Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2022-Present)
Lee & Ko (2018-2022)
Public Service Advocate, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice (2017-2018)
Public Service Advocate, Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office (2016-2017)
Public Service Advocate, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (2015-2016)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented semiconductor equipment, mobile communication equipment, IT and chemical companies in patent infringement and patent invalidation/correction disputes.
- Represented shipbuilding/marine, semiconductor equipment and display companies in civil and criminal trade secret misappropriation disputes.
- Represented a textile company in an unfair trade practice investigation before the Korea Trade Commission for an exclusion order against the import of patent-infringing products.
- Represented entertainment and automobile companies in civil and criminal copyright infringement disputes.
- Represented a sportswear company in a criminal trademark infringement and trademark cancellation dispute.
- Advised pharmaceutical, software, chemical and fashion companies and universities on joint development, technology transfer and license agreements.
- Represented and advised clients on disputes regarding trade secret misappropriation, breach of confidentiality and non-compete obligations by former employees.
- Represented and advised clients on disputes regarding the amount of compensation for employees’ in-service inventions.
- Represented electrical cable, automobile, medical device and semiconductor equipment companies in civil disputes regarding product liability and supply of defective products.
- Advised clients on patent infringement and invalidation disputes in the US, Germany and Australia.
Representative Activitiesshow
Publications/Activities
- A Study on the Enforcement and Recognition of ISDS Awards - Focusing on Korean Domestic Procedure -, Yonsei Law Review Vol.28 No.4 (Yonsei University Institute for Legal Studies, 2018.12.)
- Speaker, “Criminal Investigations of IP Infringement in Korea - Recent Trends,” The 28th IAKL Annual Conference (International Association of Korean Lawyers, 2021.10.)
- Speaker, “Legal Issues in Tech Transfer Agreements,” Legal Ecosystem for Biopharmaceutical Ventures Webinar (Ewha Institute for Biomedical Law and Ethics, 2021.3.)
Education
Yonsei Law School (Completed S.J.D. Coursework, 2020)
Yonsei Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2015)
Duke University (B.S.E., Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics, magna cum laude, 2011)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2015
Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2018
Languages
Korean, English and French