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Kim, Keejeong
Introduction
Keejeong Kim is a partner at Yulchon who practices primarily in the area of intellectual property. Mr. Kim earned his LL.B. from Seoul National University in 2000 and his LL.M. from The George Washington University Law School in 2014. After serving as a public-service judicial officer, he worked at Yulchon LLC from 2009 to 2020, then at LIN from 2020 to 2024, before rejoining Yulchon. Among tasks related to intellectual property, Mr. Kim particularly has rich experience in those requiring interaction with international clients, thanks to his proficiency in English.
- 2014 George Washington University Law School (GW Law) (IP LL.M.)
- 2006 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 2003 Seoul National University, LL.M.
- 2000 Seoul National University, LL.B.
- 2024-present Yulchon LLC
- 2020-2024 LIN Law Firm
- 2009-2020 Yulchon LLC
- 2008-2009 Public-service judicial officer, Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office
- 2007-2008 Public-service judicial officer, Daejeon High Prosecutor’s Office
- 2006-2007 Public-service judicial officer, Korea Legal Aid Corporation KLAC
- 2018 Admitted to Bar , New York
- 2009 Admitted to Patent Bar , Republic of Korea
- 2006 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Representative Matters
- Represented a foreign brand in a litigation for preventing the import of counterfeits.
- Advised a domestic client in response to a foreign company’s allegation of violation of an open-source software license terms.
- Advised a foreign game and music service provider on compliance with Korean law.
- Reviewed a technology transfer agreement for a domestic client seeking to expand its business into a foreign market.
- Advised a company developing AI-based medical device on a license agreement with a foreign medical device manufacturer.
- Submitted an expert opinion on Korean patent law on behalf of a domestic company in an AAA arbitration case between a domestic and a foreign company
Awards/Recognition
- 2018 Leading Lawyer, Intellectual Property, asialaw
News/Publications
‘A Study on the Scope and Limitation of Sui Generis Database Rights in the Context of Deep Learning and Data Mining’, Information Law, KAFIL(2021)
