Sung Am

Name

Sung Am

Legal name

Patent Law Firm Sung Am

Website

https://sungampat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law 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), Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB), IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAMAE)

Keywords

• Patent prosecution
• Trademark registration
• Intellectual property law
• IP litigation
• Technology transfer

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeoksamdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. IP Legal Services: Professional fee-based intellectual property services including patent filing, trademark registration, design protection, IP litigation, and technology transfer consulting

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sung Am (특허법인 성암) is a Seoul-based patent law firm founded in March 1986 that provides intellectual property legal services, including patent prosecution, trademark and design registration, IP litigation support, and technology transfer consulting. The firm is staffed by approximately 60 specialized professionals, including Korean patent attorneys and US-qualified attorneys, serving corporate clients with domestic and cross-border IP needs.

Product overview

Sung Am is a patent law firm (특허법인 성암) established in March 1986, offering comprehensive intellectual property services. The firm provides a unified suite of IP services rather than a modular software platform. Services include domestic patent/utility model filing, domestic trademark filing, domestic design filing, overseas patent filing, overseas trademark filing, technology transfer services, domain dispute resolution, SME IP services, and startup IP services. The firm employs approximately 60 specialized professionals including patent attorneys and US attorneys, handling the full spectrum of intellectual property rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Prosecution

Quantifiable outcome

• 31,017 domestic patent/utility model filings (2019)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 600+ Overseas Patent Law FirmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEstablished relationships with over 600 overseas patent law firms and legal offices across more than 180 countries to support international IP filing and prosecution needs of clients

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fish & Richardson: Major US IP-specialized law firm with deep patent prosecution and litigation capabilities; comparable because Korean clients with US IP matters and Sung Am's US-qualified attorneys compete in the same cross-border IP service category from different geographies.
• Finnegan: Leading US IP law firm focused on patent prosecution, trademark, and IP litigation; comparable as a counterpart for Sung Am's US-qualified bench handling matters in the US jurisdiction, competing for the same Korean-client US patent work.

Direct peers

• Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners: Long-established Korean patent law firm focused on patent prosecution, trademark, design, and IP litigation with comparable specialty IP positioning; competes directly with Sung Am for SME, enterprise, and overseas filing mandates across similar service lines.
• AIP Korea (formerly AIP Patent & Law Firm): Korean IP law firm offering prosecution, litigation, and overseas filing services; comparable size and service mix to Sung Am, often pitching to the same SME and startup client base with affordable IP service packages.
• FirstLaw P.C. Korean IP-specialized firm offering patent prosecution, trademark registration, design protection, and IP litigation, with a similar mix of Korean attorneys; targets the same enterprise and SME client base as Sung Am.
• Sungjoon (IP Law): Korean boutique patent law firm providing patent, trademark, and design services with international filing capabilities; similar headcount tier and SME/enterprise focus to Sung Am, operating as a direct competitor in the Korean mid-market IP segment.
• Muhan Intellectual Property Law Firm: Korean patent law firm providing comprehensive IP services including patents, trademarks, designs, and litigation; similar size and mid-market positioning to Sung Am, often competing head-to-head for domestic Korean clients and overseas filings.
• KBK & Associates (formerly KBK IP Law): Korean IP law firm with strong overseas patent and trademark filing practice; comparable because it serves the same SME-to-enterprise Korean clients seeking international IP protection, and shares talent overlap with Sung Am (former employer of US attorney Jay Suh).

Broad incumbents

• Kim & Chang (IP Practice): Korea's largest full-service law firm with a dominant IP practice handling patent prosecution, trademark registration, and IP litigation for major Korean and global corporates; comparable because it directly competes with Sung Am for the same domestic and overseas IP mandates, though it serves a much broader legal menu.
• Lee & Ko (IP Practice): Another top-tier Korean law firm with a substantial patent and trademark prosecution and litigation practice; overlaps directly with Sung Am in serving Korean enterprises and global clients needing cross-border IP protection, with significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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