Tae-Yeon Kim is a patent attorney in the firm’s Electrical/Software Practice.
Mr. Kim's practice focuses on a wide range of intellectual property matters including patent prosecution and litigation in numerous technical areas including computer-related and electrical/electronic technologies. Mr. Kim also has provided technical support for non-patent disputes, such as privacy, anti-trust, and trade secret cases.
Mr. Kim received his B.E. in Computer Science (2007) from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He was admitted to the Korean Patent Bar in 2006 and is currently a member of the Korean Patent Attorneys Association.
Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2011, Mr. Kim worked at Duksan Mecasys from 2008 to 2011 as a software engineer in the technology planning division. While working there, he designed embedded system software and a web application for a building automation solution. Also, he worked at Halla Patent Law Firm in 2007 where he gained his experiences in drafting and prosecuting Korean patent applications.
Patent Matters: Mr. Kim has counseled international clients in patent prosecution matters and patent litigation. Specifically, Mr. Kim has experiences in invalidation actions at all levels of instances (Intellectual Property Tribunal, the Patent Court, and the Supreme Court), and an infringement action before the Seoul district court and the Seoul high court. For the purposes of patent assessment, he conducted patent infringement analysis and patent validity analysis on several Korean and US patents, and performed prior art searches in Korean, English, and Japanese databases. Mr. Kim personally drafted dozens of Korean patent applications related to in-vehicle hybrid systems, motor controls, sensor networks, etc. Recently, he has participated in a patent licensing between Korean and Japanese electronic component companies.
Other Practice Areas: Mr. Kim's practice boundary has been broadened to non-patent technical disputes including privacy, anti-trust, and trade secret misappropriation cases. He supported technical issues occurred in these disputes based on his knowledge and understanding of related technologies and computer-based forensic skills. He recently handled technical issues in a privacy case where personal information was leaked by hackers.
