Bio
Profile
Experience
Member of Technology and Security Division, Trade and Security Research Council, Ministry of Trade, industry and Energy ("MOTIE") (2024-Present)
Lecturer, Korean Association for Industrial Technology Security: Practical Training for Export and Protection of National Core Technologies (2024-Present)
Member, National Core Technology Security Academy of Korea (2024-Present)
External Editor, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (2023-Present)
Kim & Chang (2019-Present)
Ropes & Gray LLP, New York (2016-2017)
Lee & Ko (2010-2018)
Patent Examiner, Korean Intellectual Property Office (1998-2008)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented a global semiconductor equipment manufacturer in a patent infringement suit.
- Represented a global smartphone manufacturer in a patent invalidation case.
- Represented a global tobacco manufacturer in a patent infringement suit involving e-cigarettes.
- Represented a leading Korean optical film manufacturer in a patent infringement suit.
- Represented a leading Korean water purifier manufacturer in a patent invalidation case.
- Represented a global heavy industry company in a trade secret misappropriation suit.
- Represented a global steel company in both a patent infringement suit and a trade secret infringement suit.
- Represented a global shipbuilding company in a patent invalidation case concerning LNG vessels.
- Represented a Korean manufacturer in a patent infringement suit against an international car compressor manufacturer.
- Represented a Korean manufacturer in a patent infringement suit against an international subway platform screen door manufacturer.
- Defended a Korean manufacturer in administrative and criminal proceedings related to occupational safety accidents.
- Counseled a Korean steel mill on its environmental compliance initiative.
- Advised a leading Korean company on the development of a major disaster response system.
- Guided a global company through the foreign investment security review process.
- Guided a Korean semiconductor and display materials company through the national core technology determination process.
- Counseled leading Korean companies on the strategic items determination process and export procedures.
- Counseled leading Korean defense industry companies on export contracts and licensing procedures.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (Meritorious Service in the Protection of Industrial Technology, 2023)
Publications/Activities
- Participant, Meeting to establish the 5th Comprehensive Plan for Industrial Technology Protection (MOTIE, 2024)
- Speaker, “Comparison of Korean Control Mechanisms for Technology Protection,” 2024 Technology Protection Seminar (Korean Security Agency of Trade and Industry, 2024)
- Speaker,“Academic Journals on Machinery and Technology Policies,” Academic conference for The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2023)
- Lecturer, “Changing International Trade Landscape and Corporate Response Strategies,” Korea In-house Counsel Association Seminar (Korea In-house Counsel Association, 2023)
- Lecturer, “Recent Legislative Trends and Strategies for Entry into the Supply Chain of the Global Automotive Parts Industry,” Korea Automobile & Mobility Association Seminar (Korea Automobile & Mobility Association, 2023)
- New Amendment to Patent Act Will Increase Damages That Can Be Awarded for Infringement (Co-author, Lexology, 2020)
Education
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 2016)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2010)
Seoul National University (B.E., Mechanical Engineering, 1998)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2010; Illinois, 2017
Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2010
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Strengthening of Foreign Investment Security Review System
2025.01.17 -
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Enforcement of Recent Amendments to Public Notice on Trade of Strategic Items – 34th and 35th Amended Public Notices
2024.10.25 -
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Amendment to Notification Regarding Designation of National Core Technologies
2024.07.19 -
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Enforcement of Framework Act on Supply Chain Stabilization Support for Economic Security
2024.07.19 -
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Stronger Crackdowns by Korea Customs Service on Overseas Leakage of Advanced Technology and Illegal Exports of Strategic Items
2024.04.24 -
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Recent Amendments Strengthen Export Controls for Strategic Items to Russia and Belarus
2024.04.23