Overview
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2003-Present)
Park, Kim & Partner (2002)
Representative MattersView All
Patent Litigations/Disputes
- Patent infringement action before district courts and invalidation action before the Intellectual Property Tribunal and Appeal Board (IPTAB) regarding optics technology
- Patent infringement action before Korea Trade Commission and invalidation action before the Intellectual Property Tribunal and Appeal Board (IPTAB) regarding semiconductor structure
- Patent infringement action before district courts regarding user interface technology
- Patent infringement action before district courts and invalidation action before IPTAB regarding parts and technologies used in smartphones
- Patent infringement action before district courts and invalidation action before IPTAB regarding display
- Patent infringement action before district courts and invalidation action before IPTAB regarding semiconductor equipment manufacturer
- Provided strategic counseling and advice for responding to warning letter and license proposal
Patent Prosecution
- Prosecution of various patent applications before the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) in the field of electronics, semiconductors, telecommunications, display, and software
- Reviewed and advised on prosecution of Korean patent applications for global technology companies
Other Technology Related Work
- Criminal and civil litigations regarding trade secret issues of semiconductor equipment manufacturer
- Review and counseling of export control issues regarding national core technologies
- Prior art search to support foreign patent litigations/disputes
- Review and counseling of global patent license agreement
Representative ActivitiesView All
Publications/Activities
- "South Korea: Recent Legislative Reforms and Judicial Efforts Expected to Improve Patent Enforcement Environment" (Co-author, Asia-Pacific Patent Litigation Review 2024, Intellectual Asset Management Magazine (IAM), 2023)
- Prior Art Defense in Chinese Patent Infringement Litigation (Co-author, Legal Times, 2018.12.5.)
- Trade Secret Protection in South Korea (Co-author, WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REVIEW DIGEST, 2010)
- Doctrine of Equivalents in Claim Construction (Author, International Intellectual Property Training Institute, 2002)
Education
School of Law, University of Southern California (LL.M., 2009)
Department of Law, Korea National Open University (LL.B., 2006)
College of Engineering, Yonsei University (B.S., Radio Communication Engineering, 2002)
Qualifications
Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2001
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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News
Online Lecture at Shanghai Intellectual Property Service Center's Training Session
2021.07.09 -
News
Capital Intellectual Property Services Association Seminar
2021.04.20 -
Newsletters
KIPO Accepts E-Signatures and Online Notarizations During COVID-19 Pandemic
2020.08.31 -
Newsletters
KIPO Announcements in View of COVID-19 Pandemic
2020.05.13 -
Newsletters
Recent KIPO Announcements in View of COVID-19 Pandemic
2020.04.17