Soomin Kim
AssociateIntroduction
Ms. Soomin Kim is currently an attorney at Shin & Kim LLC.
Her practice focuses on litigation and legal advisory services in the field of intellectual property, including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks. She leverages her experience as a law clerk at the IP High Court and Seoul High Court to provide clients with practical and legally sound solutions grounded in both theory and practice.
Areas of Expertise
Professional Career
- 2025Shin & Kim LLC
- 2024-2025Law Clerk, Seoul High Court
- 2022-2024Law Clerk, IP High Court
Education
- 2019-2022Korea University, School of Law(J.D.)
- 2014-2018Korea University, Political Science & International Relations(Bachelor of Political Sceince); Politics, Economics and Law(PEL Interdisciplinary Major)(Bachelor of Arts in Social Science)
Qualifications
- 2026Admitted to Patent bar, Korea
- 2022Admitted to bar, Korea
Languages
Korean, English
Professional Activities
- Soomin Kim, “[43] Ease of Creation of a Design and the Ordinary Shape of a Product,” Leading Cases on the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, Intellectual Property Law Research Society of the Korean Judiciary; Korea Patent Law Association, Parkyoungsa (2024), pp. 208–212.
- Soomin Kim, “[17] The ‘Scope of Trademark Rights’ and ‘Another’s Registered Trademark’ in Trademark Infringement Offenses,” Leading Information Law Cases (III), Korea Association of Information Law, Parkyoungsa (2026), pp. 137–143.