Jihyun Kim

Jihyun Kim specializes in advising and representing clients in the area of intellectual property rights. Recently, Ms. Kim's legal practice focuses on consultation and compliance services related to corporate trade secret protection, large scale civil/criminal disputes involving trade secret, and legal advice and litigations related to trademark, copyright, design, and unfair competition issues.

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2000-present); Judge, Daejun District Court (1997-2000); Expert advisor, the Consumer Policy Committee of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (2021-Present); Member, Data-Based Administration Promotion Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2021-Present); Member, Industrial Technology Dispute Mediation Committee, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2019-Present); Civilian Member, Deliberation Committee for Special Cases Concerning the Regulation in Regulation-Free Special Zone, Ministry of SMEs and Startups (2019-Present); Member, Personal Information Protection Deliberation Committee, Seoul (2019-2021); Member, Universal Access Right Committee, Korea Communications Commission (2016-2018); Member, IP Information Policy Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office (2016-2017); Mediator, Industrial Property Rights Dispute Mediation Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office (2015-Present); Member, Administrative Appeals Commission, Office of the President (2013-2017); Advisor, Legal Advisory Panel for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Doing Business Abroad, Ministry of Justice (2012-Present)