Asia IP

Yulchon has named former intellectual property judge Dong Soo Han as a partner in its Seoul office. Han has 16 years experience as a judge in Korean courts focusing on IP and patent-related matters including stints as a judge at the Patent Court of Korea (2005–2008), as a research judge at the intellectual property unit of the Supreme Court of Korea (2008–2010) and, most recently, as presiding judge of the Civil Appellate Court in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do province.