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Jung-Hyon (Jamie) JUN

Jung-Hyon (Jamie) Jun, a Korean attorney

Attorney-at-law

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Jung-Hyun (Jamie) Jun is a seasoned specialist in intellectual property law, with broad industry experience in the IT sector. Before founding the Lee & Jun Law Group, where she currently practices, she was Chief Legal Officer at Hyperconnect, and previously a partner in the IP practice group at Lee & Ko. She is licensed to practice law in South Korea, and holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Seoul National University. She has a long and successful track record of representing both Korean and international clients in high-stake IP litigation, including patent infringement, patent invalidation, and trade secret misappropriation. Ms. Jun also has done significant transactional work relating to IP & technology transfer, licensing and investments. For example, as General Counsel of Hyperconnect, she oversaw the largest M&A deal in the AI and telecommunications sector in Korea, in Q1 2021. Moreover, Ms. Jun is also active in public policy, serving as an expert advisor for Presidential Intellectual Property Commission, and as Director for Korean Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

IP Litigation, SW Copyright, Licensing, ICT Regulation (internet platforms, content, online games, e-commerce, etc), IP Transaction, Tech Investment, Telecom, Technology Export Control, Privacy

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Transaction & strategy advisory

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  • Advised a Fortune Global 500 company on strategies for technology protection in China.

  • Assisted in establishing global IP compliance policies of the leading IT company in Korea.

  • Advised on cross-border technology investments by several Korean major conglomerates in mechanical, chemical and electronics industries.

  • Advised on IP-related matter in cross-border M&As in the entertainment industry.

  • Advised several foreign companies on operational legal matters in Korea relating to labor, consumer protection, advertisement and etc.

  • Advised on brand protection strategies in China for several Korean companies in various industrial sectors, including cosmetics, beauty products, food and beverage, distribution and finance.

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Litigation

 

  • Landmark smartphone patent infringement lawsuit (Samsung v. Apple).

  • Patent infringement, patent invalidation and fair trade suit relating to 3G, 4G and 5G technology (including representing Fortune 500 companies).

  • Numerous civil and criminal cases involving trade secret infringement for the leading Korean companies in electronics and mechanical industries.

  • Unfair competition lawsuit to prohibit the production and sale of counterfeit products.

  • Copyright infringement case relating to programs in different programming languages (the first of its kind in Korea).

  • Advised as co-counsel for ITC and the U.S. federal court cases relating to welding, chemical, steel and electronics technologies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2022-                           Lee & Jun Law Group

  • 2020-2021                  Hyperconnect, Chief Legal Officer

  • 2009-2020                  Lee & Ko

    • (2015-2020) Partner

    • (2014-2015) Lee & Ko Beijing Office

    • (2013) Visiting Scholar at East China University of Political Science and Law

EDUCATION

  • Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea

  • School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (M.S.)

  • School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (B.S.)

MEMBERSHIP

  • (Current) Expert Advisor for Presidential Intellectual Property Commission

  • (Current) Director of Korean Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law

  • (Current) Member of Advisory Committee on Overseas Companies under Ministry of Justice

  • (Former) Vice-chair of International Bar Association (IBA) Intellectual Property Committee Patent Sub-committee

  • (Former) Member of Artificial Intelligence Policy Forum

QUALIFICATIONS

LANGUAGES

Korean, English, and Chinese

QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to bar, Korea (2009)

Admitted to Korean patent bar (2009)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Articles

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  • Critical Study on the Scope of Use of Blockchain Technology (the Korea Association of Informedia Law April 2019)

  • Artificial Intelligence and Legal Service in Korea: Status Quo and Challenges (the Justice February 2019, Korean Society of Law)

  • Analysis on Chinese practice regarding the registration of trademarks infringing prior copyrights of third parties (Global IP Trend 2017, Korea Institute of Intellectual Property)

  • Analysis on the continuing relationship and co-existence agreement under the Trademark Act in PRC (the Journal of Intellectual Property – Quarterly “Creations & Rights”, Winter 2015)

  • The Meaning and Precedents of the Umbrella Provision of Unfair Competition Act in PRC (the Journal of Intellectual Property – Quarterly “Creations & Rights”, Spring 2015)

  • Current Status of Chinese IPR protection – Top IP Cases Selected by Supreme Court of China (the Journal of Intellectual Property – Quarterly “Creations & Rights”, Autumn 2014)

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Press Release

 

Eureka! Eureka! Discovery Made Easier by South Korea Patent Act Amendment (December 2017/January 2018, Asia IP)

 

Books

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  • Artificial Intelligence and Law (Parkyong Publish, 2019)

  • Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act in China (Sechang Publish, 2016)

 

Articles on Communications Technology

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  • Analysis of a Robust and Energy Efficient Transmission Scheduling Protocol in Single-hop Ad-hoc Networks (the Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 10, issue 2, pp. 257-269, Feb. 2010)

  • Profit-based Routing for Multihop Coverage Extension in Wireless Networks (Springer Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 42, issue 4, pp. 465-478, Sep. 2007.)

  • Power-Saving Scheduler for a WLAN with Task-Linking Topology Awareness (IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, issue 3, pp. 1345-1356, May 2007.)

  • Affinity-based Power saving MAC Protocol in Ad Hoc Networks (IEEE PerCom, Mar. 2005, Hawaii, USA)

  • Profit-based Routing for Centralized Multi-hop Wireless Networks (IEEE VTC 2004 Spring, Milan, Italy, May 17-19, 2004.)

  • Affinity-based Power Saving Scheduling Algorithm in Ad Hoc Networks (JCCI 2005, Apr. 2005.)

 

Speech/Lecture

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  • Lectured on “AI and IP Protection” at AI + Law Conference hosted by KAIST (2019)

  • Lectured at IP compliance training programs for executives/employees of large corporations (2018, 2019)

  • Lectured on “Main Issues regarding China’s IP System and Practice” at training program for legal and IP team employees of large corporate group. (2018)

  • Speaker at a seminar by the Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies regarding the IP system and IP protection in China (2018)

  • Guest lecturer on “IP system in China” at Yeonsei University (2018)

  • Guest lecturer on “Science, Technology and Law” at Seoul National University (2018)

  • Guest lecturer on “Introduction to IP Rights and Patent Dispute” at School of Innovation & Technology Management in KAIST (2018)

  • Lecturer on “Drafting IP-related Provisions in Business Contracts” in training programs at a Korean large company (2017)

  • Guest lecturer on “Protection of Trade Secrets in Korea and the U.S.” at Program for Master of Intellectual Property in KAIST (2014)

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