Selected matters prior to joining Kim & Chang

 

• Successfully represented plaintiff GPS chip manufacturer in patent infringement suit in federal district court and through trial at the International Trade Commission.
• Represented defendant Taiwanese chipmaker in defending against patent infringement and trade secret claims involving DC-DC power controller semiconductors in federal district court, California state court and through trial at the International Trade Commission, obtaining a favorable judgment.
• Represented defendant Taiwanese device manufacturer against patent infringement claims involving e-reader technology in district court and at the International Trade Commission, resulting in a favorable settlement.
• Represented plaintiff labeling device manufacturer in patent infringement suit involving labeling machine technology in federal district court.
• Represented defendant UK-US underground locator device company against patent infringement claims in federal district court and the International Trade Commission involving patents on underground cable and pipe locator devices, resulting in favorable settlement.

Awards

• IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2022-2024)

Publications/Activities

• “Supreme Court broadens doctrine of equivalents to emphasise purpose over specific structures” (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2018)
• "Legal developments regarding patent term extensions" (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2018)
• "Pharmaceutical industry IP practices under scrutiny again" (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2017)
• "Patent Court dismisses generics' challenges to PTE terms as granted by KIPO" (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2017)
• “Patent approval linkage system – one year later” (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2016)
• “Patent approval linkage system – initial statistics” (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2016)
• “Patent Act amended to implement Patent Law Treaty” (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2015)
• Advisory Board member, Asian Law Alliance (2011-2013)
• “HP v. Acceleron: Companies No Longer have to Bet the Farm When Facing Possible Patent Infringement Suits" (Jason M. Gonder, Inchan A. Kwon, Clark S. Stone, New Matter, official publication of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2010)
• “HP v. Acceleron: Staring Up the Patent Infringement Gun Barrel without Risking Your Company’s Life” (Jason M. Gonder, Inchan A. Kwon, Clark S. Stone, Lexology, 2010)
• “Corporate Citizenship after Hertz v. Friend,” (Hot Topics for Trial Lawyers, Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2010)
• “Federal Circuit Affirms Longer Patent Term Adjustments,” (Inchan A. Kwon, Edward C. Kwok, Gary J. Edwards, The IP Beacon, 2010)