Hanol IP & Law

WE ARE AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM.
WE BELIEVE TECHNOLOGY & OUR IMAGINATION WILL MAKE A BETTER WORLD.
WE ARE HERE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

Our professionals also have industry experience with prestigious companies, universities, and research centers in Korea and overseas. Some have experience at KIPO as a former patent examiner. We seek to employ the most talented graduates who then undertake extensive in-house training and have a senior member act as a mentor.

Our goal is to continue to provide high quality solutions that are tailor-made for each client. Our litigation team also works closely with outside teams if we feel this is to our client’s advantage. By working with our clients we are able to help guide them along the path that they choose to achieve the results they are seeking

-Min Son, Ph.D. / Managing Partner

Key IP Areas

Patent, Trade mark, Designs, Copyright & related rights, Intellectual property (prosecution), Intellectual property (contentious), Patent prosecution, Life sciences IP, Trade mark contentious, Trade mark prosecution

Key Sector Expertise

Biotechnology, Chemical, Electrical, Electronics, Technology hardware, Semiconductors, Computer technology & services, Food & beverage, Life sciences, Pharmaceutical, Medical device, Mechanical, Professional services, Renewable energy

We are now one of the leading IP firms in Korea and the clear leader in the fields of life science and chemistry. We are particularly well-suited to handle issues that are highly technical in nature because of the backgrounds of our patent attorneys many of whom hold masters degrees and PhDs in scientific disciplines as follows:

• CHEMISTRY / METALLURGY
• COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
• ENERGY
• FOOD / COSMETIC
• HEALTHCARE / MEDICAL DEVICE
• LIFE SCIENCE / BIOTECHNOLOGY
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• PHARMACEUTICAL
• PLANT / PLANT VARIETY
• SEMICONDUCTOR
• SOFTWARE, AI / BLOCKCHAIN

1. Our trademark team, led by a former examiner of KIPO.

• Precise registrability analysis, from the examiner’s point of view
• Smooth communication with Trademark Office

2. Over 20 years experience.
We have registered various types of marks, including

• non-traditional marks ( < .1% of total number of filings in KR.)
• business emblems ( < .2% of total number of filings in KR.)