.)
- Various kinds of Counsels on Patent Law, Copyright Law, IP Licensing, etc.
[Etc.]
- Design Infringement and Invalidation Lawsuit involving Frames for Cargo Box of Truck
- Lawsuit involving LTE System delivered to the Military
- Lawsuit involving License Agreement on Construction New-Technology
Awards and Recognitions
2023-2024 |
Rising star (Managing Intellectual Property ) |