"Dynamic" and "young" is how one peer describes Muhann Patent & Law Firm, while another confirms: "They're progressive. They've made their mark very quickly in the last three years."
The firm is a player to watch, particularly in patent and trade mark prosecution and has kept busy with consulting and patent mapping projects. Several notable achievements this past year saw patent attorney and senior partner Chad Chang Hoon Lee and associate Dong Yoon Shin advise Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co on strategies for IP protection, licensing and disputes and assist Korean Institute for Advancement of Technology and Kaist on a project that seeks to create an international standard patent for public research laboratories and universities in internet protocol television (IPTV).
The practitioners further defended LG Household & Health Care in an opposition filed by AstraZeneca over the LOSEC mark. KIPO sided with the client and its mark was registered in December 2009. The matter is now pending at the KIPT. Internet services operator NHN Corporation, Huawei Technologies, GS Holdings and Valve Corporation are some other well-known clients.