TaeYoung trademark office
Resume of Patent Attorney
    • EducationReceived a bachelor in Law from Korea University.
    • CareerWorked for Legal team of Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) from 1996 to 1999.
    •  Areas of Practice
    •  • Preparation and review of various legal agreements,
    •  • Preparation and negotiation of overseas Original Technology License Agreements, and
    •  • Counsel on various legal disputes
    •  Pass of the 36th Patent Attorney Examination in 1999.
    •  Worked in the Trademark Department of Kim & Chang Law Firm from 1999 to 2002.
    •  Areas of Practice
    •  • Oppositions, Invalidation trials, Cancellation trials involving famous Trademarks abroad,
    •  • Trials to confirm the scope of right, Litigations for cancellation of a trial decision, and Supreme Court Appeals
        related to the Trademarks such as GUCCI, NINA RICCI, CHANEL, MONFORT, MONTBLANC, Disney,
        21st Century Fox, L’Oreal, and FIFA, etc.,
    •  • Counsel on infringement disputes of domestic and foreign famous Trademarks and Designs,
    •  • Oppositions and Invalidation Trials involving domestic famous Trademarks and Designs (YBM English,
        Lotte Confectionery Co., Medison, etc.),
    •  • Petition for preliminary injunction related to famous Trademarks in Korea (Choco Pie case, etc.)
    •  Worked as partner patent attorney in charge of Trademark Department of MUHANN Patent & Law Firm from
      2002 to 2016.
    •  Areas of Practice
    •  • In charge of Trademark matters of a Korean company named LG Household & Health Care Ltd.,
    •  • In charge of Trademark separation matters when GS Group was divided from LG Group in Korea,
    •  • In charge of domestic and abroad trademarks matters for major Korean computer game companies such as Nexon
        Korea Corporation, Netmarble Corporation and Webzen Inc., etc.,
    •  • In charge of Trademark matters in Korea for major Japan’s liquor company such as Suntory Limited,
    •  • In charge of domestic and abroad trademark matters for KT&G Corporation, which is the largest tobacco
        manufacturer in Korea,
    •  • In charge of domestic and abroad trademark matters for Ourhome Co., Ltd. which is the third largest food
        manufacturer in Korea,
    •  • In charge of domestic and abroad trademark matters for Shinhan Bank which is the second largest bank in Korea.
    •  Lectured on Trademark Law practice at various companies and institutions including Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    •  Lectured on trademark practice to probationary patent attorneys at the training institute of Korea Intellectual Property Office.
    •  Work as managing partner in TaeYoung Trademark Office from 2016 to present.
    •  Work as a managing partner and an attorney in charge of trademark matters in TaeYoung Trademark Office
    •  where was established after being divided from MUHANN Patent & Law Firm.
    • LanguageEnglish, Japanese
    • Books &
      Publications
      • A book for introduction to the Korean Trademark Law named Essence Trademark Law, May 2002.
    •  • A book for Korean Patent Attorney examination named First Trademark Law, January 2001 and July 2003.