On the 31st of this month, Dankook University's Startup Support Center signed a business agreement with Hanbyul Law Firm (CEO Kim Yong-won) to provide 'customized free legal support' to (prospective) founders.  

The agreement ceremony was held in Room 207 of the Humanities Center, and was attended by Son Seung-woo, head of the Startup Support Center, Ahn Byeong-han, partner at Hanbyul Law Firm, Jeon Hong-geun, partner at Hanbyul Law Firm, and Yim Ki-hoon, deputy head of the Startup Support Center.

▶ CEO Son Seung-woo (center) signed an MOU with Attorney Jeon Hong-geun (left) and Attorney Ahn Byung-han (right). 

Through this agreement, (prospective) entrepreneurs will be provided with a customized free legal support system to help them prevent legal risks from the very beginning of their business through lawyers from the law firm (limited partner), and to quickly get their rights resolved in the event of a dispute.

Under the agreement, the two organizations agreed to provide mutual support for ▲ activation and sustainable management of startup-related business support ▲ mentoring, marketing, and legal advice to foster entrepreneurial talent ▲ cooperation and promotion of startup-related legal support activities ▲ and legal support services for technology transactions and technology commercialization. 

"Through this business agreement, we plan to protect the great ideas and technologies of (prospective) entrepreneurs by securing stable intellectual property rights and contribute to the creation of a proper startup ecosystem," said Son Seung-woo.

The Dankook University Startup Support Center has been selected for the 'Startup Leading University Fostering Project' organized by the Small and Medium Business Administration for the third consecutive year, and has established itself as a 'startup mecca' in the Seoul metropolitan area. Over the past two years, the center has discovered more than 50 startup companies and generated a total of 4.1 billion won in sales. It has also applied for and registered more than 80 patents and created more than 60 jobs.