Ms. Han Gyeol Kim is an associate at Shin & Kim whose main practice areas are civil and criminal litigation related to intellectual property rights. Her work includes issues related to patents, utility models, trademarks, designs, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition, as well as data and personal information.

Ms. Kim graduated from Yonsei University, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and later received her J.D. from Yonsei University Law School, where she passed the 10th Bar Examination.

Intellectual Property

• Represented a client in civil and criminal cases involving trade secret infringement in relation to the semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment of a Korean semiconductor manufacturing company
• Represented a client in a criminal case involving trade secret infringement in relation to the nitrous oxide (N2O) production equipment of a Korean specialty gas company
• Represented a client in a criminal case involving trade secret infringement in relation to the secondary batteries of a Korean battery manufacturing company
• Represented a client in litigation involving utility model invalidation and utility model infringement in relation to the COVID-19 in vitro diagnostic kit of a global in vitro diagnostic reagent company
• Advised a Korean pharmaceutical company on a drug patent license agreement
• Represented a a Korean disinfected drinking water supplier in civil and criminal cases involving trademark and industrial design right infringement
• Advised a popular Korean beauty brand on trademark infringement
• Advised a math problem solving app developer on possible copyright infringement
• Advised Tiktok, a global short-form mobile video platform, on issues related to a royalty agreement for the use of musical works
• Advised on a copyright license agreement for the drama series "A Shop for Killers"
• Advised three terrestrial broadcasters and the Korean Broadcasters Association on the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act
• Advised terrestrial broadcasters on the collection of repeat fees
• Represented the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in a claim to revoke a fine imposed on the Korea Music Copyright Association
• Represented the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in a claim to revoke the approval of amendments to the regulations on the collection of royalties for the use of musical works against Tving, Wavve, and LG Uplus
• Advised on possible infringement of industrial design rights and unfair competition in connection witha shopper bag

Media & Entertainment

• Represented a client in a claim to correct a false news report in relation to a global franchise company
• Advised a global franchise company on infringement of industrial design rights involving unauthorized use of characters
• Represented a popular singer in a dispute with an entertainment agency over an exclusive contract and neighboring copyrights
• Advised celebrities and influencers on strategies against malicious posts and comments targeting celebrities and influencers

Data & Privacy

• Advised Korean and foreign companies on legal risk management strategies in relation to personal data processing status
• Advised Korean and foreign companies, as well as other types of organizations such as government agencies and public institutions, on possible privacy infringements
• Advised the Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) and the Korea Apparel Testing & Research Institute (KATRI) on the collection and use of data, as well as the establishment of a big data platform

Other

• Represented an executive of a Korean advertising agency against a preliminary injunction enforcing a non-compete convenant and related criminal case
• Advised Korean and foreign companies on the establishment of rules for compensation for in-service inventions
• Advised Korean chemical manufacturers on prevention of major industrial disasters