LAWYER PROFILE

Jaewoo Kwak

Asia-Pacific 2026

Lee & Ko

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property

South Korea

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Lee & Ko

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

IP Litigation

IP transactions & Licensing

IP Strategy Consulting

IP Compliance

Patent

Trademarks

Design

Trade Secrets

Unfair Competition

Game

Computer Program & Software

Entertainment

Employee Inventions

Border Measures

Arbitration

Metaverse

NFT

Career

2010-Present Lee & Ko

2017 Kobre & Kim (New York)

2016-2017 Mayer Brown (Washington, D.C.)

Professional Memberships

2023-Present Korean Bar Association Attorney Agent System Task Force, Member

2023-Present Seoul Bar Association International Committee, Committee Member

2023-Present Korea Patent Attorneys Association, Certified Lecturer in Intellectual Property

2023-Present Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, Secretary General

2022-Present Sungkyunkwan University, School of Law, Department of Forensics, Adjunct Professor

2022-Present KAIST Moon Soul Graduate School of Future Strategy, Adjunct Professor

2021-2023 Korean Copyright Law Society, Auditor General

2021-Present Korean Bar Association International Committee, Committee Member

2020-Present Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, Member

2020-Present Korea Entertainment Law Society (KELS), Director

2020-Present Korean Film Council, Advisory Counsel

2019-Present International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), Director

Publications

Artificial Intelligence Law (South Korea) - Edition 2 (Lexology In-Depth, December 2024)

Artificial Intelligence 2024 - Trends and Developments (Chambers and Partners, May 28th, 2024)

Artificial Intelligence Law (South Korea) - Edition 1 (Lexology In-Depth, January 2024)

Taiwan authorities step up crackdown on illegal content distribution (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, November 27th, 2023)

[Special Report] Are NPEs that specialize in patent litigation really trolls? (New Technology of the Month, September 4th, 2023)

Past and Present of the Right of Publicity (Press Arbitration, 2023 Spring Vol. 166, March 30th, 2023)

Recent Copyright Infringement Cases, Trends and Implications of Italian Courts (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, November 30th, 2022)

Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police of UK and its partners have executed a series of raids across the country as part of a crackdown on the supply of illegal streaming services (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, April 28th, 2022)

Patent Litigation 2022 - Law and Practice in South Korea (Chambers and Partners, February 2022)

Patent Litigation 2021 - Law and Practice in South Korea (Chambers and Partners, February 2021)

The South Korean Court Secures the Entertainment Companies' Right against Unauthorized Use of their Artists' Photos" (IBA Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee, December 2019)

Lee & Ko Successfully Represents Big Hit Entertainment against Unauthorized Use of BTS’ Photos (Legal 500, August 2019)

The Study of Copyright Infringement Concerning Addition and Renovation to Architectural Works (Law & Technology, Vol.9-2, March 2013)

Research on Unfair Trade Investigation System of U.S. ITC (Lee & Ko, November 2011)

The Research on UCC Issues in Copyright Act and the Solutions (Law & Technology, Vol.4-2, March 2008)

The Research on UCC (User Created Contents) Issues in Copyright Act and the Solutions – Focusing on UCC Videos (Seoul National University School of Law, Master’s Degree Thesis, February 2008)

Is the Use of a Music Streaming Service an Infringement of the Right of Reproduction? (Creations & Rights, Issue 46, March 2007)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Intellectual Property - South Korea

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Kwak Jaewoo is experienced in handling litigation related to copyrights and patents, with particular strength acting for clients in the entertainment and media sectors.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kwak Jaewoo, having practised in the United States for several years, brings sophistication and skills in handling discovery collection and witness preparation.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Asia & Pacific
He often approaches problems from completely unexpected angle, and also invests a lot in his own studies and research, which clearly shows in his work.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Asia & Pacific