Kim & Chang has been recognized as a tier 1 firm in Korea in every category covered – patent prosecution, patent disputes, trademark prosecution, trademark disputes, copyright & related rights and IP transactions – by the Managing IP STARS 2025. This marks the 23rd consecutive year that Kim & Chang has received this honor. Further, Kim & Chang is once again the only law firm in Korea that ranked as a Tier 1 firm for the trademark prosecution category.

In addition, 13 Kim & Chang professionals have been recognized as "IP Stars" and "Notable Practitioners". Duck-Soon Chang, Sang-Wook Han, Jay J. Kim, Young Kim, Man-Gi Paik, and Jay (Young-June) Yang have been recognized as "Patent Stars," Sung-Nam Kim, Ann Nam-Yeon Kwon, and Jay (Young-June) Yang as "Trademark Stars," and Eun Jeong Cho, Eui Chul Hwang, Yunki Lee, Amy Seung Hyun Oh, and Chun Y. Yang as "Notable Practitioners." 

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IP STARS 2025