Partner
TEL |
+82-2-6386-6689 |
E-MAIL |
sunghoon.kim@leeko.com |
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As an intellectual property law specialist at Lee & Ko, Sunghoon Kim provides clients with expert advice, analysis and legal/procedural guidance for all types of IP-related concerns, including (among other things) patents, trademarks, copyrights, employee inventions, trade secrets and IP licensing.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Kim worked as a patent lawyer and attorney at One Law Partners. Other prior experience includes working from 2008 to 2011 in technology and engineering at Samsung Electronics.
Education
2015 |
Sungkyunkwan University Law School - J.D. |
2008 |
KAIST - M.S. in Electrical Engineering |
2006 |
KAIST - B.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Work Experience
2017-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2015-2017 |
One Law Partners |
2008-2011 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd |
Expertise
IP Litigation |
Trade Secret · Company Information Protection |
Electrical · Electronics |
Mechanical |
US · Europe (IP Prosecution) |
IPTAB Proceedings |
Copyright · Computer program |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea (2015) |
Admitted to the Korean patent bar(2016) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Patent]
- Patent invalidation case on electric motor
- Patent invalidation case on carrier for construction
- Patent invalidation and confirmation of the scope of rights case on IPTV
- Defended a foldable box manufacturer against a patent infringement action and represented the manufacturer in parallel invalidation action against the patents-in-suit
- Defended a global mobile communications equipment manufacturer against a patent infringement action and represented the manufacturer in parallel invalidation action against the patents-in-suit
- Defended a leak sensor manufacturer against a patent infringement action and represented the manufacturer in parallel invalidation action against the patents-in-suit
- Defended a golf simulator manufacturer against a patent infringement action and represented the manufacturer in parallel invalidation actions against the patents-in-suit
- Defended a battery electrode stacking machine manufacturer against a patent infringement action and represented the manufacturer in parallel invalidation action against the patents-in-suit
- Represented a knitting machine manufacturer in patent infringement action before the Korea Trade Commission
- Conducted invalidity analysis on semiconductor facility patents
- Conducted infringement and invalidity analysis on mobile game patent
[Trade Secrets]
- Misappropriation case on LNG carrier ship's component
- Misappropriation case on X-ray measurement system
- Misappropriation case on industrial vehicle
- Misappropriation case on robot system
[Copyright/Computer Program]
- Defended a software development company against a copyrights infringement action
- Represented in a case related to development contract regarding integrated financial system
- Represented in a case related to development contract regrading integrated managing system
[Trademark]
- Trademark invalidation case on clothing brand