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Junghoon Kenneth OH Foreign Attorney

Junghoon Kenneth OH Foreign Attorney
Junghoon Kenneth OH Foreign Attorney

Junghoon Kenneth OHForeign Attorney

T.+82-2-6488-4148F.+82-2-2122-3800E.jkenneth.oh@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Overview

J. Kenneth Oh is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and before the U.S. PTO. He began his career as a patent examiner at the U.S. PTO before spending 13 years at leading Korean law firms, where he gained extensive experience advising multinational clients on patent prosecution, litigation, transactional and due diligence matters, trademark registration and disputes, and unfair trade practices in Korea.

Following his law firm experience, Mr. Oh served as Senior Vice President and head of the IP Center at LG Display for 14 years. In this role, he managed the company's global patent portfolio, oversaw patent acquisitions and sales, led licensing negotiations, and handled regulatory approvals, arbitration, and litigation across multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., Korea, Germany, Japan, and China.

Mr. Oh served as President of the Korea Intellectual Property Association from 2016 to 2020 and as a board member of the International Trademark Association from 2014 to 2018. In 2021, he was a member of the Judicial Administration Advisory Committee of the Intellectual Property High Court of Korea.

Profile

Experience

US Attorney at Law, Kim & Chang (2025.4.-Present)

General IP Counsel, Senior Vice President, LG Display Co., Ltd. (2011.3.-2025.3.)            

US Attorney at Law, Kim & Chang (2011.1.-2011.2.)

Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee, LLC (IP Group) (2006.4.-2011.1.)     

Managing Partner, Central International Law Firm (1998.1.-2006.3.)            

Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (1996.9.-1997.12.)

Representative MattersView All

  • Member, Judicial Administration Advisory Committee of Intellectual Property high court of Korea (KIPC) (2021.1.-2021.12.)
  • President, Korea Intellectual Property Association (2016.9.-2020.5.)
  • Board Member, International Trademark Association (INTA) (2014.5.-2018.5.)

Education

Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1996)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management (M.B.A, 1996)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., M.S., Physics, 1992)

Qualifications

Admitted to bar, New York; New Jersey, 1997

US Patent and Trademark Office; 1998

Languages

Korean and English

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Junghoon Kenneth OH
Foreign Attorney


T. +82-2-6488-4148      
F. +82-2-2122-3800
     


  




J. Kenneth Oh is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and before the U.S. PTO. He began his career as a patent examiner at the U.S. PTO before spending 13 years at leading Korean law firms, where he gained extensive experience advising multinational clients on patent prosecution, litigation, transactional and due diligence matters, trademark registration and disputes, and unfair trade practices in Korea.

Following his law firm experience, Mr. Oh served as Senior Vice President and head of the IP Center at LG Display for 14 years. In this role, he managed the company's global patent portfolio, oversaw patent acquisitions and sales, led licensing negotiations, and handled regulatory approvals, arbitration, and litigation across multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., Korea, Germany, Japan, and China.

Mr. Oh served as President of the Korea Intellectual Property Association from 2016 to 2020 and as a board member of the International Trademark Association from 2014 to 2018. In 2021, he was a member of the Judicial Administration Advisory Committee of the Intellectual Property High Court of Korea.






    US Attorney at Law, Kim & Chang (2025.4.-Present)

    General IP Counsel, Senior Vice President, LG Display Co., Ltd. (2011.3.-2025.3.)            

    US Attorney at Law, Kim & Chang (2011.1.-2011.2.)

    Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee, LLC (IP Group) (2006.4.-2011.1.)     

    Managing Partner, Central International Law Firm (1998.1.-2006.3.)            

    Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office (1996.9.-1997.12.)






  •   Member, Judicial Administration Advisory Committee of Intellectual Property high court of Korea (KIPC) (2021.1.-2021.12.)
  •   President, Korea Intellectual Property Association (2016.9.-2020.5.)
  •   Board Member, International Trademark Association (INTA) (2014.5.-2018.5.)





Education

    Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1996)

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Lally School of Management (M.B.A, 1996)

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., M.S., Physics, 1992)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York; New Jersey, 1997

    US Patent and Trademark Office; 1998


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Patent & Utility Model ,  Trademark ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection ,  IP Due Diligence, Licensing & IP Transactions ,  Intellectual Property Dispute ,  International IP Disputes ,  International IP Prosecution ,  IP Counseling, Portfolio Management & Strategy