Faculty

WooJung Jon

  • Major
    IP finance, digital assets, AI Legal Tech, North Korean law, international arbitration
  • Affiliation
    Moon Soul Graduate Program for Future Strategy (Room 2247, N5)
  • Contact
    042 - 350 - 4037
  • E-mail
    wjjon[at]kaist.ac.kr

Education

- Seoul National University, College of Law, Bachelor of Law, Master of Law
- Korea University Law School, Juris Doctor
- Peking University Law School, Master of Civil & Commercial Laws
- Tsinghua University Law School, Juris Master
- University of Oxford, Faculty of Law, Master of Studies in Legal Research (M.St.), Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Law


Experience
- Chairman of the North Korean Residents' Human Rights Subcommittee, Special Committee on North Korean Human Rights, Korean Bar Association
- Member of the Mobility and Logistics Subcommittee of the Regulatory Reform Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Expert Member of the Presidential Council on Intellictual Property
- Member of the IT Blockchain Special Committee of the Korean Bar Association
- Member of the Legal Advisory Group of the Busan Blockchain Regulation-Free Special Zone
- Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), International Arbitrator
- Korea International Trade Association, Trade SOS Counsellor
- Korean Bar Association, Human Rights Affairs Committee, Subcommittee for North Korean Human Rights, Manager
- Yonsei University, Underwood International College, lecturer
- University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Research Student
- Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Visiting Scholar
- Lawyer qualified in South Korea, Korean Patent attorney, Korean Certified Investment Manager


Research Interests

- IP finance, patent law, copyright law, trademark law, startup venture investment
- Blockchain, digital assets, FinTech, international finance
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Legal Tech, private information protection law
- North Korean law, international arbitration


Publications  

Articles
In Korean  

  1. WooJung Jon, “Creating Security Interests in and Securitization of Intellectual Property Rights - Universal Security Interests in the Context of Utilizing Patents for Loans”, Korean Journal of Civil Law, No. 105, Korean Civil Law Association, December 2023, pp. 267-323
  2. WooJung Jon, “Comparative Study on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Patent Infringement Litigation”, Journal of Korea Information Law, Vol. 27, No. 2, Korea Association For Infomedia Law, August 2023, pp. 1~47 
  3. WooJung Jon, “An Analysis on the Securities Nature of Virtual Assets - Regarding the Terra-Luna Case”, Korean Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 72, No. 4, Korean Lawyers Association, August 2023, pp. 373∼416  
  4. WooJung Jon, “International Disputes Resolution Related to Intellectual Property Rights in the Metaverse －On International Jurisdiction, Governing Law, and Arbitration Clauses”, Korean Forum on International Trade and Business Law, Vol. 32, No. 1, Korea International Trade Law Association, July 2023, pp. 143~204
  5. Dongkyu Kim, WooJung Jon, “Comparative Study of Inter-State Patent Organizations and Cooperative Measures for East Asian Patent Collaboration”, Korea Law Review, Vol. 109, Legal Research Institute of Korea University, June 2023, pp. 261~315
  6. WooJung Jon, “Analysis of Taxation of NFTs according to its Classification - Analysis of Inheritance Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Corporate Tax, and Value-Added Tax with respect to NFTs”, Korean Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 72, No. 1, Korean Lawyers Association, February 2023, pp. 325~375
  7. WooJung Jon, “Protection of Trademark and Copyright in Metaverse”, Journal of Korea Information Law, Vol. 26, No. 3, Korea Association For Infomedia Law, January 2023, pp. 105~151
  8. WooJung Jon, “A Study on the Development of Clear and Transparent Digital Asset Markets”, Korean Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 71, No. 3, Korean Lawyers Association, June 2022, pp. 213~262
  9. WooJung Jon, “Problems of the Dissenting Creditors’ Rights to Sell Their Receivables to Consenting Creditors in the Procedure under the Korean Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act and Suggestion to Introduce the Class of Creditors as the Scheme of Arrangement of the UK”, Business Law Review, Vol. 34-3, Korean Business Law Association, September 2020, pp. 325~366          
  10. WooJung Jon, “Comparative Analysis of the Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act with the procedures of the United States, the UK and Australia - Suggestion to Introduce Insolvency Practitioner and Publicity of the Corporate Improvement Plan”, Journal of Comparative Private Law, Vol. 21, No. 3, Korean Association of Comparative Private Law, August 2020, pp.77~141
  11. WooJung Jon, “The Scope of Application of North Korea’s Foreign Economic Arbitration Act and Foreign Investment Act”, Journal of Arbitration, Vol. 30, No. 2, The Korean Arbitration Society, June 2020, pp. 91 ~ 120
  12.  WooJung Jon, “The Scope of Damages and the Burden of Proof for the Breach of Tenant’s Contractual Obligations in the Case of the Fire in the Leased Building - Comment on the Supreme Court en banc Decision, May 18, 2017, 2012Da86895, 86901”, Seoul Law Journal Vol. 60, No.4 December 2019. pp. 235∼302
  13.  WooJung Jon, “Characteristics of Chinese Civil Litigation System and Temporary Disposal in Arbitration Proceedings and Execution of Arbitration Decision,” Journal of Arbitration, Vol. 29, No. 2, The Korean Arbitration Society, June 2019, pp. 161 ~ 199
  14.  WooJung Jon, “Comparative Legal Research and Legal Economic Analysis of Anti-Assignment Clauses”, Journal of Comparative Private Law, Vol. 26 No. 2, Korean Association of Comparative Private Law, May 2019, pp. 113 ~ 154
  15.  WooJung Jon, “Legal nature of cryptocurrency and ways to improve regulations – Review of whether it is securities under civil law, money, capital market law”, Korea Financial Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, Korea Financial Law Association, April 2019, pp. 147 ~ 199
  16. “Comparative Analysis on Security Interests Registration Systems and the Bona Fide Purchaser – with English Law and the U.S. Law”, Korean Journal of Civil Law, No. 73, Korean Civil Law Association, December 2015, pp. 67~91    
  17. “Limitations of Current Korean Law on Collateralization of Securities and Suggested Ways to Facilitate Secured Transactions of Securities in Korea,” Korean Journal of Securities Law, Vol. 16, No. 2, Korea Securities Law Association, August 2015, pp.53~90 
  18. “Perfection of Assignments of and Security Interests in Receivables - Comparative Analysis of Security Rights Registries, etc.,” Journal of Comparative Private Law, Vol. 21 No. 3, Korean Association of Comparative Private Law, May 2015, pp.787~832
  19. “Global Changes in Regulations over Rehypothecation After the Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and Suggestions for Korea,” Business Law Review, Vol. 29-1, Korean Business Law Association, March 2015, pp. 281~322 
  20. Su-Jeong Choi, Woo-jung Jon, “Ways to Improve the Collateralization System for Facilitating Collateralization of Intermediated Securities,” Depository and Settlement, Vol. 92, Korea Securities Depository, February 2015, pp. 3~28      
  21. Yong-Jae Kim, Woo-jung Jon, “On the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment - Registration and Declaration,” Korea Financial Law Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, Korea Financial Law Association, September 2010, pp. 77~112
  22. “The Court’s Attitude toward the Business Judgment Rule in the Samsung Electronics Case and the Limitations on Directors’ Liability,” Korea Law Journal, Vol. 57, Korea University Law School, July 2010, pp. 317~344

In English
  1. WooJung Jon, Tae Jung Park, “Can North Korea Enforce Foreign Arbitration Awards?”, Korea Observer, Vol. 54, No. 3, Institute of Korean Studies, 2023, pp. 357~384.
  2. WooJung Jon, “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations”, in Current Legal Issues in South Korea, Korea Legislation Research Institute, December 2017, pp. 219~236
  3. WooJung Jon, “Interim Measures in Arbitration and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Korea and China,” Journal of Arbitration Studies, Vol.26, No.3, Korean Association of Arbitration Studies, 1 September 2016, pp.67~91
  4. “The Assignment of Receivables under the Chinese Contract Law and Some Suggestions,” Peking University Journal of Legal Studies, Peking University Law School Vol 3, 2012, pp. 119~149   
  5. “Comparative Analysis of the New Korean Security Rights Registration Act,” Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, Vol. 33, Kluwer Law International, 2011, pp.455~494
  6. “The Influence of Confucianism on the Criminal Laws of Korea and Japan,” Korea University Law Review, Vol. 9, Korea University Law School, March 2011, pp. 21~42  
  7. Kwang Hyun Suk, Woo-Jung Jon, “South Korea Section,” in Dennis Campbell (ed), International Secured Transactions Binder 2, Oceana Publications, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, NY, 2018  
  8. “A Comparative Analysis of the Regulations on Anti-Assignment Clauses,” Korea University Law Review, Vol. 7, Korea University Law School, March 2010, pp. 93~121

In Chinese
  1. “Comparative Analysis of Arbitration in China and Korea,” Arbitration and Law No. 120, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, October 2011, pp. 105~119

Research Project sponsored by the Korean Government
1. “A Study on the Estimation of Damages due to Technology Leakage” commissioned by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office of South Korea, 2023.
2. “Improvement Measures for Collateral Systems to Activate Securities Lending Transactions”, commissioned by the Korea Securities Depository of South Korea, 2014.

Books
In Korean  
1. Woo-jung Jon’s Hopeful Sketch, August 2020, Pakyoungsa
2. Philip Wood’s Law and Practice of International Finance (Korean Translation Edition), October 2019, Pakyoungsa

In English
1. Cross-border Transfer and Collateralisation of Receivables - Comparative Analysis of Multiple Legal Systems, January 2018, Hart Publishing      
https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/cross-border-transfer-and-collateralisation-of-receivables-9781509914364
 

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