Mr. Jin Seo KIM is an attorney at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Criminal & Compliance, Investigations, and General Civil Disputes.

After graduating from the Law Department of the Korean National Police University, Mr. Kim served as an investigator in the Economic Crime Investigation Team.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2026)

Education

• Sungkyunkwan University Law School (JD, 2026)
• Korean National Police University (LLB, 2020)
• Jeonnam Foreign Language High School (2016)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2026-Present)
• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2026)
• Economic Crime Investigation Team, Investigation Division, Seoul Gangbuk Police Station (2022-2023)
• Completed the Economic Crime Investigation Practice Program, Korea Police Investigation Academy (2022)
• Mobile Unit 8, Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (2020-2022)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Represented a company that supplied proprietary goods to a patent licensee to conduct a patent infringement lawsuit
• Represented a patentee in a lawsuit for patent infringement of a mobile application
• Represented numerous domestic and foreign companies in cases involving patent infringement, confirmation of the scope of rights, invalidation trials, and litigation
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in a trademark registration invalidation lawsuit
• Represented a food manufacturer in a trademark transfer claim case
• Represented numerous domestic and foreign companies in cases involving trademark infringement, confirmation of the scope of rights, invalidation trials, and litigation
• Represented a toy manufacturer in a case involving the confirmation of the scope of design rights
• Advised a machinery manufacturer on the Design Protection Act
• Represented numerous domestic and foreign companies in cases involving design rights infringement, confirmation of the scope of rights, invalidation trials, and litigation
• Represented a golf design company in criminal and civil cases involving copyright infringement
• Represented a specialty coffee shop operator in a copyright infringement lawsuit related to in-store music reproduction
• Advised a game developer on the Copyright Act
• Represented numerous domestic and foreign companies in criminal and civil cases involving copyright infringement
• Represented a mobile application developer in criminal and civil cases involving non-compete agreements and trade secret infringement
• Conducted criminal cases for trade secret infringement related to semiconductor technology
• Conducted criminal cases for trade secret infringement related to GPS technology
• Advised pharmaceutical companies on trade secret infringement under the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
• Represented an auto parts manufacturer in a case involving unfair competition practices
• Represented numerous domestic and foreign companies in criminal and civil cases involving trade secret infringement and unfair competition practices
• Responded to the Personal Information Protection Commission’s disposition regarding violations of the Personal Information Protection Act by an online shopping mall operator
• Advised numerous domestic and foreign companies on the Personal Information Protection Act
• Provided intellectual property due diligence and advisory services in proceedings involving M&A and investments for domestic and foreign companies

• Commercialisation of Healthcare in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2021)