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Un Ho Kim

Un Ho Kim

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition

Career

A partner of IP Practice Group; served in the bench for fifteen years as a judge for the Seoul High Court’s Intellectual Property Division, and a research judge for the Supreme Court’s Intellectual Property Division; represented top-tier multinational and domestic companies including electrical, mechanical, chemical, pharmaceutical, bio and software corporations. A lecturer on IP litigation and IP damages at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, a training institute for judeges. Chairman of Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar Association, Korean Patent Bar Association, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association

Publications

"Commentary to Trademark Law", co-author (2018)

"Commentary to Patent Law", co-author (2010)

"How to Draft Civil Appellate Court Decisions", co-author (2006)

"Litigation for Damage", co-author (2005)

Personal

Korea University, College of Law (LL.B-1992), Duke University Law School (LL.M- 2003)

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Intellectual Property - South Korea

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Individual Editorial

Kim Un Ho heads Lee & Ko's IP practice while leveraging the breadth of his expertise, including his experience as a judge for the Seoul High Court's intellectual property division, to serve a host of clients. He is particularly skilled in representing both domestic and international clients in IP litigation for patent and copyright infringement, as well as invalidation actions.

Strengths

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  • He has the highest level of expertise in intellectual property law.

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  • He has extensive experience in litigation and provides appropriate advice on strategic matters outside of litigation.

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