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Yong Gap KIM Attorney
T. +82-2-3477-8695
F. +82-2-3477-8694
E. ygkim@law-lin.com
After joining Kim & Chang in 1999, Attorney Yong Gap Kim worked in the Intellectual Property Rights Team for 19 years, providing legal advice on various matters and handling cases on patents, copyrights, trademark rights, unfair competition, and trade secret. As a member of the Japan Team of Kim & Chang, Attorney Kim actively managed the tasks on disputes relating to Japanese firms.
Attorney Kim has also performed as a generalist by representing the major international and domestic corporations in coping with the legal issues that the corporations face through collaboration with the experts in diverse areas. In November of 2017, Attorney Kim retired from Kim & Chang and worked at Segye Law Firm for one year. In January 2019, Attorney Kim has joined Law Firm LIN, working to form and to strengthen the capabilities of the Intellectual Property Rights Team and the Japan Team.
Attorney Kim has also performed as a generalist by representing the major international and domestic corporations in coping with the legal issues that the corporations face through collaboration with the experts in diverse areas. In November of 2017, Attorney Kim retired from Kim & Chang and worked at Segye Law Firm for one year. In January 2019, Attorney Kim has joined Law Firm LIN, working to form and to strengthen the capabilities of the Intellectual Property Rights Team and the Japan Team.
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After joining Kim & Chang in 1999, Attorney Yong Gap Kim worked in the Intellectual Property Rights Team for 19 years, providing legal advice on various matters and handling cases on patents, copyrights, trademark rights, unfair competition, and trade secret. As a member of the Japan Team of Kim & Chang, Attorney Kim actively managed the tasks on disputes relating to Japanese firms.
Attorney Kim has also performed as a generalist by representing the major international and domestic corporations in coping with the legal issues that the corporations face through collaboration with the experts in diverse areas. In November of 2017, Attorney Kim retired from Kim & Chang and worked at Segye Law Firm for one year. In January 2019, Attorney Kim has joined Law Firm LIN, working to form and to strengthen the capabilities of the Intellectual Property Rights Team and the Japan Team.
Attorney Kim has also performed as a generalist by representing the major international and domestic corporations in coping with the legal issues that the corporations face through collaboration with the experts in diverse areas. In November of 2017, Attorney Kim retired from Kim & Chang and worked at Segye Law Firm for one year. In January 2019, Attorney Kim has joined Law Firm LIN, working to form and to strengthen the capabilities of the Intellectual Property Rights Team and the Japan Team.
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Experience
• Past) Kim & Chang (1999 - 2017)
• Past) Mori Hamada Law Firm – Training (Tokyo, 2 weeks) (2001)
• Past) Kohwa Law Office – Training (Fukuoka, 10 days) (2004)
• Past) Taiheiyo Law Offices – Training (Osaka, 1 week) (2004)
• Past) Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Firm (Tokyo, 6 months) (Oct. 2004 - Mar. 2005)
• Present) Intellectual Property Office at Korea Trade Commission, Legal Counsel (June. 2021 - June. 2023)
• Present) LIN, Partner (2019 - Present)
• Past) Mori Hamada Law Firm – Training (Tokyo, 2 weeks) (2001)
• Past) Kohwa Law Office – Training (Fukuoka, 10 days) (2004)
• Past) Taiheiyo Law Offices – Training (Osaka, 1 week) (2004)
• Past) Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Law Firm (Tokyo, 6 months) (Oct. 2004 - Mar. 2005)
• Present) Intellectual Property Office at Korea Trade Commission, Legal Counsel (June. 2021 - June. 2023)
• Present) LIN, Partner (2019 - Present)
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• Xylitol gum unfair competition case (obtained an order to suspend acts of unfair competition against a competitor who sold xylitol gum by copying the packaging design of the claimant)
• Bulgaris unfair competition case (obtained an order to suspend acts of unfair competition against a competitor who sold yogurt product named Bulgaria after the Bulgaris yogurt became famous)
• Bulgaris unfair competition case (obtained an order to suspend acts of unfair competition against a competitor who sold yogurt product named Bulgaria after the Bulgaris yogurt became famous)
• Doubleshot trademark case
• Arbitration against German company for violation of non-compete clause
• Trade secret infringement civil and criminal cases against former and current employees who stole the company's manufacturing facility blueprints
• Viagra domain name case (first Korean judgment to recognize sanctions against cybersquatters of domain names)
• Softree unfair competition case (first Korean judgment to recognize infringement by applying the general provisions of the Unfair Competition Act after its introduction)
• Trademark cancellation case for submitting false evidence of use (by exposing the falsity of its evidence, obtained a cancellation judgment against a trademark holder seeking to avoid cancellation)
• Patent infringement case related to the electrode structure of VA mode for liquid crystal panels (case in which a Korean conglomerate sought a ban on the production and sale of liquid crystal televisions)
• Recombinant bovine growth hormone patent case (case seeking to prohibit the production and sale of bovine growth hormone preparations by a large Korean company)
• Patent case related to ITO film for touch panel (case in which a Korean conglomerate sought to prohibit the production and sale of ITO film)
• Patent case related to super absorbent resin (case seeking a ban on the production and sale of super absorbent resins by a large Korean company.)
• Patent case involving neuropathic pain medication (case against several generic pharmaceutical companies seeking to enjoin the production and sale of copycat drugs and claiming damages)
• Patent case involving self-service gasoline dispensers and the card payment method used therein
• Patent case related to blue LEDs
• Patent case related to red phosphor
• Patent case on whitening agent
• Patent case for allergic rhinitis treatment• Arbitration against German company for violation of non-compete clause
• Trade secret infringement civil and criminal cases against former and current employees who stole the company's manufacturing facility blueprints
• Viagra domain name case (first Korean judgment to recognize sanctions against cybersquatters of domain names)
• Softree unfair competition case (first Korean judgment to recognize infringement by applying the general provisions of the Unfair Competition Act after its introduction)
• Trademark cancellation case for submitting false evidence of use (by exposing the falsity of its evidence, obtained a cancellation judgment against a trademark holder seeking to avoid cancellation)
• Patent infringement case related to the electrode structure of VA mode for liquid crystal panels (case in which a Korean conglomerate sought a ban on the production and sale of liquid crystal televisions)
• Recombinant bovine growth hormone patent case (case seeking to prohibit the production and sale of bovine growth hormone preparations by a large Korean company)
• Patent case related to ITO film for touch panel (case in which a Korean conglomerate sought to prohibit the production and sale of ITO film)
• Patent case related to super absorbent resin (case seeking a ban on the production and sale of super absorbent resins by a large Korean company.)
• Patent case involving neuropathic pain medication (case against several generic pharmaceutical companies seeking to enjoin the production and sale of copycat drugs and claiming damages)
• Patent case involving self-service gasoline dispensers and the card payment method used therein
• Patent case related to blue LEDs
• Patent case related to red phosphor
• Patent case on whitening agent
• Patent case related to the characteristics of copper foil used as a cathode collector for secondary batteries
• Computer program copyright infringement and other cases
• Patent case on electrode structure of susceptor for semiconductor manufacturing
• Seeking damages for copyright infringement against a drama writer who plagiarized a novel.
• Preliminary injunction against copyright infringement for plagiarizing game rules
Education
• Seoul National University, Department of Public Law
• Korean Bar Examination (38th)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute (28th)
• Kyushu University, Graduate School of Law, YLP (Master of Law, Majored in Law on International Relations)
• Seoul National University, College of Humanities, In Futurum Program (IFP)
• Seoul National University, Nano IP Enterprise Program (NIP)
• Present) Seoul Digital University, Department of Computer Engineering
• Korean Bar Examination (38th)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute (28th)
• Kyushu University, Graduate School of Law, YLP (Master of Law, Majored in Law on International Relations)
• Seoul National University, College of Humanities, In Futurum Program (IFP)
• Seoul National University, Nano IP Enterprise Program (NIP)
• Present) Seoul Digital University, Department of Computer Engineering
Qualifications
• Attorney at Law
• Patent Attorney
• Patent Attorney
Publications/Thesis
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Manual on How to Respond to Patent Infringement in Korea, (2013. 3.)
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Manual on Countermeasures against Imitation in Korea, (2002. - 2015.)
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Precedents on Intellectual Property Infringement, Casebook (Korean Cases), (2002. - 2017.)
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Report on Intellectual Property Policies of Korea, (2011. - 2012.)
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Manual on Countermeasures against Imitation in Korea, (2002. - 2015.)
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Precedents on Intellectual Property Infringement, Casebook (Korean Cases), (2002. - 2017.)
• Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), Report on Intellectual Property Policies of Korea, (2011. - 2012.)
Practice Areas
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Fair Trade
• Litigation (CivilㆍCriminal)
• Japanese Law
• Fair Trade
• Litigation (CivilㆍCriminal)
• Japanese Law
Languages
• Korean
• Japanese
• English
• Japanese
• English
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