Profile
Jae-Yong Park, an attorney admitted to the Korean Bar, has worked for years at local law firms in China after graduating with LL.M. degree in Chinese Civil/Commercial law from Peking University Law School. He has handled various advisory services and litigation projects related to Sino-Korean joint venture agreements, equity investments, M&A, personal information/data compliance, protection of intellectual property rights and trade secrets in China, as well as international trade disputes. Additionally, he has provided legal advice on Korean laws to Chinese and global companies, including those in fields of online gaming and fin-tech. He has also advised on Korean laws and precedents in international arbitration cases. In summary, he has facilitated bi-directional legal services between Korea and China.
In domestic law firms, he has conducted diverse civil, criminal, and administrative litigation cases involving intellectual property rights including copyright, trademark, and patent, as well as cases related to personal information and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act. He has also defended suspects in the course of investigation at the police station and prosecutor’s office. Furthermore, he has worked in roles of planning, performance and operational management in a global internet technology company, building on his previous career as a marketing consultant. He has deepened his understanding of business management and marketing in high-tech and content companies and integrated problem-solving consulting perspectives into his legal services.
Mr. Park has delivered lectures on timely Korean-Chinese legal issues at seminars organized by Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA), and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), as well as through invitations extended by Chinese companies.
Experience
- 2006
- 2006-2007
- 2007-2012
- 2015
- 2015-2017
- 2018-2019
- 2019
- 2021-Present
- 2023
- 2023-Present
- 2024-Present
Education
- 1998
- 2005
- 2015
- 2019
Activities
- 30th Anniversary of South Korea-China Relations, Now It’s the Chinese Consumer Market! Must-Know Trade Customs Cases Q&A 30 (Legal Consultation and Content Provided by JunZeJun Law Offices, Published by Korea International Trade Association(KITA) Beijing Office, 2022)
- A Study on Personal Information Issues in Korea-China M&A (Master’s degree thesis, English/Chinese, Peking University Law School, China, 2019)
- Major Legal Issues to be Aware of for Chinese Companies Operating Online Games in Korea (Newsletter, Chinese, JunZeJun Law Offices, 2021)
- Key Issues of the Revised Korean Game Industry Promotion Act: Obligation to Disclose Probability of Loot Box Products in the Game (Newsletter, Chinese, JunZeJun Law Offices, 2023)
- Civil Disputes on Chinese Online Game Intellectual Property Rights (Expert’s Opinion, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA) Overseas Market News, 2021)
- Handling Process and Analysis of Chinese Courts in Cases Involving Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights and Violation of Unfair Competition Acts (Expert’s Opinion, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA) Overseas Market News, 2021)
- Introduction to Practice for Intellectual Property Litigation in China – Comparison with Korea (Expert’s Opinion, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA) Overseas Market News, 2021)
- Issues and Countermeasures regarding Chinese Personal Information Protection Law in Sino-Korean M&A (Expert’s Opinion, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA) Overseas Market News, 2022)
- Handling and Issues of Intellectual Property Rights remaining in China for Korean Companies reshoring back to Korea (Expert’s Opinion, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency(KOTRA) Overseas Market News, 2022)
- On a Case Recognizing the Unauthorized Use of other Company’s Name with Certain Influence as Acts of Unfair Competition in China (Local Expert‘s Analysis, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) Dispute Information Analysis, 2023)
- Protection of Graphic User Interface (GUI) Design Patent in China (Local Expert‘s Analysis, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) Dispute Information Analysis, 2023)
- Requirements for Constituting Legitimate Use of Trademarks in China (Local Expert‘s Analysis, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) Dispute Information Analysis, 2023)
- Protection of Trade Dress under Unfair Competition Law in China (Local Expert‘s Analysis, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) Dispute Information Analysis, 2023)
- Requirements for Establishing a Defense of Legitimate Source under Trademark Law in China (Local Expert‘s Analysis, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) Dispute Information Analysis, 2023)
- Protection of Foreign Geographical Indications under Unfair Competition Law in China (Local Expert‘s Analysis, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA) Dispute Information Analysis, 2023)
- Trends in Regulations on Personal Information Protection in China and Considerations for Korean Companies (Expert’s report, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET), KIET China Industrial Economy Brief February 2024 Issue, 2024)
Qualifications
- 2015