Bae Kim & Lee is highly recommended for handling IP disputes, especially patent litigation. The firm delivers a high standard of integrated IP legal services and has a strong presence in technical sectors. The team has strong capabilities to handle cross-border IP disputes, making Bae Kim & Lee one of the leading law firms in South Korea. In addition to litigation, the firm supports clients in prosecution, copyright, and IP transactional matters.
Notable IP practitioners: Taeck Soo Kwon, Kijoong Kang, Jihyun Kim
2026
"We have used BKL's service for our JV with a Chinese battery manufacturer and we were quite satisfied with their service. It seemed they genuinely want the client to succeed and paid close attention to even minor issues to ensure that our project can proceed as envisioned."
Tae Geun Kim
"Meets tight deadlines, stays responsive, understands difficult requests from the business, pays attention to detail."
2025
"Customer-oriented service. Flexibility in fees."
"Excellent quality advice and always prompt turnaround, no matter how small or large the mandate - they are never chasing the fee, just always looking after the client first."
"They are business oriented, provide pragmatic replies and always make them available in a prompt manner when necessary. They are also anticipating issues and know our needs."
"We appreciate their responsiveness and high-quality service they provide. They always demonstrated a high level of competence and professionalism."
"We had complete confidence in the expertise and professionalism of Bae Kim & Lee. Their team consistently demonstrates a high level of competence, their availability and ability to speak Korean did provide a huge support to complete the task."
Case studies demonstrate that the firm assisted clients across various sectors with patent disputes, litigation, infringement lawsuits, and prosecution work.