Firm Description

Founded in 1973, Kims and Lees is one of the most prominent intellectual property law firms in Korea. We offer a full range of services in intellectual property – Patent, Trademark, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret, Commercialization and related search. Manned with experts in all sectors – public and private, domestic and international – Kims and Lees is capable of providing our clients with the highest quality and full-scale services for all IP matters.

Global client service
Our client’s businesses and IP assets are international, and protection of these assets is increasingly challenging. With decades of experience assisting multinational companies, Kims and Lees has the resources and expertise to establish and execute ongoing challenges. We represent some of the world’s leading companies in patent, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, and IP litigations.

Wide Range of IP-focused Talents
Delivering the highest quality legal service to clients is of priority at Kims and Lees. With professionals and specialists with academic and professional background in technology in the field of Electricity-Electronics, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Biotechnology, we identify client needs and provide tailored solutions in the most cost-effective ways. Our services encompass licensing, technology transfer, unfair competition, trade secret as well as trademark such as searching, watching, filing and prosecuting applications to registration, post-registration procedures, counseling on all stages of trademark protection and litigation.

Ranking for world-class excellence

• No. 3 in the World IP Survey (Korea Patents), Managing Intellectual Property, 2000
• No. 3 in the World IP Survey (Korea Trademark), Managing Intellectual Property, 2000
• Featured in ‘IAM Strategy 250 - The World’s Leading IP Strategists’