Today’s IP-related disputes often occur simultaneously in multiple jurisdictions. Successful management of IP disputes, whether on a national or international stage, requires assistance from professionals armed with in-depth knowledge and sufficient experience in domestic and international laws/regulations and practices, as well as a profound understanding of relevant technologies.

“FirstLaw P.C. has accumulated experience and success in establishing landmark decisions
and precedents not only in Korea, but also in major foreign jurisdictions.”

We are positioned to provide such invaluable legal services to clients due to our uniquely qualified professionals and history of success, having accumulated experience and success in establishing landmark decisions and precedents not only in Korea, but also in major foreign jurisdictions, as well. In addition, we have further broadened the dimensions of our legal expertise and capability to handle sophisticated and complex IP litigations, establishing a strategic alliance with a general practice firm comprised of an armada of litigation specialists and general counsels with a proven track record in IP disputes.

Major services associated with IP disputes are as follows:

• 01. Strategic Patent Counseling
  • Freedom of operation analysis, patent validity analysis, preparing/sending warning letters and responding to such letters, and filing civil and criminal complaints for IP infringement, trade secret misappropriation.
• 02. IP-related trials
  • Inter partes trials, including IP invalidation trials, invalidation of corrections, invalidation of extension of terms, scope confirmation trials
  • Ex partes trials, including IP correction trials, cancellation of registrations, challenge against final rejections, invalidation of amendment rejections, appeal against amendment rejections
• 03. IP-related litigations
  • IP infringement actions before civil and criminal courts
  • IP invalidation actions before the IP High Court and the Supreme Court
  • Representation of clients before the Customs Office in connection with border enforcement procedures
  • Appearance before the International Trade Commission in connection with ITC procedures