Overview
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2011-Present)
Korean Trademark and Design Association (2018-Present)
Park, Kim & Partner (2004-2011)
Choice Intellectual Property Law Office (2003)
Representative ActivitiesView All
Publications/Activities
- Supreme Court issues landmark decision on criteria for dilution under Trademark Act (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2024)
- Korean Supreme Court Upholds the Fame of the BOTOX® Mark (Co-author, International Law Office, 2021)
- Patent Court Decision Recognizes Instagram's Rights to "INSTA" (Co-author, International Law Office, 2021)
- Free Riding on Gargle Dispensers: a New "Catch-All" Decision (Co-author, International Law Office, 2018)
- The Supreme Court Affirms that All Surrounding Circumstances Must Be Considered when Determining Whether Marks are Confusingly Similar (Co-author, International Law Office, 2015)
- IP Tribunal takes weakly distinctive elements into account in similarity analysis (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2015)
- Supreme Court rejects KIPO's examination practice for 3D marks (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2015)
- Court Decision Invalidating Mark Containing the Word Mark "TIFFANY" (Co-author, International Law Office, 2013)
- Supreme Court "KITSON" Decision: Demonstration of Fame May Have Just Become Easier in Korea (Co-author, International Law Office, 2012)
- Status of Counterfeit Seizures by the Korea Customs Service (Co-author, International Law Office, 2012)
Education
University of California, Irvine (Marketing Course, 2016.7.- 2016.8.)
College of biology, Yonsei University (2000)
Qualifications
Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2002
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Articles
World Trademark Review Daily - Supreme Court issues landmark decision on criteria for dilution under Trademark Act
2024.01.26 -
Newsletters
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision on the Criteria for Dilution Under the Trademark Act
2024.01.09 -
Newsletters
Korean Supreme Court Upholds the Fame of the BOTOX® Mark
2021.10.12 -
Newsletters
Patent Court Decision Recognizes Instagram's Rights to "INSTA"
2021.10.12 -
Articles
ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter - Tribunal takes weakly distinctive elements into account in similarity analysis
2015.10.12 -
Articles
World Trademark Review Daily - IP Tribunal takes weakly distinctive elements into account in similarity analysis
2015.08.28