Foreign Attorney
Se Won MIN
Trademark · Design
As a member of Lee & Ko’s Intellectual Property, Healthcare and Franchise Practice Group, Se Won Min’s practice focuses on a broad range of intellectual property related disputes and counseling in the areas of trademarks, copyright, unfair competition, trade secrets, patents and IP licensing, advising on pharmaceutical companies in healthcare sector as well as multinational companies in franchise law sector.
Ms. Min has various experience in all areas of IP law, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets and advised foreign clients on patent prosecutions before the Korean Intellectual Property Office, invalidations, cancellations and scope confirmation trials before the Intellectual Property Tribunal and the Patent Court, as well as infringement actions before the judicial courts. Her expertise also extends to IP licensing and distribution agreements, unfair competition, and trade secret protection. She has been successfully representing and counseling clients in cross-border cases based on her understanding of IP systems in various jurisdictions. She involved multiple US patent infringement cases filed against Korean companies and IP disputes in Korea involving non-Korean companies.
Ms. Min has extensive experience in advising clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic, tobacco and food industries on regulatory compliance and corporate transactional matters. She also advised on franchise laws as well as legal and regulatory issues arising from the implementation and adoption of blockchain technology.
Ms. Min has various experience in all areas of IP law, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets and advised foreign clients on patent prosecutions before the Korean Intellectual Property Office, invalidations, cancellations and scope confirmation trials before the Intellectual Property Tribunal and the Patent Court, as well as infringement actions before the judicial courts. Her expertise also extends to IP licensing and distribution agreements, unfair competition, and trade secret protection. She has been successfully representing and counseling clients in cross-border cases based on her understanding of IP systems in various jurisdictions. She involved multiple US patent infringement cases filed against Korean companies and IP disputes in Korea involving non-Korean companies.
Ms. Min has extensive experience in advising clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetic, tobacco and food industries on regulatory compliance and corporate transactional matters. She also advised on franchise laws as well as legal and regulatory issues arising from the implementation and adoption of blockchain technology.
Representative Cases
- Patent and Trade Secret
- Represented Novartis against many Korean generic companies, which was one of the biggest patent infringement disputes related to blockbuster drug for heart failure treatment
- Represented a global company in a lawsuit involving the invalidation and infringement of a patent related to hair-dryer
- Advised domestic and foreign companies on trade secrets and unfair competition
- Advised on license agreements to prevent infringement of trade secrets related to chemical processes
- Advised on internal guidelines for preventing trade secret infringement
- Provided compliance guidlines on the use of technology related to license agreements
- Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
- Advised pharmaceutical companies on Pharmaceutical Affairs Act
- Advised on responses to administrative sanctions for violations of the Narcotics Control Act and the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act
- Provided consulting on establishing compliance systems for a Domestic Pharmaceutical Company
- Advised on matters related to regulatory approvals of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and health functional foods
- Reviewed and provided advice on research contracts and license agreements related to pharmaceutical development, as well as related dispute resolutions
- Provided legal advice on the permissibility of ingredients in health functional foods, legality of labeling, and packaging compliance
- Counseled on matters related to the Medical Service Act, including healthcare institution advertising, and the provision of economic benefits by pharmaceutical companies
- Reviewed and advised on various agreements and documents including ICF
- Intellectual Property Compliance
- Conducted risk analysis of trade secret infringement and provided strategy not to infringe any intellectual property rights including trade secret for a major Korean chemical company
- Reviewed and advised on various types of agreements including license agreement
- Entertainment/License
- Reviewed license agreements and various content production and performance contracts
- Advised on content production/distribution agreements and movie distribution in Korea
- Reviewed domestic content production and distribution contracts and copyright issues for overseas companies
- Reviewed a world tour contract for a famous girl group
- Franchise Law
- Advised on franchising matters and filing disclosure statements with the KETC
- Advised on franchise business of Intercontinental Hotel Group, Accor, Marriott, On the Border, Texas Roadhouse, Wyndham, Chuck E Cheese, and Five Guys
- Blockchain
- Advised a leading Korean cryptocurrency exchange on overseas expansion
- Advised overseas token/coin companies on domestic regulations related to their entry into Korea
- Advised on overseas NFT ecosystem operation and NFT and coin issuance
Education
| 2017 | Washington University School of Law, St. Louis – J.D. |
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| 2013 | University of Rochester – B.A. in Philosophy |
Languages
| Korean and English |
