Trained at Intellectual Property Center, IBM Research Institute (T.J. Watson Research Center) in the U.S.
Participated in “International Visitor Program” of the U.S. State Department
Lecturer in patent law at Seoul National University, Yonsei University, KAIST, Hanyang University, etc.
Lecturer in patent law, the course for new examiners and judges of International Intellectual Property Training Institute
Patent education and seminars, etc. hosted by MK Business News, the Korea Economic Daily, DigitalTimes, the Korea Economic Research Institute, and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Passed the 28th High Civil Service Examination at the top of the electric field (1992)
Major Cases
[Patent Litigation]
Active trial to confirm the scope of patent right for vape pen (KIPT, Patent Court, Supreme Court)
Invalidation for IPL device for skin disease treatment (Supreme Court)
Invalidation lawsuit for security management software (Patent Court)
Invalidation for box style water panel (Patent Court)
Active and passive trial to confirm the scope of patent right for thermal transfer ink ribbon printer (KIPT)
Invalidation for monitoring auto sensing device of fire extinguishing agent (KIPT)
Correction trial for X-ray tube ionization apparatus (KIPT)
Preliminary injunction against patent infringement for FinTech mobile payment system
Patent infringement lawsuit for TFT-LCD pixel test device
Investigation on unfair trade practices on patent infringement for radar detector (Korea Trade Commission)
[Global IP lawsuit assistance]
Case of the Supreme Court regarding climbing shoe for supporting scaffold for construction on behalf of PERI GmbH
Case regarding prohibition for act of unfair competition on behalf of GSK (Glaxo group)
Patent Infringement case in Paris Court of France on behalf of Evolis
Patent Infringement case for friction stir welding on behalf of TWI
Patent infringement opinion for lithium secondary battery on behalf of U.S. patentee
Patent Infringement lawsuit for LCD pixel test device on behalf of U.S. patentee
Investigation on trademark use of England GHD
Public relations of Korean IP system/practices aimed at multinational clients such as Europe, China, etc.
[Patent invalidation/Clearance Opinion]
Contents sharing system of mobile communication terminals, medical DICOM software
Electronic door-lock alarm device, test socket for semiconductor electron test
Metal gasket, carrier for children, Internet BM (business method) patent, etc.
[Consultation for Government and Public IP Policy]
Consulting for IP field global (China, Europe) technology commercialization (IITP)
Improving an examination quality of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) and building an utilizing infrastructures thereof (KIPO)
Developing Korea-U.S. International Collaborative Research Agreement Guidelines (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology)
Developing APECT IP Policy Guideline (APEC, KIPO)
Consulting for foreign patent dispute lawsuit (KOIPA)
Supporting a founding and licensing based on patent technology (Global Frontier)
Analyzing the 13th future growth engine patent thesis (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
Awards
Best of the Best Examiner (KIPO, 2005)
New Knowledge Worker of Korea (KIPO, 2000)
Books and Publications
From Venice to Munich: European Intellectual Property Travel (2015.6)
Guide to EU Patent: Focusing on Integrated European Patent System (August 2014, the European Union Embassy in Belgium)
World Now: Want to Grow? Promote Intellectual Property Industries! (March 2014, Nara Economy News, KDI)
IP Focus: Jump over 24 Language Barriers (January 2014, Journal of Patented Invention, Korea Invention Promotion Association)
System of Exemption of Corporate Tax Relating to Profits from European IP Rights: Status of Running a Patent Box System and Implications Thereof (September 2013, Journal of Science and Technology Policy, Science and Technology Policy Institute)
World Now: Innovative Europe (February 2013, Nara Economy News, KDI)
Progress and Forecast of Promoting an Integrated EU Patent System (December 2012, Journal of Knowledge and Rights, Korea Patent Attorneys Association)
Trend and Forecast of Launch of an Integrated EU Patent System (May 2012, Journal of Patented Invention, Korea Invention Promotion Association)
Study on Development Directions of a System for Global Cooperation on Patent Examination (November 2010, Seoul Law)
Development of Software Industry and Protection of IP Rights (September 2005, Webzine of Enter, Program Deliberation & Mediation Committee)
Launch of Doha Development Agenda and Task of TRIPS Agreement (September 2001, Journal of Intellectual Property, KIPO)
Coordinates of Internet Patent Policy in the New Millennium Era (January 2000, Journal of Intellectual Property, KIPO)
Changes of Patent Rights in the Internet Era (May 1999, Journal of Intellectual Property, KIPO)
Considerations on Patentability of Employee’s Inventions (November 1998, Journal of Patented Invention, Korea Invention Promotion Association)
Articles
Has Patentable Subject Matter Been Expanded? (International Journal of Law and Information Technology, Volume 13, Number 3, AUTUMN 2005, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)
Interpretation of Patent Claims in the EPO, USPTO and JPO In the Context of the Doctrine of Equivalents and Functional Claims (2005, 7th Issue of the EIPR, Sweet & Maxwell)
Software Patents: Claiming Strategies at the EPO, USPTO and JPO (Patent World, September 2005, Issue 175, Informa Law)
Evolution of Industry Knowledge in the Public Domain: Prior Art Searching for Software Patents (2005, 2:1 SCRIPT-ed, University of Edinburgh)
Think before You Write: Considerations for Drafting Claims of Software Patents, 19th BILETA (British & Irish Law, Education and Technology Association) Annual Conference 2004 (March 2004) Durham, UK
External activity
Technical adviser, Protection department for Presidential Council on Intellectual Property
Steering Committee, Training Institute, Korea Patent Attorneys Association
External Specialist, Trade Secret Protection Center, Korea Institute of Patent Information
Evaluation Committee, Government-funded Institute, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
Technology Evaluation Committee, Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion (IITP)
Member of International Cooperation Committee, Korea Patent Attorneys Association
Presentations
Advancing topic presentation for Patent War 2015 hosted by Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency and Small and Medium Business Federation (July, 2015)
Advancing topic presentation for WIPO International Women's Invention Forum (June, 2016)
Giving an English lecture about patent system to for foreigners living in Korea (OASIS)(2015~present)
Intellectual Property Rights in Korea; Progress, Protection and Challenges hosted by the British Embassy in Korea (2015)
Raising Public Awareness of IPR Protection, WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group (2014)
Selected Cases on Patent, WIPO Summer School on Intellectual Property (2008)
Overview of Patent Examination in Korea, Global IT Policy and Technology Seoul Conference (2008)
Recent Developments in the Korean Patent System, SEMICON Korea (2008)
Recent Developments in the Protection of Computer-implemented Inventions and Semiconductor Layout Design, APEC IPEG Meeting (2007)
Type of Disputes and Trends in Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes, WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on Arbitration and Mediation of Intellectual Property Dispute (2007)
The Role of the ISA/IPEA Under the PCT, WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on the Effective Use of PCT (2007)
Overview of the Korean Patent System, KOICA International Program (2007)
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