KOREA TRADEMARK by DUSON LAW
About

We Founded the Firm to Help Foreign Clients

Since its foundation in 2017, we have been helping foreign clients do business in Korea, including filing trademarks. Since then, lots of individuals and companies from all over the world have filed trademarks with us. We have extensive experience and practical solutions to get your trademark registered in Korea.

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Team

Attorneys

SJ Hong (홍승진) portrait

SJ Hong / 홍승진

Managing Partner, Attorney at Law / 대표변호사

As a managing partner at DUSON LAW, SJ has been closely working with clients from all over the world. As an Expert Attorney in the Intellectual Property Laws certified by the Korean Bar Association, with his extensive knowledge and experience in the intellectual property laws, SJ has been giving practical advice to clients so that they can focus on business in Korea. SJ served as the Division Head of the Blockchain Special Committee of the Korean Bar Association.

Areas of Expertise

  • Intellectual Properties (trademarks, designs, copyrights, patents, unfair competition)
  • Startups / Foreign Companies and Expats in Korea

Education

  • Sungkyungkwan University Law School (JD), Seoul, Korea
  • Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering (MS), California, U.S.A.
  • Stanford University, Psychology (MA), California, U.S.A.
  • Seoul National University, Mechanical Engineering (BS), Seoul, Korea

Experience

  • DUSON LAW, Managing Partner (2017-Present)
  • TheVentures, Trust Network Members (2022-Present)
  • TheVentures (a startup accelerator), Auditor (2018-Present)
  • CaseMaster, CEO (sold to Law&Good Corp.) (2016-2022)
  • KAIST, K-School, Adjunct Professor (2020-2022)
  • The Korean Bar Association, the 2nd Division of the IT·Blockchain Special Committee, Division Head of Blockchain Subcommittee (2018-2019)
  • POSTECH Blockchain Executive Program, Lecturer (2019)
  • Cho & Partners, Associate Attorney (2012-2017)

Admissions / Membership

  • Korean Bar Association (2012) / 변호사(2012)
  • Korea Patent Attorneys Association (2012) / 변리사(2012)
  • Certified Expert Lawyer - Intellectual Property Laws (Korean Bar Association, 2016) / 지적재산권법 전문변호사(대한변호사협회)

Languages

Korean, English

Hyun Hong (홍현) portrait

Hyun Hong

Licensed Administrative Attorney

Education

  • Hanyang University Graduate School of Law, Ph.D. in Law
  • Chungbuk National University Graduate School, Ph.D. in Science
  • Yonsei University Graduate School of Education, M.Ed. in Education
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and others, B.A./B.S. (multiple degrees)

Experience

  • Teaum Administrative Attorneys Law Firm, Representative Administrative Attorney
  • Teaum & Company Co., Ltd. / Plant Planet Co., Ltd., CEO
  • Korea Franchise Coaching Management Institute, President
  • Teaum Licensed Real Estate Agency, Representative
  • Korea Administrative Attorneys Association, Professor and ISO Certification Auditor
  • Advisory Administrative Attorney for multiple companies including CJ Freshway
  • Consultant, Credit Guarantee Foundation / Economic Promotion Agency

Admissions / Membership

  • Licensed Administrative Attorney
  • Franchise Transaction Consultant
  • Licensed Real Estate Agent

Steve Lee

Of-Counsel, U.S. Attorney

Education

  • University of Oregon School of Law (JD), Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.
  • University of Washington, Political Science (BS), Seattle, Washington, U.S.A

Experience

  • Cho & Partners, Associate Attorney, Seoul, Korea
  • Kim & Chang, Law Clerk, Seoul, Korea

Admissions / Membership

  • Washington State Bar
  • Member of Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES)
  • Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)

Languages

English, Korean