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Hyun Dong Yeo
Partner
- TEL 82 6182 8117
- FAX 82 6003 7029
- E-MAIL hdyeo@hwawoo.com
Biography
Hyun Dong Yeo is partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include litigating matters in the engineering field and advising on legal issues pertaining to intellectual property, technology disputes, environment & energy, and product liability.
Experience
- 2024-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2022-24 Head, Management/Legal Division, Plasmapp Co., Ltd.
- 2012-22 Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2021-22 Member, AI Legislation Maintenance Group, National Information Society Agency
- 2019 Member, Research & Ethics Committee, Korea Railroad Research Institute
- 2018-19 Member, Advisory Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office
- 2006-08 Patent Attorney, YOU ME Patent & Law Firm
Education
- 2020 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (LL.M. course completion)
- 2012 Seoul National University School of Law, J.D.
- 2006 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, B.S. in New Materials Engineering/Chemistry
Representative Matters
[Intellectual Property]
- Handled the case seeking injunction against patent infringement related to the approval-patent linkage system
- Handled the case on adjudication on scope of rights and injunction against patent infringement regarding an insulation deck plate
- Handled the case on patent infringement, adjudication of invalidation, and revocation of judgment regarding a secondary battery membrane
- Handled the case on patent infringement, adjudication of invalidation, and revocation of judgment regarding secondary battery membrane materials
- Handled the case on registration of breeder’s right
- Handled the case seeking revocation of judgment regarding lactic acid bacteria coating method
- Advised on technologies of plasma sterilizer and prepared patent map
- Handled the damages claim case regarding the copying of an architectural design
- Handled the case seeking injunction against trade secret infringement related to GHP
- Handled the case seeking injunction against patent infringement related to the validity of an extended patent
- Handled the case on patent infringement and adjudication of invalidation regarding a beer bottle
- Handled litigations and advised on employees’ inventions
- Handled the litigation on patent infringement in relation to validity of patent rights of a salt-modified drug
- Handled the case on patent infringement and adjudication of invalidation regarding a pharmaceutical
[Environment & Energy]
- Handled the documentary due diligence regarding certification for exhaust emissions of automobiles
- Advised on the humidifier disinfectant case
- Advised on the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals and the Chemical Substances Control Act in relation to establishment of a factory
- Advised on M&A of a waste disposal company and a waste incineration company and conducted relevant due diligence
- Advised on compliance with environmental regulations and conducted relevant due diligence
- Advised on an administrative disposition on a waste disposal company
- Advised on establishment of a JV between a domestic conglomerate and a specialized hydrogen company
- Handled the damage claim regarding soil pollution
- Advised on chemical products and advertisements on environmental factors
[Product Liability]
- Handled the damages claim regarding shutdown on a cryptocurrency exchange
- Handled the damages claim regarding leakage of personal information from a cryptocurrency exchange
- Advised on a criminal case regarding issuance of cryptocurrencies and applicable laws
- Handled the damages claim involving a fire at a data center
- Handled the damages claim involving a vehicle fire accident
- Advised on EPC contract related to a light rail line
- Handled the arbitration on defects in the Four-River floodgate design
- Handled the arbitration on design and construction of firefighting pipes of a nuclear power plant
- Handled the arbitration on design and construction of cooling water pipes at an overseas power plant
- Handled the criminal litigation regarding an explosion of a hydrogen tank in Gangneung
- Handled modification of legislations on standards for high-risk AI technologies
- Handled the damages claim regarding introduction of aircraft for meteorological purposes
Publications
- A to Z on Virtual Assets – MOOK Investment to Dispute Resolution, The Korea Economic Daily (Co-author, 2022)
- Preliminary Research Report on Risk-Based Artificial Intelligence Technology Level, National Information Society Agency (Co-author, 2021)
- Copyrightability of Architectural Design Literature and Method of Calculating Damages, Seoul Bar Association Case Studies Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 67~86p (2018)
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2012)
Admitted to patent bar, Korea (2006)
Certified Investment Asset Manager, Korea (2023) -
Korean and English