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Wonil Kim
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6003 7511
- FAX 82 2 6003 7029
- E-MAIL wonilkim@yoonyang.com
Biography
Wonil Kim is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main areas of practice include intellectual property, anti-trust, broadcasting, information & telecommunications, and bioindustry.
Mr. Kim has lectured as a professor at the Patent Training Institute of the Seoul Bar Association and has served as a member of the Competition Policy Advisory Board for the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Mr. Kim currently is an arbitrator for international arbitrations at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. After graduating from Seoul National University College of Law, he received his LL.M. from University of Washington School of Law.
Mr. Kim has lectured as a professor at the Patent Training Institute of the Seoul Bar Association and has served as a member of the Competition Policy Advisory Board for the Korea Fair Trade Commission. Mr. Kim currently is an arbitrator for international arbitrations at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. After graduating from Seoul National University College of Law, he received his LL.M. from University of Washington School of Law.
Experience
- 2003-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2020-present Commissioner, Intellectual Property Training Institute Steering Committee, Korean Bar Association
- 2017-present Sole Arbitrator, International Matters, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
- 2017-present Legal Advisor, Korea Drug Development Fund (formerly Investment Deliberation, Korea Drug Development Fund)
- 2016-present Civil Affairs Mediator, Patent Court
- 2016-present Director, Korea Patent Attorney Association
- 2015-present Commissioner, Internet Law System Forum, Korea Internet & Security Agency
- 2014-present Legal Advisor, Personal Information Protection Commission
- 2012-present Advisor, Legal Advisory Panel on International Investment and Intellectual Property Rights, Ministry of Justice
- 2009-present Director, Korea Industrial Property Law Association
- 2015-21 Vice Chairperson, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
- 2020-21 Vice Chairman, Korean Arbitrators Association
- 2011-13 Investment Deliberation Commissioner, Korea Drug Development Fund (formerly Investment Deliberation, Korea Drug Development Fund)
- 2008-09 Outside Director, Ilsung Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
- 2005-07 Member of Competition Policy Advisory Committee, Korea Fair Trade Commission
- 2004-07 Professor, Patent Law Research and Study Center, Seoul Bar Association
- 1998-03 Yoon & Partners
- 1996-98 Shimin Law Firm, Seoul, Korea
- 1994-96 Judge, Incheon District Court
Education
- 2002 University of Washington School of Law, LL.M.
- 1994 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 1988 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.
Representative Matters
- Advised on KFTC’s patent abuse and antitrust investigation against a manufacturer of semiconductors for mobile communications
- Represented a client in a patent dispute over multivalent pneumonia vaccination
- Represented a client in a claim for compensation for employee invention related to 3D NAND flash memory manufacture process
Awards
- Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2020-2025)
- Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, Chambers and Partners Global (2021-2024)
- Distinguished Practitioner, Intellectual property, asialaw (2013-2018, 2020-2023/24)
- Litigation Star, Intellectual property, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2023-2024)
- Korea Super 30 Lawyers, Asian Legal Business (2021-2022)
- Patent Star Trade Mark Star, MIP IP Stars (2019, 2022)
- Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2016, 2018)
- IP Star, MIP World IP Survey (2017)
Publications
- Korea Chapter, Copyright, Chambers Global Practice Guide, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2021-2023)
- Korea Chapter, Trade Secrets, Chambers Global Practice Guides, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2020-2023)
- Brand and reputation management for general counsel in South Korea, The In-House Lawyer, Legalease (Co-author, 2020)
- Korea Chapter, Defence & Security Procurement, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2017-2020)
- Korea Chapter, Intellectual Property & Antitrust, Getting The Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2015-2018)
- The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2013-2017)
- Bridging the gap, Asia Fintech Special Focus, International Financial Law Review (Co-author, 2017)
- Accelerating growth, Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus, International Financial Law Review (Co-author, 2016)
- Regulation of personal information in new fields, IP & TMT Personal information and patent IP technology update, Asian-Mena Counsel, Pacific Business Press (Co-author, 2016)
- Korea Chapter, The Energy Regulation and Markets Review, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2015)
- Korea Chapter, Data Protection & Privacy, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research Co-author, 2015)
- Korea Chapter, Public Procurement, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2015)
- Korea Chapter, Intellectual Property Law Guide, LexisNexis (Co-author, 2014)
- Securing the cloud, IP & TMT chapter, Asialaw Korea Annual Review, IFLR (Co-author, 2013)
- When do counterfeit sales cause confusion?, International Briefings, Managing Intellectual Property (Co-author, 2013)
- Prohibition against Former Employee’s Competition or Employment with Competitor for Trade Secret Protection and Necessity of Compensation, Human Rights and Justice (2011)
- Overview and Trends of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law in Korea, The Asia Pacific Antitrust Review (2007)
- New Weight Class in Korea, The Securities-related Class Action Act, Asian Counsel (2005)
- Reinforced Regulations on Spam Mail, asialaw (2005)
- Right of Publicity, Korean Lawyers Association Journal (2003)
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (1994)
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Korean and English
