Shin & Kim LLC provides the following services in connection with the industrial technology practice:

• Representation in application for injunctive relief and civil litigation, including cases involving industrial technology/trade secret infringement, non-compete clause, and/or claims for damages
• Representation in criminal prosecutions related to industrial technology infringement and trade secret leakage, as well as legal representation during the investigation and trial stages
• Response to investigations and trials by conducting research on similar technologies and relevant literature, and securing evidence of technology infringement and trade secret leakage through digital forensics, among other methods.
• Consultation on industrial technology verification, and export of national core technologies
• Consultation on industrial technology security checks in cooperation with the Korean Association for Industrial Technology Security and the Korean Academy of Industrial Security
• Consultation on responding to requests for disclosure of information on industrial technology and representation in trials and litigation
• Consultation on establishing industrial technology/trade secret protection systems, employee hiring/termination and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) of companies
• Review of potential infringement of industrial technology/trade secrets, evaluation of contracts such as confidentiality/non-compete agreements, and formulation of strategies to minimize legal risks

• Handled civil and criminal litigation for technology leakage of lamination equipment.
• Handled a criminal case of technology leakage of semiconductor cleaning equipment.
• Handled a criminal case of trade secret infringement related to the leakage of lithium extraction technology, along with related claims of compensation for employee inventions.
• Handled a criminal case of the leakage of gene therapy technology.
• Handled civil and criminal cases related to the leakage of clostridium botulinum strain technology, and provided advice on related the U.S. ITC cases and civil litigation, 28 U.S. Code § 1782 (Section 1782), etc.
• Handled a criminal case of the source code leakage of a security system company.
• Handled a criminal case of white LED technology leakage.
• Handled a criminal case of technology leakage related to a mobile phone checklist.
• Handled a criminal case of technology leakage related to a wireless communication repeater.
• Handled civil and criminal cases concerning technology leakage in the cemented carbide sector—resulting in the highest amount of damages recognized in a civil case for trade secret infringement in Korea.
• Handled a case involving the revocation of a decision to disclose information on a work environment assessment report due to concerns of trade secret leakage. This marked the first instance in Korea where a decision to suspend enforcement of a decision to disclose a work environment assessment report was issued.
• Handled a criminal case of the technology leakage of a small business by a well-known domestic home appliance company.
• Represented a client in a technology leakage case related to semiconductor materials.
• Represented a client in a technology leakage case related to ultrasound diagnostic equipment, involving the recognition of trade secret infringement concerning technology developed after departing from the client.
• Represented a client in a technology leakage case related to a tax accounting program.
• Represented a client in a technology leakage case related to a chemical mixture manufacturing process.
• Represented a client in a technology leakage case between domestic and foreign automobile companies.
• Represented a client in a technology leakage case in the semiconductor sector.