Yong-Ho Moon
Senior CounselIntroduction
Mr. Yong-Ho Moon is a partner at Shin & Kim LLC. His main practice areas are intellectual property rights, venture businesses, and information and telecommunications.
Mr. Moon served as a judge of the Seoul Civil District Court, Jeonju District Court, and as chief judge of the Jecheon Branch of the Jeonju District Court, presiding judge of the Seoul Eastern District Court, and presiding judge of the Patent Court. He also served as professor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Mr. Moon published multiple papers on compensation for damage caused by various illegal acts, copyright laws, and information laws. He gave lectures on legal practice as adjunct instructor at the Seoul National University School of Law for from 2010 to 2020.
Throughout his career as a judge, Mr. Moon administrative and secretarial positions in an intellectual property rights practice group and a judicial informatization community within the court. Even after retiring as judge, he continued to actively participate as member of the Civil Practice Research Society and Special Practice Research Society within the Supreme Court and academic associations such as the Korea Association for Infomedia Law and Korea Intellectual Property Society.
Areas of Expertise
Professional Career
- 2007-PresentShin & Kim LLC
- 2006Presiding Judge, Patent Court
- 2004-2005Presiding Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court
- 2001-2003Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
- 2000Chief Judge, Jechon Branch of Chonju District Court
- 1999Judge, Seoul District Court
- 1997-1998Judge, Seoul High Court
- 1995-1996Judge, Administrative Bureau of Supreme Court
- 1991-1994Judge, Northern, Western Branch of Seoul District Court
- 1989-1990Judge, Chonju District Court
- 1985-1988Judge, Seoul District Court
- 1982-1984Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
Other Career Experiences
- 2016-PresentConciliation Commissioner, Patent Court
- 2016-PresentConciliation Commissioner, Seoul Southern District Court, Seoul Western District Court
- 2016-2019Instructor, Seoul National University School of Law
Education
- 1994University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.)
- 1979-1983Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B.)
Bar Admissions
- 1984Korea
Memberships
- Korean Bar Association
Languages
Korean, Korean, English, English, Japanese, Japanese
Professional Activities
- Judicial Precedents Relating to Information Law”, Korea Association for Informedia Law, 2006 (co-authored)
- “Various Aspects of Court Practices [Civil Litigations]”, Office of Court Administration, Co-authored, 2005
- “Copyright Act”, Materials for Lecture at the Judicial Research & Training Institute,Supreme Court of Korea, 2001~2003
- “Review on Indemnification by Regular Payment to Seriously Damaged Victims”, Various Issues in Civil Litigations Volume 10, 2000
- “Trend of Search of Legal Information”, Informadia Law, 3rd Issue, 1997
- “Allision”, Office of Court Administration, Materials for Judgment, Volume 5, 1991
Professional Accolades
- "Leading Individual" for Intellectual Property, Chambers Asia, 2018-2023
- "Leading Individual" for Intellectual Property, Chambers Global, 2019-2022
- "Leading Lawyer" for Intellectual Property, Legal Times, 2017, 2019, 2021
- "Recommended Lawyer” for Intellectual Property, Legal500, 2014, 2019-2020
- "Leading Individual” for Intellectual Property, Legal500, 2015-2018
- "Recommended Lawyer” for Dispute Resolution, Legal500, 2018
- "Recommended Lawyer” for TMT, Legal500, 2018
Media
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2018.07.09
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2013.01.03
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2010.10.08
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Deals & Cases “Duel on the Green,” Final Victory Won by Shin & Kim
2010.05.25