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Amy Seung Hyun OH Patent Attorney

Amy Seung Hyun OH Patent Attorney
Amy Seung Hyun OH Patent Attorney

Amy Seung Hyun OHPatent Attorney

T.+82-2-2122-3886F.+82-2-2122-3800E.shoh2@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Overview

Ms. Amy Seunghyun Oh, a Korean-licensed patent attorney and accomplished legal professional at Kim & Chang, brings a wealth of experience spanning diverse fields including pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food science, and plant varieties. Her expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of intellectual property (IP) matters, with a notable focus on patent prosecution, patent litigation, trade secret disputes, development and evaluation of patent portfolios, and analysis on patent validity and freedom-to-operate issues in connection with potential investments, licenses, and acquisitions.

Notably, she has provided adept representation to a multitude of prominent brand name pharmaceutical corporations, skillfully navigating complex terrain such as patent listing, patent term extensions, and ADNA-type litigations.  Ms. Oh's comprehensive grasp of technology transfer intricacies, trade secret protection strategies, mergers and acquisitions, and due diligence evaluations uniquely situates her as a pivotal player in the intricate landscape of microbial strain-related concerns.  Within Kim & Chang, she has earned a distinguished reputation as a premier authority in the domain of Plant Variety Protection or Plant Breeder's Rights, contributing to the firm's endeavors in related applications and litigation.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2006-Present)

Representative MattersView All

  • Represented a global pharmaceutical company in patent infringement and invalidation actions before Korean courts and the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (an appellate body within the Korean Intellectual Property Office), against a local company who was planning to manufacture and sell the infringing product worldwide
  • Built and managed a patent portfolio for a multinational pharmaceutical company to secure a patent barrier against biosimilars
  • Represented a cosmetic company in patent infringement and invalidation lawsuits against a competitor who improperly practiced the client's technology in violation of the license contract
  • Defended a seed company in litigation against a Plant Variety Right (PVR) owner who argued that the client's seeds are biologically identical to the PVR-protected seeds and constitute infringement
  • Search for potential business partners for a client in the pharmaceutical industry by patent mapping
  • Conducted freedom-to-operate analyses for a food manufacturing process and provided validity/patentability opinions on multiple patents to assist a license contract
  • Evaluated trade secret technology of a target company for merger and acquisition 
  • Represented a pharmaceutical company in a multinational trade secret dispute for misappropriation of a drug-production strain and manufacturing process

Representative ActivitiesView All

Awards

  • Notable Stars, Managing IP STARS (Euromoney, 2023)
  • IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2023) 
  • Notable Stars, Managing IP STARS (Euromoney, 2022)
  • Rising Star of the Year in IP, Asia Women in Business Law Awards (Euromoney, 2020)
     

Education

George Washington University, School of Law, LL.M. (2012-2013)

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (B.S., Biological sciences, 2003)

Qualifications

Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2005

Languages

Korean and English

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Amy Seung Hyun OH
Patent Attorney


T. +82-2-2122-3886      
F. +82-2-2122-3800
     


  




Ms. Amy Seunghyun Oh, a Korean-licensed patent attorney and accomplished legal professional at Kim & Chang, brings a wealth of experience spanning diverse fields including pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food science, and plant varieties. Her expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of intellectual property (IP) matters, with a notable focus on patent prosecution, patent litigation, trade secret disputes, development and evaluation of patent portfolios, and analysis on patent validity and freedom-to-operate issues in connection with potential investments, licenses, and acquisitions.

Notably, she has provided adept representation to a multitude of prominent brand name pharmaceutical corporations, skillfully navigating complex terrain such as patent listing, patent term extensions, and ADNA-type litigations.  Ms. Oh's comprehensive grasp of technology transfer intricacies, trade secret protection strategies, mergers and acquisitions, and due diligence evaluations uniquely situates her as a pivotal player in the intricate landscape of microbial strain-related concerns.  Within Kim & Chang, she has earned a distinguished reputation as a premier authority in the domain of Plant Variety Protection or Plant Breeder's Rights, contributing to the firm's endeavors in related applications and litigation.






    Kim & Chang (2006-Present)






  •   Represented a global pharmaceutical company in patent infringement and invalidation actions before Korean courts and the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (an appellate body within the Korean Intellectual Property Office), against a local company who was planning to manufacture and sell the infringing product worldwide
  •   Built and managed a patent portfolio for a multinational pharmaceutical company to secure a patent barrier against biosimilars
  •   Represented a cosmetic company in patent infringement and invalidation lawsuits against a competitor who improperly practiced the client's technology in violation of the license contract
  •   Defended a seed company in litigation against a Plant Variety Right (PVR) owner who argued that the client's seeds are biologically identical to the PVR-protected seeds and constitute infringement
  •   Search for potential business partners for a client in the pharmaceutical industry by patent mapping
  •   Conducted freedom-to-operate analyses for a food manufacturing process and provided validity/patentability opinions on multiple patents to assist a license contract
  •   Evaluated trade secret technology of a target company for merger and acquisition 
  •   Represented a pharmaceutical company in a multinational trade secret dispute for misappropriation of a drug-production strain and manufacturing process





Awards

  •   Notable Stars, Managing IP STARS (Euromoney, 2023)
  •   IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2023) 
  •   Notable Stars, Managing IP STARS (Euromoney, 2022)
  •   Rising Star of the Year in IP, Asia Women in Business Law Awards (Euromoney, 2020)
     





Education

    George Washington University, School of Law, LL.M. (2012-2013)

    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (B.S., Biological sciences, 2003)


Qualifications

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2005


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Patent & Utility Model ,  Pharmaceuticals (IP) ,  Biotechnology & Life Sciences