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Cheonwoo Son

Cheonwoo Son

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

Provided by Kim & Chang

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection, Product Liability & Consumer Claims, Games, Resorts & Entertainment, and Intellectual Property Dispute.

Career

Attorney Cheonwoo Son of Kim & Chang specializes in intellectual property rights, trade secret & corporate information protection, and product liability (PL), as well as litigation and provision of legal advice on game, resort & entertainment.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar and Korean Patent Bar.

Publications

Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2024);

The Patentability of Selection Invention (Pakyoungsa, 2022);

Onju Patent Law (Co-author, LawnB, 2018);

Commentary of Trademark Law (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2018).

Personal

College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.D., 2022);

School of Law, Seoul National University (Visiting Researcher, 2021);

College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., 2005);

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2003);

Seoul National University (B.A., Political Science, 1998).

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - South Korea

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Son Cheonwoo represents clients in the technology sector and pharmaceutical industry in intellectual property disputes such as those relating to patent and trade secrets.

Strengths

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  • He has a very strong knowledge of IP, and has developed a successful litigation strategy based on his years of experience in court.

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  • He has an excellent ability to organise complex problems and research to find new perspectives.

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South Korea

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