[Intellectual Property Matters]

• Represented clients in U.S. patent infringement litigation and IPR proceedings regarding medical devices.
• Represented clients in German patent infringement litigation, invalidation actions, and opposition proceedings regarding medical devices.
• Represented clients in patent infringement litigation and invalidation action regarding augmented reality (AR) technologies.
• Handled patent infringement litigation regarding semiconductor equipment components.
• Represented clients in patent infringement litigation and invalidation action regarding internet services.
• Handled patent infringement litigation and invalidation action regarding semiconductor etching equipment and consumables.
• Represented clients in patent infringement litigation and invalidation action regarding industrial films.
• Advised a domestic display company on responding to U.S. and German patent infringement litigation.
• Handled trade secret misappropriation cases for a domestic display equipment company and a foreign semiconductor equipment company.
• Handled non-infringement and infringement legal opinions regarding internet financial services, semiconductor films, and medical equipment.

 

[M&A Matters]

• Advised a domestic PEF on the acquisition and exit of a medical device company.
• Advised a domestic PEF on its investment and PMI for a domestic medical equipment company.
• Advised a foreign company on the acquisition of a domestic film materials company.
• Advised a foreign company on the acquisition of a domestic LED equipment company.
• Advised a domestic PEF on its minority stake investment in a Canadian battery company.
• Advised a domestic conglomerate on establishing an automotive electronics joint venture with a foreign entity.
• Advised a domestic company on its equity investment in a gaming company.
• Advised a global PEF on its investment in a medical aesthetics equipment company.
• Advised a global company on the acquisition of a domestic materials company.
• Advised a domestic conglomerate on acquiring a business unit of a foreign semiconductor company.
• Advised a global PEF on the acquisition and PMI of a cosmetic packaging company.
• Advised a global asset management firm on pharmaceutical-related investments.

 

[Product Liability & Consumer Claims]

• Advised a foreign gaming company on compliance with the Electrical Appliances and Consumer Products Safety Act (KC Certification) and the Radio Waves Act regarding product imports into Korea.
• Advised a foreign optical manufacturing company on compliance obligations under the Radio Waves Act regarding product certification and registration.
• Advised a foreign automation equipment company on responding to illegal import charges resulting from non-compliance with the Radio Waves Act.

Awards

• IAM Patent 1000 - The World's Leading Patent Professionals (IAM, 2024-2026)

Publications/Activities

• Comparative Analysis on Software Inventions: How to effectively protect and enforce software inventions in the U.S. and South Korea? (UCLA School of Law, 2019) 
• Review on Employee Invention Remuneration Dispute of Samsung Display Related to LCD Technology (Vacuum Magazine, 2016)