Kim & Chang has been ranked in the Gold band (highest) for litigation and prosecution, and also ranked as Recommended for trade secrets litigation and Highly Recommended for transactions in Korea in the fourteenth edition of the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals.

In addition, 25 Kim & Chang professionals have been identified as leading individuals in Korea.

Litigation 

• Gold: Duck-Soon Chang, Young Kim, Jay (Young-June) Yang 
• Silver: In Hwan Kim, Jay J. Kim, Inchan Andrew Kwon, Minho Lee, Si Yul Lee, Monica Hyon Kyong Leeu, Amy Seung Hyun Oh, Seong-Soo Park, Cheonwoo Son, Yu-Seog Won, Chun Y. Yang 
• Bronze: Stephen T. Bang

Prosecution

• Highly Recommended: Sang Young Lee, Man-Gi Paik 
• Recommended: Yongrok Choi, Sean (Seunghun) Lee, Song Mi Lim, Flora Qiqiao Zhang

Trade Secrets

• Recommended: Seok Hee Lee

Transactions

• Recommended: Chul Hwan Jung, Marcus (Yoonchang) Lee, Peter K. Paik, Seong-Soo Park 

The IAM Patent 1000 is a guide to top patent practitioners in key jurisdictions around the globe. Their rankings are based on in-depth research and interviews with numerous attorneys at law, patent attorneys and in-house counsel.

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