IP Dispute (Trials/Litigations)

PATENT/UTILITY MODEL

The values of intellectual property rights owned by companies cannot be emphasized enough. However, although companies’ inventions developed by dedicating considerable time and effort have prodigious significance and importance in a technical or commercial sense, the legal values of the granted patents are not always in proportion to the technical or commercial significance and importance. That is, if the companies fail to properly execute their patent rights or to efficiently defend themselves or attack the other party in legal disputes during the execution of patent rights, the patent rights may become invalid or meaningless.

In contrast, where the companies are alleged to infringe on the other parties’ patents, how they take technical or legal defense strategies may completely change the outcome of the lawsuits.

Legal disputes related to patents/utility models may produce a most effective result when a synergy effect between a highly developed technical and legal knowledge is presented. Thus, such lawsuits require in-depth expert knowledge and experience of the relevant technology and law. We can provide the optimal legal services for resolving such disputes based on expertise for the respective technical fields and long-term experience of trials and litigations.

MAJOR PRACTICES

Patent/utility model infringement lawsuits, damage claim lawsuits and preliminary injunctions against infringement
Criminal lawsuits regarding patent/utility model infringement
Various trials at the KIPT such as invalidation trials, confirmation-of-scope trials, etc.
Trials to appeal the decisions rendered by the KIPT
Lawsuits relating to compensation for employee invention
Drafting warning letters for patent/utility model infringement and reply letters
Reviewing and counseling the existence of patent/utility model infringement
Drafting validity and enforceability opinions & clearance opinions for patents/utility models
Investigation of unfair trade practices for patents/utility models by the Korea Trade Commission
Investigation of patent infringement relating to withholding of customs clearance and custody by the Korea Customs Service
Transfer of patents/utility models and licensing agreements
Prior art search and review as to the invalidation of patents/utility models
Review and counseling of regulations relating to employee invention

01. What is the difference between energy and utilities?

While utility companies deliver you gas and electricity, energy suppliers provide the energy that utility companies and you rely on.

02. Are utilities a right?

State laws, enforced by state regulatory commissions, offer some protections for consumers against unreasonable rates and abrupt termination of services, but consumers do not have a legal right to utility services except in narrowly defined circumstances.

03. What is Public Utility Law?

A public utility is a business or service, which may be publicly or privately owned, engaged in supplying the public generally with some commodity or service, such as electricity, gas, water, transportation, or telephone or telegraph service.

We use our knowledge and experience to provide a complete legal service to clients in our core sectors.

Our 12 offices around the globe are always open for you. Our legal professionals work hand to hand to ensure we efficiently cover legal inquiries across our practice zones. Thank you for your interest in Kaden Boriss.

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