Bio & Healthcare

  • Share

    1. URL
DR & AJU's Bio/Healthcare PG is comprised of professionals, including a lawyer who served as judge of the Patent Court and the Intellectual Property Department, and experts with technological backgrounds in medical engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, etc.
Our Bio/Healthcare PG provides professional legal services in patents, trademarks, designs, trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing negotiation, and licensing in the medical, pharmaceutical, and food sectors.

In addition, through a strategic partnership with DAE-A Intellectual Property Consulting, we provide one-stop legal service from the application stage of intellectual property rights such as patents to advisory and litigation.

Our Bio/Healthcare PG will be a reliable partner for our clients by providing precise and professional legal service with a technological background in the medical, pharmaceutical, and food industries.

  • Main Services
      • Advisory on regulations of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, food, etc.
      • Advisory on the import, distribution, labelling and advertising of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, and food
      • Advisory on product approval of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
      • Response to sanctions from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, etc. against medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies
      • Advisory on the Fair Trade Act related matters including rebates
      • Due diligence and advisory related to investment attraction and M&A
      • Issuance of importer information confirmation and advisory related to Iran’s EDD Process
  • Representative Matters
      • Healthcare Industry Licensing/Permitting/Regulation.
      • Represented a pharmaceutical company in a case of violation of the Health Functional Food Act.
      • Advised cosmetic manufacturers on Pharmaceutical Affairs Act.
      • Advised Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine.
      • Advised Hallym University Medical Center.
      • Advised Dongguk University Hospital.
      • Advised Wooridul Hospital.
      • Advised Seoul Medical Association.
      • Advised on the acquisition and operation of the Formate Examination Center and related legal services such as health management services.
      • Advised E-Land World Food Co., Ltd.
      • Advised the Military Mutual Aid Association for Jeil Food.
      • Undertook IP due diligence and advice on the acquisition of Woongjin Food.
      • Advised on Intellectual Property Rights (Patents).
      • Represented the patent holder in a patent infringement lawsuit related to the invention of the use of the mycelium culture medium.
      • Represented a medical device manufacturer in a patent infringement lawsuit regarding a medical thread insertion device and a medical thread insertion procedure kit equipped therewith.
      • Represented a patent holder in a patent infringement lawsuit related to a hangover relieving drink.
      • Represented a manufacturer in an injunction litigation against patent infringement on a sterilizing water generator.
      • Represented a patent infringement litigation filed by the patentee against a company that supplied exclusive products to a non-exclusive licensee, the exclusive product supplier.
      • Represented and won the first case of the Supreme Court.
      • Represented a catalyst product manufacturer in a patent infringement litigation related to silica catalyst.
      • Represented a sticker manufacturer in a patent infringement lawsuit related to the manufacturing method of casting foam sticker.
      • Represented a seller of CMP slurry products for tungsten in a patent infringement lawsuit related to CMP slurry.
      • Represented the defendant interior material manufacturer in a patent infringement lawsuit related to assembly fixtures.
      • Represented the respondent in a litigation for injunction against infringement of patent rights related to textile/weaving.
      • Represented a patent holder in a patent infringement lawsuit related to machinery for construction and civil engineering works.
      • Represented the patentee in a patent infringement lawsuit related to the blasting method patent.
      • Represented a patent holder in a patent infringement lawsuit related to the security module of a mobile application.
      • Represented the patent right holder in the trial decision cancellation litigation in the trial for invalidation of patent registration and the trial to confirm the scope of rights related to infrared cookers.
      • Represented a utility model right holder in a trial decision cancellation litigation for a utility model registration invalidation trial and a trial to confirm the scope of rights related to an electric heater assembly.
      • Represented a German company, the patent holder, in a trial decision cancellation litigation for invalidation trial for patent registration on a manufacturing method of polycrystalline silicon.
      • Represented company H, the applicant for a trial, in a trial decision cancellation suit for patent registration invalidation trial regarding metallic paper.
      • Represented the claimant, Nature Republic, in a patent registration invalidation trial for cosmetic containers.
      • Represented the respondent in a trial to confirm the scope of passive rights related to wind power generation patents.
      • Represented the patent right holder in the trial decision cancellation litigation for the patent registration invalidation trial on the manufacturing method of artificial rock.
      • Undertook a case of violation of the Patent Act (patent infringement) related to beverage coolers.
      • Advised on patent analysis and licensing negotiations for NIDEC-SANKYO in Japan.
      • Advised Incheon Airport on aircraft-related technology licensing negotiations.
      • Advised on licensing negotiations for semiconductor technology.
      • Advised on Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition.
      • Represented domestic company C in trade secret and trademark infringement litigation, the first international court of the Seoul Central District Court.
      • Represented the plaintiff pharmaceutical company in an unfair competition action litigation related to the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals.
      • Represented the defendant parts manufacturer in an unfair competition action litigation related to the manufacture and sale of automobile parts.
      • Represented a clothing manufacturer in an unfair competition action involving the manufacture and sale of clothing.
      • Represented a program developer in a case of an injunction against a program developer who transferred to Naver Co., Ltd. and a criminal case of trade secret infringement.
      • Represented the applicant in a litigation for injunction against infringement of trade secrets related to ship technology.
      • Undertook criminal cases for trade secret infringement related to semiconductor technology.
      • Undertook criminal cases for trade secret infringement related to GPS technology.
      • Represented the plaintiff PPF manufacturer in a trade secret infringement/copyright infringement lawsuit related to the pattern of protective film for vehicles (PPF).
      • Represented Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd. in a criminal case of trade secret infringement.
      • Represented IR Wind Power Co., Ltd. in a criminal case of trade secret infringement.
      • Represented STX Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in a criminal case of trade secret infringement.
      • Represented Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in a trade secret infringement case.
      • Represented Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in a trade secret infringement case.
      • Represented a professional inventor in a case of claiming for compensation for an employee's invention related to a bridge construction invention.
      • Advised on Intellectual property rights (trademarks and designs).
      • Represented affiliates separated from trademark infringement lawsuits after the dissolution of corporate group S.
      • Represented Hyundai Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in a trademark infringement lawsuit between InterContinental Hotel and Hyundai Industrial Development Co., Ltd.
      • Represented the plaintiff's food manufacturer in a trademark transfer claim valued at billions of won.
      • Represented the trademark right holder at Pagoda Academy in a trademark transfer claim litigation.
      • Represented the trademark right holder in the appeal trial for the cancellation of the trial decision on the invalidation of trademark registration of company N, a health functional food company.
      • Represented a trademark right holder in a trial decision cancellation lawsuit for trademark registration invalidation trial of cosmetics manufacturer B.
      • Represented a trademark right holder in an injunction litigation against the use of the ‘Mapook’ trademark.
      • Represented a trademark right holder in a trademark registration invalidation case for ‘Louis Castel’.
      • Represented Hite Jinro Holdings Co., Ltd.'s trademark law violation claim.
      • Advised on license agreement related to trademark rights of cosmetics manufacturer J.
      • Represented counterfeit trademarks such as Chanel and Cartier.
      • Represented a cosmetic product manufacturer in a litigation for infringement of design rights and unfair competition related to cosmetic products.
      • Represented Hite Jinro in a design right infringement lawsuit related to promotional materials.
      • Advised Korea Institute of Design Promotion.
  • Professionals
      • Asian Legal Business (ALB) - IP Rankings 2022 'Tier 2' (2022)
      ALB IP Ranking 2022.pngALB Asia IP Rankings 2023 - DR  AJU LLC.jpg

Practice Areas

Professionals