Partner
TEL |
+82-2-2191-3206 |
E-MAIL |
eunkyoung.lyu@leeko.com |
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Eunkyoung Lyu is a partner at Lee & Ko. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2013, she served as a Patent Examiner at Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for six years from 2005 and as a Deputy Director at Ministry of Environment as well as Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy after passing the National Higher Civil Service Examination in 1999.
Having examined and reviewed a broad range of patent applications regarding fine chemicals, electronic materials, biocide, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, etc. at KIPO, she is well-equipped with vast knowledge on the Intellectual Property Rights, especially chemical sectors. Based on the extensive experience as a patent examiner, now she works primarily on the enforcement of IP rights covering patents, trademark, copyright, design, trade secret, unfair competition and work-made-for-hire inventions.
Earlier, she worked as a deputy director at Energy technology division and Petroleum Industry Division of Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy as well as at Chemical Substance Management Division of Ministry of Environment. During that time, she made several provisions, acts and regulations about technology development for renewable energy, supply and demand management of petroleum energy and environment issues such as Toxic Chemical Substance Control, Environmental Hormone Control, Evaluation of Chemical Substances, giving her considerable insight on Energy and Chemicals.
Education
2013 |
Chugnam National University Law School |
1999 |
Seoul National University - B.A. of Chemical Engineering |
1994 |
Seoul Science High school |
Work Experience
2013-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2018-Present |
Mediator, Seoul Environmental Dispute Resolution Commission |
2005-2012 |
Korean Intellectual Property Office, Fine Chemistry Examination Division, Patent Examiner |
2001-2005 |
Ministry of Environment, Chemical Substance Management Division &Air Pollution Control Division, Deputy director |
2000-2001 |
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, Energy Technology Division &Petroleum Industry Division, Deputy director |
Expertise
IP Litigation |
Trade Secret · Company Information Protection |
Healthcare · Life Sciences |
IP Strategy Consulting |
IP Compliance |
IP Transactions & Licensing |
Chemical |
Pharmaceuticals · Biotechnology |
IPTAB Proceedings |
Environment |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2013) |
Korean Patent Attorneys Association(2013) |
Languages
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- South Korea's Patent Approval Linkage System, IAM 2014,121-124
- Understanding and Prospects of Patent-Approval Linkage System, Regulatory Research on Food, Durg and Cosmetic, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 1, 1-5
- Influences and Strategies for Patent-Approval Linkage System, IP Policy, September 2015, Issue 24, 12-20
- Successful Challenges to Korean Health Insurance Regulator's 13-Year Old System of Automatic Reduction of Original Drug Price, Legal500
- 2022 Life Sciences South Korea, Lexology Getting The Deal Through