Kim, Ji Hwan
Introduction
Mr. Ji Hwan KIM is a partner at IP&Tech group at Yulchon. He graduated from Seoul Science High School and received his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and his J.D from Hanyang University Law School. Before joining Yulchon, he had worked for 3 years as a software engineer at IT company. Based on his technical background, he currently specializes in technology-related litigation and advisory services.
- 2017 Hanyang University Law School, J.D.
- 2009 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST), Electrical Engineering, B.E.
- 2020-present Yulchon LLC
- 2022-2023 Advisory Committee on the Pre-Diagnosis of Public Institution Sensitive Personal Information Utilization Project, Personal Information Protection Committee
- 2017-2019 Logos Law LLC
- 2017 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Representative Matters
- 2020-2025 Advised major domestic/international corporations on intellectual property matters
- 2025 Represented a rail lighting manufacturer in four design patent infringement cases, successfully reversing all four adverse Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions at the Patent Court
- 2024 Represented a major IT company in a software copyright and trade secret infringement case, successfully securing search and seizure warrants against competitors leading to immediate suspension of infringing product sales
- 2023 Represented an apartment management software (Apt-ERP) developer and its CEO, successfully winning all civil and criminal disputes related to software modification and database migration
- 2022 Represented a major corporation in a trade secret misappropriation case, successfully securing criminal convictions and favorable civil judgment against former employees and a competing major corporation
- 2021 Advised a major corporate group on an enterprise-wide data compliance project
- 2021 Represented a major corporation in software copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation, successfully winning all cases
- 2020 Represented a major corporation in a litigation regarding additional construction costs for the Jeju Aewol Port LNG Terminal construction project, successfully defending against a subcontractor's claim with the court dismissing most of the claimed amount
- 2020 Represented an automotive quality management system (QMS) developer in a software copyright and trade secret infringement case, successfully reversing the first-instance guilty verdict to secure appellate acquittal and total dismissal of all civil damage claims
- 2019 Represented the chairman of a major medical corporation in a criminal case, successfully reversing the first-instance guilty verdict to secure an acquittal against allegations of habitual use of narcotic painkillers
