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 2026. This marks the 24th 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, 15 Kim & Chang professionals have been recognized as "IP Stars," "Notable Practitioners," and "Rising Stars." Duck-Soon Chang, Hyun-Jin 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," Eun Jeong Cho, Yunki Lee, Amy Seung Hyun Oh, and Chun Y. Yang as "Notable Practitioners," and Seung-Chan Eom and Jongmin Lee as "Rising Stars."

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IP STARS 2026