Practice areas
Six practice areas, from filing and registration to research and analysis, trials and litigation, technology transfer and licensing, copyright and new IP rights, and consulting.
Based on the practice list on the previous site (2015). English wording reuses the previous English page where it matches the Korean list; other items are review drafts. The current scope will be confirmed before publication.
Filing and registration of IP rights
- Filing patents, utility models, designs and trademarks in Korea and abroad
- Prosecution of pending applications
- Maintenance and management of registered IP rights
Patent and trademark research and analysis
- Prior art searches for patents
- Assessment and expert opinions on possible infringement of, or conflict with, existing rights
- Preparation of patent maps
- Research on designs and trademarks
Trials and litigation
- Appeals against rejection, invalidation trials, scope confirmation trials, cancellation trials, and actions to cancel trial decisions
- Drafting and sending warning letters
- Strategies for responding to warning letters and infringement lawsuits, preparation of legal documents, and mediation
Technology transfer and licensing
- Valuation and appraisal of patented technology, and brokerage of technology transfer and licensing
- Consulting on acquiring a patent portfolio
Protection of copyright and new IP rights
- Registration of copyrights and computer programs
- Protection of trade secrets and resolution of disputes related to unfair competition
- Disputes concerning domain names
IP consulting and corporate advisory services
- R&D strategy based on intellectual property
- IP dispute prevention strategies for export-oriented businesses
- Licensing strategies