Sophia Seunghee LEE - Kim & Chang IP

Overview

Sophia Seunghee Lee is a trademark attorney in the firm's Trademark/Design Practice Group.

Ms. Lee provides legal advice on trademark and design matters. Her practice is focused on the areas of trademark and design prosecution, unfair competition, and enforcement including customs action as well as disputes involving designs and domain names. She also has extensive experience in providing legal advice on the protection and management of IP rights.

Ms. Lee advises multinational corporations and global brands active in Korea, Europe, and the US in various industries including fashion, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, mechanical, automotive, and household appliances. Prior to joining Kim &Chang in 2007, she practiced for several years at Cho & Partners, where she represented numerous clients on a range of issues in connection with trademark matters. She also worked at Henkel KGaA and BMW AG, handling various trademark matters, and interned at Meissner Bolte in München in 2013. Ms. Lee’s experience includes advising German companies on various intellectual property issues.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2007-Present)

BMW AG, München (2013)

Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf (2013)

Meissner Bolte, München (2013)

Cho & Partners (2003-2007)

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Publications/Activities

Patent Court holds that ASICS' use of Novak name is not trademark use (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2021)
Italian fashion brand recovers trademark rights in South Korea (Co-author, World Trademark Review, 2021)
Korea Customs Service announces amendments to IP rights protection guidelines (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2018)
Working with Customs: vital and effective way to combat counterfeiters (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2017)
Lost balls cannot be found and refinished (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2016)
Unregistered handbag designs protected under 'catch-all' provision (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2016)
Hermès successfully protects rights in design of Birkin and Kelly bags (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2015)
Supreme Court rejects KIPO's examination practice for 3D marks (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2015)