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Hwang, Jeong Hoon

Partner
T. +82-2-528-5326

Introduction

Jeong Hoon Hwang is a partner at Yulchon, who practices primarily in the area of IP & Tech Practice. Before joining Yulchon, Mr. Hwang worked as a mechanical engineer for Daewoo Heavy Industries and also as a patent attorney for Lee International Patent & Law Firm and Nam & Nam Patent & Law Firm.

Education
  • 2018 Completed the 21st session at Tax Training Institute, Seoul Bar Association
  • 2016 Completed the 4th session at Antitrust Training Institute, Seoul Bar Association
  • 2013 University of Southern California School of Law, LL.M.
  • 2008 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
  • 1996 Seoul National University, B.S.
Experience
  • 2008-present Yulchon LLC
  • 2013 Foreign Associate, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Irvine office)
  • 2005-2006 Patent attorney, Nam & Nam Patent & Law Firm
  • 2002-2003 Patent attorney, Lee International Patent & Law Firm
  • 1996-1999 Mechanical engineer, Daewoo Heavy Industries
Qualifications
  • 2008 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
  • 2001 Admitted to Patent Bar , Republic of Korea
Languages

Korean, English

Awards/Recognition

Awards/Recognition
  • 2026 Litigation star, Intellectual property, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
  • 2025-2026 Silver, IP Litigation, IAM Patent 1000
  • 2025-2026 Bronze, Enforcement and Litigation, World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000
  • 2024 Bronze, IP Litigation, IAM Patent 1000
  • 2020-2024 Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Legal Times

News/Publications

News/Publications
2025. 06. 04. Newsletters Recent Developments in Local Representative Designation Policy under the Game Industry Promotion Act 2025. 06. 04.
2025. 02. 03. Selection Yulchon Recognized as a Gold Tier Firm for Nine Consecutive Years by World Trademark Review 2025. 02. 03.
2024. 12. 26. Contribution Yulchon Attorneys Contributed to Thomson Reuters Practical Law – Counterfeiting Protection and Enforcement: Overview (South Korea) 2024. 12. 26.
2024. 10. 21. Newsletters Foreign Game Companies to be Mandated to Designate Local Representative 2024. 10. 21.
2024. 06. 07. Selection Yulchon IP Practice Recognized in the IAM Patent 1000 2024 2024. 06. 07.
2024. 01. 17. Newsletters The National Assembly Passes a Bill to Partially Amend the Invention Promotion Act 2024. 01. 17.
2023. 04. 13. Deals & Cases Yulchon Achieved a Significant Victory on behalf of Corning Inc., a Leading Glass Manufacturer, Successfully Defending against Patent Invalidation Challenges Brought by Their Competitor AGC Inc., through an Invalidation Trial and Subsequent Supreme Court Appeal 2023. 04. 13.
2021. 09. 30. Deals & Cases Successful Defense of Corning Inc. in a Patent Invalidation Challenge Brought by Corning’s Competitor AGC, Inc. [Korean IP Trial and Appeal Board (“KIPTAB”) Decision dated Sept. 30, 2021] 2021. 09. 30.
2020. 09. 17. Deals & Cases Yulchon represented a smartphone screen protector manufacturer in a Korean Trade Commission proceeding, and obtained an exclusion order (KTC, Sept. 17, 2020) 2020. 09. 17.
2019. 08. 30. Newsletters Copyright Infringement of Rules, Process and Mechanics of a Game: Supreme Court Broadens Copyright Protections of Games (Supreme Court, 2017Da212095, June 27, 2019) 2019. 08. 30.
2019. 08. 29. Deals & Cases Yulchon Successfully Represented Next Entertainment World Co., Ltd. in a Trademark Invalidation Trial [Patent Court, August 29, 2019] 2019. 08. 29.
2019. 02. 21. Deals & Cases Yulchon's IP Team Secures a Final Victory for Samsung, Persuading the Full Panel of the Supreme Court that a Licensee Qualifies as an Interested Party with Standing to Bring an Invalidation Trial (S. Ct., Feb. 21, 2019) 2019. 02. 21.
2018. 12. 18. Newsletters The National Assembly Passes Proposed Legislation Reinforcing the Protection of Patents and Trade Secrets 2018. 12. 18.
2018. 11. 15. Deals & Cases Yulchon Represented Kumkang Shoes Co., Ltd. against Regal Corporation and Successfully Dismissed all Claims, Relating to Trademark, Unfair Competition, and Copyright 2018. 11. 15.
2017. 02. 16. Deals & Cases Design Patent: Hermès v. Play No More (Seoul High Court 2016 Na 2035091) 2017. 02. 16.
2017. 02. 14. Deals & Cases Patent Invalidation: Lutronic v. BTL Holdings Ltd. 2017. 02. 14.