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Patents, Utility Models & Employee Inventions
Patents, Utility Models & Employee Inventions
Overview
Patents and utility models are core assets of technological competitiveness, making rights acquisition strategy and dispute response critical. In particular, employee inventions can escalate into disputes if compensation frameworks and rights attribution design are inadequate. Multilayered issues such as infringement, invalidity, and scope of rights must be resolved through technical understanding and meticulous legal review. A comprehensive strategy linking filing, portfolio management, and contracts from the R&D stage is required. The LIN IP Team provides integrated advisory encompassing technology, business, and legal perspectives.
Key Services

Patent and utility model application/registration strategy formulation and portfolio design

Patent infringement litigation, injunctions, damage compensation, and defense strategy formulation

Invalidation trials, scope confirmation trials, and trial decision revocation litigation response

Employee invention regulation and compensation system design, and employee invention compensation dispute response

Technology transfer, licensing, and joint development contracts, and IP due diligence

Key Experience

1. Cases Conducted in Parallel with U.S. Litigation

  • Conducted domestic patent infringement litigation in parallel with patent infringement litigation and IPR (inter partes review) filed in the U.S. by the client

  • Identified domestic patent claims to assert for infringement by examining infringing product samples

  • Analyzed invalidity possibilities through IPR-related materials provided by U.S. litigation counsel via the client

  • During the process, Korean attorneys directly communicated with U.S. counsel in English