법무법인바른 사이트는 IE11이상 혹은 타 브라우저에서
정상적으로 구동되도록 구현되었습니다.
익스플로러 10 이하버전에서는 브라우저 버전 업데이트 혹은
엣지, 크롬, 사파리등의 다른 브라우저로 접속을 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다.
익스플로러 10 이하버전에서는 브라우저 버전 업데이트 혹은
엣지, 크롬, 사파리등의 다른 브라우저로 접속을 부탁드립니다. 감사합니다.
Intellectual Property (Major Winning Cases)
Trade Secrets
- A case involving whether Korea N Power, a power generation subsidiary, infringed on the trade secrets of a design service provider
- A preliminary injunction case filed by Company A, Korea's largest developer and manufacturer of waterproof adhesive for mobile phones, against competitor Company B, claiming B's mass-produced product was an infringement of trade secrets
- A preliminary injunction case filed by Company M, a developer of electromagnetic shielding and absorption materials, for trade secret misappropriation
Patent Rights & Utility Models
- A patent infringement lawsuit between Company S and Company I concerning infringement involving multiple parties (also known as the "Organic Light-Emitting Material Case")
- A damages claim and related invalidation and scope confirmation trials regarding a utility model for a wireless earphone (Galaxy Buds) case cover
- A trial for invalidation of a fundamental patent for glass protective films for "edge smartphones" (a decision cancellation lawsuit)
- A patent invalidation trial concerning a well-known Bitcoin mining method
- A trial for the invalidation of a patent related to an air respirator mask ventilation device
- Successfully nullified all enforcement of intellectual property rights asserted by Company A, a safety equipment manufacturer holding patents and design rights
- A damages claim by Company P, a developer of unmanned crane control systems, against competitor Company H for patent infringement, along with a patent invalidation trial filed by Company H against Company P
- A patent infringement lawsuit by Company M against Company V, the provider of the Paybooc service, alleging that the Paybooc service infringed its patent rights
- Multiple patent disputes, including a patent infringement lawsuit and a negative scope confirmation trial, between foundation engineering firms K and B
- A preliminary injunction case filed by Company S, a mobile phone screen protector manufacturer, against competitor Company K for patent infringement
- A utility model infringement injunction, damages claim, and invalidation trial filed by Company O, a contact lens franchise headquarters, against competitor Company L for indirect infringement of a utility model right
- An employee invention compensation lawsuit filed by a former employee of Company P (V, C, etc.) against the company
- A patent infringement lawsuit between Company A and Company B concerning the interpretation of claims
Trademarks (Trade Names & Business Marks)
- A trademark infringement lawsuit regarding the well-known franchise brand "우리할매떡볶이(Worihalmae Teokboki)"
- An unfair competition injunction case involving the business name of the famous "고바우 설렁탕(Gobau Seolleongtang)" restaurant in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do
- An unfair competition lawsuit between electronic cigarette sellers H and J, with the key issue being whether H's S product design constituted a well-known trade dress or the result of substantial investment and effort
- A case overturning a first-instance ruling that accepted L Company's unfair competition claim regarding a bar graph method for cosmetic ingredient labeling, leading to a reversal victory in the appellate and supreme courts
- A trademark usage injunction case determining whether the name of a rock festival held at J Resort constituted unfair competition and a violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
- A trademark infringement lawsuit involving well-known jeans brand S
- An injunction case involving Company O, determining whether imported products worth billions of won could be lawfully distributed after the expiration of an exclusive distribution contract, focusing on the "exhaustion of trademark rights" doctrine
- A trademark infringement injunction case determining whether genuine product parallel imports constituted infringement in Company C's case
- A judicial review case concerning whether "improper intent" existed under Article 7(1)(11) of the former Trademark Act in a trademark registration rejection appeal
- A lawsuit filed by Company A to enforce service mark transfer registration procedures
- A trademark invalidation trial involving a well-known coffee delivery company
- An unfair competition lawsuit determining whether the general unfair competition provision under Article 2(1)(p) of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act was applicable
Design
- Design rights infringement dispute regarding LED lighting
- Unfair competition injunction case concerning whether the act of copying product designs constitutes unfair competition under Article 2(1)(ja) of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
- Unfair competition injunction case concerning whether the act constitutes unfair competition as defined under the general provisions of Article 2(1)(pa) of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
Copyright & Neighboring Rights
- Damages lawsuit concerning whether cable system operators (SO) and other paid broadcasting operators infringed upon the neighboring rights (simultaneous retransmission rights) of regional terrestrial broadcasting operators
- Copyright infringement lawsuit between film production company C and writer S over the existence of a claim for an injunction against copyright infringement
- Copyright infringement lawsuit between I, the copyright holder of the famous character P, and C, a company providing role-playing videos using P-implemented dolls
- Copyright infringement lawsuit among companies in the color psychology consulting industry
Others
- Representation in a criminal complaint case involving non-patent attorney activities of the well-known patent search service company W
- Damages lawsuit for professional negligence of a patent attorney
- Damages lawsuit for unlawful patent infringement warnings (tort claims)
Publications & Papers
- A Study on a Korean Patent Management Business Model to Curb the Harm of Foreign Patent Trolls (Management & Law), Sogang University Law Institute, 2010
- Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Corporate IP Practitioners, Samil Infomine, 2019
- Unfair Competition Prevention Act Casebook, co-authored with the Intellectual Property Law Research Group of the Court and the Korean Patent Law Association, Pakyoungsa, 2024
[Intellectual Property] Implied permission to use business secrets
[Intellectual Property] A case where it was held that Company N allowing Company B to refer to the design and engineering materials provided by Company A, an engineering company in charge of the desig
[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 the client’s application for interim injunctive relief to prohibit the infringement of intellectual property rights to the cover for wireless earphone cases to which similar products exist
[Intellectual Property] A case in which an application for interim injunctive relief was denied on the basis of a patent that was null and void due to the violation of novelty
[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
[HR·Labor] A case in which it was found that a decision made by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission that a demand on resolution of a disciplinary action against a person reporting a corruptive act should be cancelled because it is a disadvantageous measure against the person
[Intellectual Property] A matter where Barun Law effectively argued against the other party’s argument that infringed a certain patent right
[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] We effectively defended the client against a patent holder’s allegation of infringement of his patent by resorting to legal theory regarding the interpretation of patent claims (the appeal case)
[Patent] A case in which the constitution of the infringement of a patent right by multiple entities was an issue
[Trade Secrets] We successfully protected the right of the largest local developer of waterproof adhesives for mobile phones to trade secrets in relation to an injunction filed against its competitor and alleged infringer of trade secrets
[IP] We successfully obtained the decision on interim injunction to prohibit a furniture manufacturer who imitated the form of other furniture from producing, transferring, lending, exporting and importing the products by substantiating that selling and distributing such furniture constitutes the unfair competition act as prescribed in the applicable law
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law won the case in the trial held to invalidate a patent regarding the mining method of Bitcoin.
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law incapacitates the other party holding patent and design rights from exercising intellectual property rights.
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law neutralizes the exercise of the rights by a patent holder by paying attention to inadequacies in the contents of the patent specification.
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law uncovers the infringement of trade secrets secretly committed and obtains an injunctive relief and damages for the client
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law overturns consistent invalidity judgments of the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law successfully defends the client in a case involving the interpretation of the scope of claims regarding the configuration of a utility model not defined in the specification
[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
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law helps a famous franchisor conclusively eliminate the risk of being under dispute with regard to its trademark, "Woori Halmae Tteokbokki"
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law helps a victim obtain a Supreme Court Decision to quash and remand the case by demonstrating the existence of an unfair purpose against defendants who were alleged of unauthorized acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law Obtains a Swift Judgment Confirming No Copyright Infringement Before Movie Release Amid Copyright Dispute
[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
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law Wins a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Involving a Well-Known Franchise
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law Protects Client's Patent Validity Against the Alleged Lack of Inventive Step Claim Based on Prior Art Modeling
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law Obtains Court Confirmation That Similar or Compatible Design Alone Does Not Constitute Unfair Competition
[IP] Barun Law Obtains the Decision on the Validity of a Patent for Edge Smartphone Glass Screen Protectors
[Intellectual Property] Barun Law Won the Patent Infringement Litigation Involving an Unintended Mode of Implementation
IP Advisory and Litigation
Media(Broadcasting and Communications)
Sports/Game/Entertainment
Trade Secret Protection
Startup Consultation
Broadcasting, Information and Communications
Estate Planning
Energy/Infrastructure
Energy & Infrastructure
Response to Industrial Technology Leakage
IT Response Team
