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Korean patent attorneys · Seoul
Technical Expertise.
Strategic IP Protection.
We help international patent counsel protect their clients’ technology in Korea—combining filing and prosecution with the technical analysis behind sound IP decisions.
About IntLaw
Understand the technology.
Protect what matters.
IntLaw is a Korean patent firm working at the intersection of technology, patent rights and product strategy.
We look closely at how a product works, what differentiates it and how those distinctions translate into patent protection. For foreign associates, that means Korean advice informed by the technical and commercial purpose of the matter.
Our approach →Technical expertise
Specific technologies.
Substantive experience.
AI & Software
Patent strategy grounded in how the system actually works.
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Semiconductors & Electronics
From process conditions to enforceable claim language.
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Medical Devices & Healthcare Technology
Understanding the device, the software and their interaction.
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Industrial & Manufacturing Technologies
Practical protection for complex physical systems.
↗IP services
From Korean prosecution
to strategic patent analysis.
Patent Filing & Prosecution
Protect the technical substance. Preserve strategic options.
↗02 / IP SERVICESPCT National Phase Entry
A clear handover into Korean prosecution.
↗03 / IP SERVICESPatent Portfolio Strategy
Connect the portfolio to the product roadmap.
↗04 / IP SERVICESFreedom-to-Operate (FTO) Analysis
Understand the risk at the level of the actual product.
↗05 / IP SERVICESIP Due Diligence
Test what the patent assets protect.
↗06 / IP SERVICESPatent Disputes & Litigation Support
Technical analysis for a considered response.
↗07 / IP SERVICESTrademarks & Designs
Protection for brands and product appearance.
↗Recognition & credentials
Work recognised beyond the firm.
Excellence in IP-led R&D
Recognised as an outstanding industrial property diagnostic institution, with the highest award presented by the Minister of Intellectual Property.
KISTA institutional evaluation · Award dated 10 December 2025.
Recognition for patent drafting
Special Award at the 4th Korea Venture & Startup Patent Awards. IntLaw’s published award record identifies the patent-specification drafting category and work relating to Nota’s AI technology.
Award certificate dated 29 November 2024.
TRACK RECORD
Track record with technology companies
Beyond individual filings, IntLaw works with technology companies on the patent questions that shape product and business decisions. Our attorneys run IP-R&D programmes that align R&D roadmaps with patent portfolios, and carry out freedom-to-operate and competitive-patent analyses for product launches, technology-based special listing preparations, investment and M&A due diligence, and portfolio restructuring for companies preparing their next stage of growth. Engagements span AI and software platforms, semiconductor equipment and materials, and medical devices, for clients ranging from deep-tech startups and TIPS-selected companies to KOSDAQ-listed manufacturers.
- AI & Software — patent portfolio design for AI models, data pipelines and platform services; FTO for product launches.
- Semiconductors — competitive-patent analysis and design-around work for equipment and materials, covering process and inspection technologies.
- Medical Devices — filing and FTO strategy across development stages, including US clinical and regulatory pathways.
Our professionals
Meet the people behind the analysis.
Jong Ung BAEK
Managing Patent Attorney
Semiconductors · Medical devices · FTO
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Dong Woo Lee
Managing Patent Attorney
IP strategy · Commercialisation · Technology assets
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Dae Hwan Kang
Managing Patent Attorney
AI & software · Patent prosecution · FTO
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Jung Heum Park
Partner Patent Attorney
Semiconductor equipment · Electronics · Patent analysis
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Si Myeong Park
Partner Patent Attorney
Medical devices · Optics & materials · AI
↗Work with IntLaw
A considered approach.
A direct conversation.
Discuss a Korean matter or explore cooperation in your jurisdiction.