Overview
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2011-Present)
Chief Trial Examiner, Intellectual Property Tribunal, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) (2011)
Director, Intellectual Property Infrastructure Division, Prime Minister’s Office (2011)
Director, International Trademarks Examination Division, KIPO (2010)
Counselor, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2006-2009)
Director, Registration Division, KIPO (2006)
Senior Deputy Director, Service Marks Examination Division, Application Division, Information System Planning Division, KIPO (2002-2005)
Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division, Trademarks Policy Division, Information System Development Division, KIPO (1995-2001)
Government Official, KIPO (1995)
Representative ActivitiesView All
Awards
- Presidential Commendation for Outstanding and Exemplary Fulfillment of Official Duties (2004)
- Citation by Commissioner of KIPO for Excellent Achievements (1998)
Publications/Activities
- Franchise founders criminally indicted for failure to transfer trademarks to franchises (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2018)
- Policy Implication of Framework Act on Intellectual Property, The Journal Of Intellectual Property, Vol.6 No.2 (June, 2011)
- Internet and Copyrights, Intellectual Property 21 (May, 2001)
Education
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPs) (M.S., Public Policy, 2000)
College of Natural Science, Seoul National University (B.A., Computer Science, 1993)
Qualifications
Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2003
Languages
Korean, English and Japanese
Insights
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Articles
World Trademark Review Daily -Franchise founders criminally indicted for failure to transfer trademarks to franchises
2018.07.27 -
News
Seminar on "How to Protect Your Brands from Me-Too Products" in Seoul on April 24, 2015
2015.04.27 -
News
Seminar on ‘Me-too’ Product Prevention and Brand Protection Strategy
2015.04.24