Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2000-Present)
Corporate Counsel, Symbol Technologies, Inc. (1998-2000)
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. (1997-1998)
Law Clerk to Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger, III, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1996-1997)
Fish & Neave (1992-1996)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2025)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: IP - Patents (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2024)
- “Brilliant Communicator,” “Foreign Clients’ Go-to Guy on Cross-Border Litigation” and “Truly Excellent and Dependable,” Chambers Global (2011) and Chambers Asia-Pacific (2008-2011)
- Patent Star, Managing IP Stars (Euromoney, 2017-2021)
- IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (IAM, 2014-2024)
- Leading Patent Practitioner, Expert Guides: Guide to the World’s Leading Patent Law Practitioners (Euromoney, 2013, 2015)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global: Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2011-2017, 2025)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific: Intellectual Property (Chambers and Partners, 2010-2017, 2025)
- “Really Dedicated” and “Top Ranking Legal and IP Professional,” Asialaw Profiles (Euromoney, 2010)
Publications/Activities
- Trade Secret Protection: A Global Guide - Korea Chapter, Globe Law and Business (Co-author, 2015)
- KFTC Amends Guidelines on Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights, BNA’s World Intellectual Property Report (Co-author, 2010)
- Global Patent Litigation: Strategy and Practice - Korea Chapter (Lead Author, Hoyng & Eijsvogels 2008)
Education
Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
Harvard College (B.A., Physics, cum laude, 1989)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York, 1992; Washington, D.C., 1999
US Patent and Trademark Office, 1993
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1993
Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York, 1993
Supreme Court of the United States, 1997
Languages
Korean, English and Japanese (conversational)
Insights
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Recognitions
Ranked “Band 1” in All Nine Areas, 41 “Leading Individuals” Recognized - Chambers Global 2025
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Recognitions
Ranked “Band 1” in 18 Areas, 90 “Leading Individuals” - Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
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Recognitions
Kim & Chang ranked Tier 1 in 2024 Asia IP Profiles
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14 Individual Recognitions – WWL: IP 2024
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Recognitions
151 Professionals Selected as “National Leaders” – WWL: Korea 2024
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Kim & Chang Named in IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals 2024
2024.06.06