P&K INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW FIRM

What P&K INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW FIRM does

P&K International Patent Law Firm (Park, Lim & Kim) is a privately held Korean IP boutique founded in 2014, headquartered in Seoul's Gasan Digital Complex with approximately 10 professionals including four patent attorneys, a technology transfer agent, and a certified valuation analyst. The firm delivers a full IP lifecycle offering spanning patent prosecution, trademark and design registration, IP-based management consulting, technology valuation, and licensing/commercialization services. Its differentiation rests on three specialized Task Forces — Architecture/Civil Engineering, Aerospace (including UAM/UAV), and Semiconductor — staffed by attorneys with engineering backgrounds who provide domain-specific IP strategy rather than purely transactional filing.

The firm's go-to-market combines direct professional consultation, online inquiry and quotation systems, and participation as an authorized implementing organization for multiple Korean government IP support programs (KIPO, KOTRA, Korean Patent Strategy Development Institute, Korean IP Protection Agency, Korean Invention Promotion Society). Targeted segments include startups, SMEs, large corporations, universities, and government research institutes. Notable institutional relationships include prior art search and technology transfer MOUs with Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Chung-Ang University, Hanbat National University, and Chungnam National University. The firm is operationally domestic, serving the South Korean market only, with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or M&A activity. Notable outcomes include successful design invalidation trial wins (2023) and multi-year selection for standard patent strategy projects in UAM, carbon-neutral metastructures, and micro LED technology.

Name

P&K INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW FIRM

Legal name

PARK, LIM & KIM INTERNATIONAL PATENT & LAW FIRM

Website

https://pkpatent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

P&K International Patent Law Firm is a Seoul-based Korean IP boutique founded in 2014, providing patent prosecution, trademark, design, valuation, and technology commercialization services to startups, SMEs, universities, and research institutions through three specialized engineering Task Forces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Intellectual Property (IP) Law (BPAHAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA), IP Filing, Annuities & Renewals Administration (BPAHAMAJ), IP Valuation, Damages & Royalty Analysis (BPAHAMAH), IP Search, Watch & Competitive Intelligence (BPAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration services
• Design protection services
• Technology valuation services
• IP management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Patent Filing and Prosecution Services: Fees for patent applications, utility model filings, international PCT applications, and related prosecution including responses to office actions.
2. Trademark Registration Services: Fees for trademark applications, brand protection, BI/CI protection, and anti-infringement measures.
3. Design Protection Services: Fees for product design registration and protection services.
4. IP-Based Management Consulting: Strategic consulting services for IP creation, protection, and utilization aligned with client business strategies.
5. Technology Valuation and Commercialization: Technology valuation reports, licensing in/out services, and technology transfer facilitation. Patent valuation reports typically take approximately 4 weeks to complete.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

P&K International Patent Law Firm is a private Korean patent law firm that files and prosecutes patents, trademarks, and designs, and provides IP-based management consulting, technology valuation, and technology commercialization/transfer services for startups, SMEs, large corporations, universities, and research institutes. Beyond simple application filing, the firm performs R&D-stage prior art searches, technical direction guidance, and post-grant commercialization support through dedicated task forces in architecture/civil engineering, aerospace, and semiconductors staffed by patent attorneys with engineering backgrounds.

Product overview

P&K International Patent Law Firm offers a comprehensive suite of intellectual property services organized around five core service areas: Technology and Idea Protection, Brand/BI/CI Protection, Product Design Protection, IP-Based Management Consulting, and Technology Commercialization and Value Evaluation. The firm supplements these with supporting service modules including Patent Valuation Application and Patent Purchase Application services. Additionally, the firm operates three specialized Task Forces (TFs) in high-technology domains—Architecture and Civil Engineering, Aerospace, and Semiconductor—each staffed with domain-expert patent attorneys and researchers to provide focused IP services in these technical areas. The portfolio is delivered through a combination of direct client services, online consultation platforms, and government-authorized voucher program execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technology and Idea Protection Services Comprehensive support for the development and protection of client technologies and ideas, including patentability assessment, prior art research, patent specification drafting, application filing, and registration support for patents and utility models.
• Brand, BI, and CI Protection Services Protection and development of brands with identity and trust used in goods and services, including trademark application, registration, and prevention of similar brand infringement, plus K-brand and anti-infringement measures.
• Product Design Protection Services Support for the development and protection of valuable product designs through design registration, prior design search, and prevention of imitation product designs.
• IP-Based Management Consulting Comprehensive consulting on IP asset creation, protection, and utilization aligned with corporate value enhancement, including SWOT analysis, strategy establishment, and execution support.
• Technology Commercialization and Value Evaluation Services for technology commercialization, licensing in and out, and accurate valuation of held technologies, including needs analysis and transfer/sale direction.
• Patent Valuation Application Service Application service for patent valuation conducted by patent attorneys, technology transfer agents, and certified valuation analysts using recognized evaluation methods, with reports delivered in approximately 4 weeks.
• Patent Purchase Application Service Service to find and transfer technologies closest to the client's desired purchase price, with patent matching typically completed within 2-4 weeks.
• Architecture and Civil Engineering IP Task Force Specialized IP service team focused on architecture and civil engineering technologies, including construction, structures, facilities, materials, geotechnical engineering, concrete, water systems, and surveying; provides NET (New Excellent Technology) certification consulting and construction excellent procurement product registration.
• Aerospace IP Task Force Specialized IP service team for aerospace technologies including aircraft, launch vehicles, satellites, Urban Air Mobility (UAM), UAV/drones, airframe materials, launch systems, SBAS navigation, and air traffic control/vertiport systems.
• Semiconductor IP Task Force Specialized IP service team for semiconductor technologies, including power semiconductors, AI semiconductors, micro LEDs, memory devices, semiconductor materials, design, and processes such as wafer, epitaxy, etching, deposition, and packaging.
• Quote Request Service Online quote request form for patent, utility model, trademark, design, foreign filing, copyright registration, technology/patent search, and patent map services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed patent analysis for deep learning-based visual inspection system development (2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (한국기계연구원)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2023Government research institute patent prior art search designated office contract (for overseas patent application review in nano-convergence equipment field). Firm provides prior art search, technology transfer support, and strategic patent management for institute's research outcomes.
• Chungnam National University (충남대학교)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023IP professional human resources training program. Firm's patent attorney serves as adjunct professor providing patent analysis and practical training courses from 2023.
• Chung-Ang University (중앙대학교)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2023Technology transfer MOU signed for technology transfer and commercialization. Cooperation includes IP information sharing, technology marketing, evaluation, government program linkage, IP education, and training.
• Sungkyunkwan University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (성균관대학교 산학협력단)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 December 2022University patent prior art search designated office contract. Firm provides high-quality prior art search services, strategic patent filing management, technology consultation, evaluation and transfer support, startup IP advisory, and business planning support for university inventions.
• Hanbat National University (한밭대학교)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2022Technology transfer MOU for technology transfer and commercialization. Includes IP information sharing, technology marketing, evaluation, and government program linkage.
• Korean Patent Strategy Development Institute (한국특허전략개발원)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing organization for government/civil R&D strategy support programs including IP-R&D, standard patent strategy support, and patent analysis projects. Firm participates in multiple annual projects such as vertiport network standard development and UAM technology analysis.
• Korean IP Protection Agency (한국지식재산보호원)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing organization for international IP dispute response strategy programs. Firm provides patent dispute prevention consulting and K-brand protection consulting services.
• Korean Invention Promotion Society (한국발명진흥회)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional IP support program implementing organization. Firm participates in IP Narae program and Global IP Star company cultivation programs.
• Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA, 대한무역투자진흥공사)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExport voucher program implementing organization. Firm participates in KOTRA's IP-DESK overseas trademark, design, and patent filing support programs.
• Korean Patent Office (특허청)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial designation as Industrial Property Diagnosis Institution. Participation in various patent-related government support programs administered by the Korean Patent Office.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners: One of Korea's most established dedicated patent law firms with full patent prosecution, litigation, and IP services. Directly comparable to P&K as a Korean IP-focused firm, though with significantly greater scale and broader practice coverage.
• FirstLaw P.C. Korean patent law firm offering prosecution and IP services across technical domains. Comparable to P&K as a mid-sized Korean IP-focused firm serving similar technology clients.
• MEK International Patent Law Firm: Korean IP-focused patent firm offering prosecution and IP services across technical fields. Comparable to P&K as a similarly sized Korean patent boutique competing for SME and technology clients.
• HMP (Hwang Mok Park) Patent & Law Firm: Korean patent and law firm offering prosecution, litigation, and IP strategy. Directly comparable to P&K as a Korean IP-focused firm with multi-attorney technical teams.
• Lee International IP & Law Group: Korean IP-focused firm with extensive patent prosecution and international IP services. Closely comparable to P&K's positioning as a specialized patent firm, with larger headcount and broader international network.

Emerging players

• WIPS Global: Korean-origin IP search, patent analytics, and competitive intelligence platform serving patent professionals. Comparable to P&K in the IP search and prior art research domain, though operates as a technology platform rather than a legal services firm.

Broad incumbents

• Kim & Chang: Korea's largest law firm with a market-leading IP practice serving large corporations across prosecution, litigation, licensing, and transactions. Compared to P&K, Kim & Chang operates as a broad incumbent covering the full legal spectrum while P&K is a focused IP boutique with deep technical specializations.
• Lee & Ko: Major Korean full-service law firm with a substantial IP practice serving domestic and international clients. Comparable to P&K on the IP service dimension but operates at much larger scale across the broader legal market.
• Bae, Kim & Lee LLC: One of Korea's largest full-service law firms with a strong IP practice across prosecution, litigation, and transactions. Comparable as a Korean legal services peer with overlapping IP work, though P&K is a specialized IP firm while BKL is a broad incumbent.
• Clarivate (IP & Science): Global IP analytics, patent search, and IP services platform serving law firms, corporations, and patent offices worldwide. Comparable to P&K in adjacent IP search and analytics workflows, though Clarivate is a broad incumbent infrastructure provider rather than a competing law firm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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