Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2019-Present)
Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2018-2019)
Judge, Patent Court of Korea (2015-2018)
Judge, Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Court (2011-2015)
Judge, Daejeon District Court (2008-2011)
Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2006-2008)
Judge, Seoul High Court (2005-2006)
Judge, Seoul Northern District Court (2004-2005)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Grand Prize for Litigation, 7th Korea Legal Awards (Money Today, Korean Bar Association, 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Delinian, 2024)
- Leading Practitioner (World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, 2023-2025)
- Grand Prize for Litigation, 5th Korea Legal Awards (Money Today, Korean Bar Association, 2022)
Publications/Activities
- “South Korea: Recent Legislative Reforms and Judicial Efforts Expected to Improve Patent Enforcement Environment,” Asia-Pacific Patent Litigation Review 2024 (Co-author, IAM, 2023)
- A Research on Improvement of Discovery Procedure for Substantial Deliberation of Patent Litigation (Co-author, 2020)
- Intellectual Property Law Theory and Practice (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2019)
- Trade Secret Protection Act (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2017)
- (Korean-English/English-Korean) Intellectual Property Law Dictionary (Co-author, Patent Court, 2017)
- Comparative Research on Damages Calculation in Patent Infringement Litigation (Co-author, Patent Court, 2017)
- “Distinctiveness of Composite Trademark,” Patent Litigation Research Vol. 7 (2017)
- “A Practical Consideration for Improving Litigation Practices on Documents Production Order,” Patent Litigation Research Vol. 7 (2017)
- “Standard of Inventive Step in the Pharmaceutical Inventions Relating to Dosage and Administration,” Law & Technology, Vol. 13-4 (2017)
- Copyright Infringement - Cases and Materials (Co-author, Yukphubsa, 2016)
- A Handbook for Employees’ Invention in Korea (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2015)
- “Determination of Substantial Similarity in the Computer Program Copyright,” Law & Technology, Vol. 3-1 (2007)
- “Legal Issues in Linking to Online News Articles, Law & Technology,” Vol. 3-1 (2007)
Education
UCLA School of Law (LL.M., 2013)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Master's Coursework, 2008)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2004)
Seoul National University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1997)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2004
Languages
Korean and English
