Sang Hee SHIM - Kim & Chang IP

Overview

Sanghee Shim is a senior trademark attorney in the firm's Trademark/Design Practice.

He received the Master of Intellectual Property (MIP) from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2012 and BA in Biotechnology from Korea University in 1994. He served as a First Lieutenant in field artillery for 28 months in his twenties (ROTC #32).

Mr. Shim built his careers related to intellectual property at home and abroad. In 2000, he started his public service career as a Deputy Director at the Ministry of Interior and Safety, and in 2004 transferred to KIPO and served as a Patent Examiner, Design Examiner, International Cooperation Planner, and Trial Examiner in Intellectual Property Tribunal.

In addition, he worked as a Legal Assistant at the President Office for one and a half years, served as an IP Consul in the Consulate General of Korea in Shanghai for three years, and at a Chinese Law Office for five years.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2022.1.-Present)

Senior Partner in Shanghai Beshining Law Office (2019.12.-2021.8.)

CEO, Shanghai J&J IP Consulting CO., LTD. (2017.10.-2021.8.)

Korean Patent Attorney in Shanghai Keycreate Intellecual Property Ltd. (2016.4.-2019.12.)

Trial Examiner, Intellectual Property Tribunal,KIPO (2015.3.-2016.4.)

Consul, Consulate General of Korea in Shanghai (2012.4.-2015.3.)

Legal Assistant(Director), President Office (2011.2.-2012.4.)

Senior Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Policy Division (2010.1.-2011.2.)

Senior Deputy Director, Biotechnology Examination Division (2009.1.-2010.1.)

Senior Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division (2008.4.-2009.1.)

OJT at Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP(BSKB) (2007.10.-2008.4.)

Senior Deputy Director, Design Examination Divison (2007.5.-2007.10.)

Senior Deputy Director, Innovation and HR Division (2004.10.-2007.5.)

Deputy Director, IP Protection Division(2003.12.-2004.10.)

Government Official, Ministry of the Interior and Safety (2000)

Passed the 43 Higher Civil Service Examination (1999)

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Awards

Commendation form the Prime Minister for Outstanding and Exemplary Fulfillment of Official Duties (2006)

Publications/Activities

Publication

Guide for filing and managing Chinese trademarks that Korean companies can easily make mistakes (Author, KOTRA, 2021)
Changes in the environment of Chinese intellectual property after the U.S.-China trade dispute (Author, KOTRA, 2021)
Global IP Issue paper(China part) (Author, KOTRA, 2020)
A study on countermeasures based on Chinese laws and regulations when information on a dissolved corporation is entered in a product (Author, KOTRA, 2019)
Global IP Issue Paper (China part)(Author, Kotra, 2018)
China's Economy Now (Co-translator, Echochina, 2018)

Activity

Speaker, "Chinese trademark application and registration guide", KOTRA (2021)
Speaker, "Changes in China's intellectual property system after the U.S.-China trade dispute", KOTRA (2021)
Speaker, "Status of patent applications in China and precautions for Korean companies", Korea SMEs and Startups Agency Shanghai Branch (2020)
Speaker, "Introduction to Chinese companies Korea's Patent Dispute Resolution System", Jiangsu Province IP Bureau (2019)
Speaker, "Introduction to Chinese companies Patent Trial System in Korea", Shanghai Minhang District IP Association (2018)