Intellectual property has recently been regarded as the main asset of companies, and reliable corporate management should be accompanied by long-term and prudent strategies for acquisition, maintenance, and utilization of intellectual property. IP strategy consulting protects abstract ideas – owned by the companies – as intellectual property, systematically manages acquired intellectual property rights and provides advantages over other competitors based on such portfolio of intellectual property assets. Further, sound IP strategy consulting creates new business opportunities, minimizes the possibility of unnecessary disputes through a careful analysis of competitors’ IP, and consequently, increases the value of the company.

Lee & Ko’s IP Practice Group provides a one-stop service in obtaining, protecting and enforcing IP rights, including: filing, prosecuting and registering IP rights; handling administrative proceedings; and managing litigations. We also deliver comprehensive strategies for the interest of clients based on its extensive experience and know-how from handling various IP related works.

Expertise

Developing and deploying a portfolio of patents and consulting on optimization methods
Developing and deploying a portfolio of trademarks and establishing brand policy for conglomerates
Consulting on IP commercialization / IP transaction & licensing
Conducting analysis of Freedom to Operate (FTO)
Conducting analysis of technology trends and competitors’ IP
Conducting IP due diligence/evaluation on the value of IP
Providing education sessions on foreign IP law regime / foreign IP litigation strategies

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Major Cases

Formulated patent prosecution strategies, prosecuted patents, created a portfolio of patents and prepared reports on competitors’ patents for domestic IT company
Counseled on establishing group brand policy and trademark royalty system for a domestic major company
Conducted infringement risk analysis of competitor’s patents and counseled on defense strategies for launching new consumer electronics products of a foreign company
Conducted invalidity analysis of competitor’s patents, counseled on filing invalidation action and procured favorable decision for a foreign company entering into the Korean market
Conducted infringement risk analysis of competitor’s patents and counseled on defense strategies for launching new electronics products of domestic company
Counseled on licensing negotiation strategies and execution of license agreements with foreign competitors for leading domestic companies
Conducted due diligence on IP overview, IP value, the necessity of technology licensing for the acquisition of the main business of foreign semiconductor design, manufacturing company for a domestic company
Conducted due diligence on IP overview, IP value, the necessity of technology licensing for the acquisition of the main business of foreign semiconductor wafer manufacturing company for a domestic company
Counseled on U.S./Germany/Great Britain/France IP law regime and litigation strategies for domestic conglomerates
Provided education sessions on compliance with trade secret law for leading domestic companies