Priding itself as one of the country's oldest IP practices, Central International Law Firm saw a steady increase in patent filings on the back of a recovering economy. The firm counts mostly international companies on its impressive client roster, advising such well-known brands as Philips, Alcatel-Lucent, Boehringer Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, and Mary Quant Cosmetics Japan.
With more than 40 professionals, including 10 attorneys at law, the team maintains a heavy focus on patent prosecution work but has grappled with several important contentious matters in the last year. Senior partner and litigator Kwanhee Lee represented Daks Simpson Group against 15 alleged infringers in a preliminary injunction action over the Daks Gallery mark.
Daelim Industrial Co and German solar cell company Q-Cells SE sought Lee and Injung Kim's expertise in invalidation actions against service marks and a trade mark, respectively. The trade mark matter will affect the company's entry into the Korean market.