Boknam Yun majored in physics, and his practice is primarily focused on intellectual property rights such as patent, trademark, and trade secret, protection of personal data, and IT laws.
Boknam Yun served as a member of the Personal Information Protection Committee, and has been active in the field of internet governance for a long time. He gives lectures on preparation of contracts, civil lawsuits, and license agreements at legal education institutions such as LAWnB, and he is also interested in human rights and public interest activities.
Overview
Experience
- 1997 Passed the 39th Korean Bar Examination
- 2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute (29th Class)
- 2003 ~ 2006 Lecturer, Kyung Hee University Graduate School of Business Administration
- 2011 ~ Present Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
- 2014 ~ Present Chairman, Internet Address Resource Subcommittee, Korea Internet Governance Alliance
- 2015 Received Award Certificate from Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning (for internet address policy development)
- 2016 ~ Present Member, Internet Address Dispute Resolution Committee
- 2016 ~ 2020 Deputy Commissioner, Audit Claim Deliberation Committee, Seoul Special City
- 2018 ~ 2020 Member, Personal Information Protection Commission
- 2024 ~ Present President, Lawyers for a Democratic Society
- Present Attorney at Law, ClassHankyul
Education
- 1984 Salesian High School
- 1994 Seoul National University, Physics (B.S.)
- 2006 ~ 2007 Boston University School of Law (LL.M.)
Representative Matters
- Conducted litigation for infringement of patent rights related to medical supplies, display manufacturing process, and ship technology
- Conducted litigation for patent infringement and trade secret infringement related to laser optical products and optical communication parts
- Conducted litigation for trade secret infringement related to biopharmaceuticals and helicopter simulators
- Conducted litigation for trademarks and unfair competition related to famous Chinese kaoliang liquor
- Conducted litigation for infringement of design rights and unfair competition related to mobile phone cases and pet dog products
- Conducted litigation for unfair competition related to domain names
- Provided advice on negotiating a master license agreement with a global franchiser
- Conducted litigation to claim compensation for employee inventions of fintech companies
- Conducted litigation for patent infringement and trade secret infringement related to laser optical products and optical communication parts
- Conducted litigation for trade secret infringement related to biopharmaceuticals and helicopter simulators
- Conducted litigation for trademarks and unfair competition related to famous Chinese kaoliang liquor
- Conducted litigation for infringement of design rights and unfair competition related to mobile phone cases and pet dog products
- Conducted litigation for unfair competition related to domain names
- Provided advice on negotiating a master license agreement with a global franchiser
- Conducted litigation to claim compensation for employee inventions of fintech companies
Publications
- “Internet Governance” (Korean Society for Internet Information, 2014), co-author
- Korean Version of “Getting the Deal through; e-Commerce” (Law Business Research Ltd. of U.K.) (wrote the Korean version for 2009 through 2013 (five consecutive years))
- “Domain Names and Cybersquatting” among “In Digital Era, Intellectual Property Is Venture” (Intellectual Property Right Law Research Society (co-author), Electronic Times, 2000)
Boknam Yun
Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-3458-0907
F. +82-2-557-5582
E. bnyun@classhklaw.com