Associate
TEL |
+82-2-772-4933 |
E-MAIL |
hana.choi@leeko.com |
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As a member of the IP Practice Group, Hana Choi's practice and areas of special expertise include, among other things, patents, trademarks, copyright, employee inventions, trade secrets, IP licensing and franchise agreements.
Education
2018 |
Yonsei University Law School - J.D. |
2013 |
Korea National Open University French Language and Literature |
2007 |
Seoul National University - B.A. in International Relations |
Work Experience
Expertise
IP Litigation |
Responding to Unfair Competition |
Litigation & Arbitration |
Trade Secret · Company Information Protection |
Criminal Defense (Investigations) |
Criminal Defense (Litigation) |
International IP Litigation |
Trademark · Design |
IPTAB Proceedings |
IP Compliance |
Employee Inventions |
Border Measures |
IP Transactions & Licensing |
Franchise |
Game · Sports · Entertainment |
Copyright · Computer program |
Admissions
Admitted to the Korean patent bar(2018) |
Languages
Korean, English and French |
Representative Cases
- Counseled on copyright and design infringement of games
- Advised on production of TV dramas
- Counseled on infringement of animated movie characters/ cartoon characters
- Handled dispute relating to trademark and right of image of famous K-pop idol groups
- Handled dispute relating to trademark of popular Korean shopping malls
- Handled copyright infringement dispute regarding videos of famous celebrities uploaded on SNS (e.g., Facebook, Instagram etc.)
- Advised on responding to infringement claims regarding font copyright
- Advised on license agreement on trademark, design, copyright, and joint development etc.
- Advised on copyright license agreements for works on popular overseas SNS platforms
- Handled trade secret dispute
- Handled dispute regarding violation of Unfair Competition Prevention Act by a famous cosmetic brand
- Respond to trademark invalidation and cancellation action of a cosmetic brand and food brand.
- Counseled on violation of Unfair Competition Prevention Act and infringement of design rights regarding a product container
- Counseled on violation of Fair Labeling and Advertising Act
- Handled copyright dispute regarding a famous character
- Counseled a world famous video platform on copyright issues
- Counseled a world famous search engine on publicity and portrait rights
- Handled copyright infringement dispute regarding production of a drama
- Advised on production and distribution agreement of a movie
- Counseled a OTT service provider on copyright issues
- Handled copyright infringement dispute regarding OTT service
- Counseled a world famous online shopping mall on copyright registration
- Handled dispute relating to trademark of a well-known Korean clothing company
- Counseled a video ads maker on copyright issues
- Counseled on infringement of design rights regarding a bag
- Counseled on trademark infringement of a SNS account