Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2011-Present)
Presiding Judge, Suwon District Court (2010-2011)
Judge of the Secretariat for the Chief Justice of the Republic of Korea (2009-2010)
Director General for International Affairs, Supreme Court of Korea (2008-2009)
Research Judge, Supreme Court (2005-2008)
Judge, Patent Court (2002-2005)
Judge, Daejeon District Court (1999-2002)
Judge, Seoul District Court (1997-1999)
Judge, Suwon District Court (1995-1997)
International Law Officer, Ministry of National Defense (1992-1995)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Highly Recommended, Lexology Index: Intellectual Property - Patents (Lexology Index, 2026)
- Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: Intellectual Property (Legal Benchmarking Group, 2026)
- ALB Asia’s Top 15 IP Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: IP - Patents (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
- IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2024-2026)
- Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: Intellectual property (Delinian, 2022-2025)
- ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators (Thomson Reuters, 2023)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2021-2026)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2020-2026)
- Recognized Practitioner, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2018-2019)
- Award from the President of Judicial Research and Training Institute of Supreme Court (1992)
Publications/Activities
- Chambers Global Practice Guide – International Arbitration 2019: Korea chapter - Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2018)
- Copycat Packaging Enjoined for Unfair Competition on Dilution Grounds (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2017)
- Copycat Packaging Enjoined for Unfair Competition on Dilution Grounds (Co-author, International Law Office, 2017)
- Commentary of Patent Law (Co-editor, Pakyoungsa, 2010)
- Commentary on Korean Copyright Law (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2007)
- Case Study on Copyright Issues on P2P, Especially Regarding SORIBADA Case (Court Publication Service, 2007)
- Calculation of Damages for Patent Infringement (Kyeunginmunhwa-sa, 2007)
- A Study on Statutory Damages on Copyright Infringement (Copyright Quarterly, 2006)
Education
Graduate School of Engineering, Yonsei University (M.Eng., 2007)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Ph.D., 2006)
University of Michigan Law School (LL.M., 2000)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., 1995)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1992)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1990)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1992; New York, 2002
Languages
Korean, English and Japanese
