Overview
Certified Patent Attorney Seungjo Kim mainly handles intellectual property (IP) related consulting, evaluation, and litigation in the fields of patent, trademark, and designs. Patent Attorney Kim passed the 27th Technical Exam and worked as an examiner, evaluator, and examiner supervisor for the Korean Intellectual Property Office and a technical examiner with the Patent Court for 19 years from 1992 to 2011, was a patent attorney with the Yulchon Law Firm from 2011 to 2020, and then joined the Class Law Firm in 2022. Patent Attorney Kim has experience with numerous examinations, evaluations, and patent litigation cases in the electrical/electronic, communications, and mechanical fields while working at the KIPO and the Patent Court, and has also published multiple papers while giving lectures on patent law. In 2022, Patent Attorney Kim obtained an LL.M. in intellectual property from the University of Washington School of Law in the US, worked as a technical advisor for the SEED Law Firm in Seattle, Washington after graduate school, and obtained Ph.D. in law in 2013.
Experience
- 1989 KEPCO
- 1992 Passed 27th Technical Exam
- 1993 ~ 2001 Patent Examiner, KIPO semiconductor and mechanical division
- 2002 ~ 2003 Technical Advisor, SEED Law Firm in Seattle, Washington, US
- 2003 ~ 2004 Patent Examiner, KIPO electrical/electronic and communications division
- 2004 ~ 2005 Chief Evaluator, Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board
- 2006 ~ 2007 Technical Examiner, Patent Court
- 2008 ~ 2009 Chief Evaluator, Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board
- 2009 ~ 2011 Team Leader, KIPO Telecommunications Examination Division Display Examination Team
- 2011 ~ 2020 Patent Attorney, Yulchon Law Firm
- 2007 ~ Present Member (Director), Korea Patent Law Society
- 2016 ~ Present Conciliator, KIPO Industrial Property Rights Dispute Mediation Committee
- Present Patent Attorney, ClassHankyul
Education
- 1981 Yeongdeungpo Industrial High School
- 1987 Konkuk University Electrical Engineering Department
- 2000 Korea National Open University College of Law
- 2002 IP LL.M., US University of Washington School of Law
- 2013 Law Professor, Chungnam National University Graduate School Law Department
Representative Matters
- Represented Samsung Electronics in patent and design infringement litigation between Samsung Electronics and Apple, helping to achieve a successful result
- Represented Samsung LED in the patent infringement and patent invalidation litigation between Samsung LED and Osram, helping to reach a settlement
- Represented J company in trademark invalidation case
- Advised H company in copyright infringement case
- Represented and advised N company in patent infringement, patent invalidation, and cancellation of decision litigation
- Represented H Electronics in scope confirmation action
- Advised H Electronics in patent infringement and unfair trading investigation
- Advised and represented multiple companies in patent prosecution and litigation.
- Represented Samsung LED in the patent infringement and patent invalidation litigation between Samsung LED and Osram, helping to reach a settlement
- Represented J company in trademark invalidation case
- Advised H company in copyright infringement case
- Represented and advised N company in patent infringement, patent invalidation, and cancellation of decision litigation
- Represented H Electronics in scope confirmation action
- Advised H Electronics in patent infringement and unfair trading investigation
- Advised and represented multiple companies in patent prosecution and litigation.
Seungjo Kim
Patent attorney
T. +82-2-2251-7542
F. +82-2-555-5008
E. sjkim0419@classhklaw.com