법무법인바른 사이트는 IE11이상 혹은 타 브라우저에서
정상적으로 구동되도록 구현되었습니다.

익스플로러 10 이하버전에서는 브라우저 버전 업데이트 혹은
엣지, 크롬, 사파리등의 다른 브라우저로 접속을 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다.

Shim, Min Seon Attorney (Partner)

Education

  • 2017Passed the Bar Exam (6th)
  • 2017Chung-Ang University Law School
  • 2012Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University
  • 2007Suhmoon Girls’ High School

Experience

  • 2025 ~ PresentDirector, Korea Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (KIPLA)
  • 2025 ~ PresentPartner, Barun Law LLC
  • 2022Secondment, Korea Institute of Intellectual Property
  • 2022Secondment, C&S Patent and Law Office
  • 2020 ~ PresentIntellectual Property Right Law Registered as Specialty Field with the Korean Bar Association
  • 2019 ~ PresentMember, Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
  • 20194th Intellectual Property Training Program (Advanced), Korean Bar Association
  • 2017 ~ 2024Associate, Barun Law LLC

Practice Areas and Representative Matters

Patents, Design and Trademarks

- Represented a client in a patent infringement case involving optical sheets used in LCD backlight units.

- Handled a patent infringement dispute related to a separation and purification method for organic light-emitting materials.

- Acted in a patent litigation concerning authentication technology for card payment services.

- Represented a construction equipment supplier in a patent dispute regarding brackets used on construction sites.

- Represented former employees of a beauty device company in a claim for compensation for employee inventions.

- Obtained injunctive relief against infringement of patent and design rights by a safety equipment manufacturer.

- Filed a design right infringement injunction regarding railway component parts.


Copyrights

- Provided ongoing legal advice to the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) on various issues, including online performances, OTT platforms, and musicals.

- Represented KOMCA in royalty collection claims against IPTV providers, general programming channels, and cinema operators.

- Represented an animation production company in seeking injunctive relief for copyright infringement against a YouTube content studio.

- Acted for a local private broadcasting station in a damages claim against cable operators for infringing the right of public transmission.

- Represented a neighboring rights holder in an unjust enrichment claim regarding revenue distribution.

- Handled a copyright infringement injunction case against a film investor and distributor.


Media and Entertainment

- Secured a preliminary injunction and filed a criminal complaint involving stalking and threats against a prominent celebrity.

- Represented a major terrestrial broadcaster (S Network) in a correction of report lawsuit against a competing broadcaster (M Network).

- Acted for a public institution in a defamation correction claim against a media outlet.

- Represented a software development company in a claim for unpaid service fees.


Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets

- Represented a well-known seolleongtang (ox bone soup) restaurant chain in a lawsuit seeking to prohibit unfair competition regarding its trade name.

- Handled a case involving the copying of cosmetic packaging containers, leading to a successful unfair competition injunction.

- Represented a design firm in a trade secret misappropriation case against Korea XX Power Corporation.

- Secured a not guilty verdict in a criminal trade secret leakage case by excluding unlawfully obtained evidence.

- Represented a leading franchise brand in a claim to prohibit unfair copying of its name and interior design.


Administrative Litigation

- Successfully represented the Ministry of National Defense in obtaining the annulment of a remediation order issued due to alleged fluorine contamination in soil.

- Handled a case concerning the annulment of greenhouse gas emissions allocation measures issued by the Ministry of Environment.


Civil Litigation

- Represented a building management association in a lawsuit demanding the payment of unpaid maintenance fees worth several billion Korean won from multiple unit owners.

- Secured recognition of the validity of board resolutions based on the legal effect of appointing a temporary director for a social welfare foundation.

- Filed a damages claim against a design firm for alleged faults in the design of a sewage treatment facility.

- Sought a preliminary injunction to suspend construction of an apartment complex due to infringement of neighboring property's right to sunlight.

- Successfully defended a client association against a former president's legal challenge seeking to nullify an election result.

- Achieved a favorable ruling in a high-value divorce case, obtaining a significant division of marital assets concealed in cash by the opposing spouse.


Criminal Defense

- Obtained a not guilty verdict for a client indicted under the Capital Markets Act on charges of market manipulation and fraudulent transactions.

- Led to a conviction for a major industrial property service provider (Company W) for violating the Attorney-at-Law Act.

- Secured an acquittal for a construction company and its CEO charged with unlawful lending of a construction license.

Qualifications/License

Patent attorney, 2022

Profile

02-3479-7890

minseon.shim@barunlaw.com

Recent Cases

[Intellectual Property] Implied permission to use business secrets

[Trade Secrets] Barun obtained a decision in which a defendant of an appeal case found innocent, precluding the admissibility of evidence collected by illegal seizure and search.

[Intellectual Property] A case in which a court dismissed the injunction claim for the infringement of a patent right filed by a patent holder on the basis of the unreasonable expansion of the scope of the patent right

[Intellectual Property] Reversed the district court’s decision and helped the client obtain the decision of patent noninfringement

[Civil Litigation] Implied approval of the invalid management rules by some partitioned ownership holders and a claim for the payment of maintenance fees pursuant to a fixed maintenance fee clause under the management rules

[Nullification of Election] We convinced the court to dismiss a claim for nullification of election filed by a former president of the Korean Bar Association against the Korean Bar Association

[Intellectual Property] Barun Law incapacitates the other party holding patent and design rights from exercising intellectual property rights.

[Administration] Barun Law obtains the decision that board resolutions are valid, on the basis of the effect of a disposition to appoint temporary directors in relation to a social welfare corporation.

[Intellectual Property] A case in which Barun Law obtains a preliminary injunction to prevent unfair competition practices, which have been continued for a long time, on the basis of the necessity of preservation

[Administration] Barun Law invalidates a recovery order for fluoride contamination in soil to help the client avoid tens of millions of dollars in recovery costs (all the claims conclusively affirmed)

[Criminal] Barun Law Successfully Secures a Guilty Verdict for Violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act on Behalf of the Korean Patent Attorneys Association Against a Prominent Industrial Property Service Provider

[IP] Barun Law Secures Both a Prohibition on the Use of a Similar Trade Name and Damages Against an Infringer

[Corporate Criminal Case] Barun Law Assists to Obtain Acquittal in a Market Manipulation and Fraudulent Trading Case Under the Capital Markets Act

[Civil Case] A Case of Full Dismissal of a Multi-Billion Won Penalty Claim in a Dispute over an Exclusive Supply Agreement