LAWYER PROFILE

Kijoong Kang

Asia-Pacific 2026

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property

South Korea

5 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Kijoong Kang is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. He served as a judge specializing in intellectual property matters, including patents, designs, trademarks, and copyrights, managing partner of an IP law firm, and an executive vice president and the head of IP litigation team of a global electronics manufacturer.

Career

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2017-Present); Arbitrator, International Arbitration Center, Tokyo (2018-Present); EVP, IP Center of Samsung Electronics (2011-2017); SVP, Samsung Group Legal Office(2007-2011), Managing Partner, AIP Patent & Law Firm (2006); Judge (1989-2006, including Korean Patent Court)

Professional Memberships

A member of the Korean and Seoul Bar Associations

Publications

Practitioner’s Guide on Korean IP Litigation (Co-author, Patent Court of Korea, 2002); Patent Application by an Unentitled Person and the Protection of the Entitled Person, Legal Profession Vol. 53 No. 5 (Serial No. 572), pp. 5-53 (Korean Lawyers Association, 2004); US Copyright law issues regarding use of the internet, Trial Materials Vol. 88 (National Court Administration, 2000)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Intellectual Property - South Korea

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kang Kijoong has ascended in the rankings for two consecutive years thanks to strong market support and is the leader of Bae, Kim & Lee's IP practice group. He has substantial experience handling cross-border IP disputes and is particularly skilled in patent infringement and trade secret litigation.

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