Current Position & Background
Manager, Korea Intellectual property Protection Agency, Industrial Property Right Dispute Mediation Committee Bureau (Feb. 2024~21 April 2025)
[I will commence work at National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (Suhyup) on 22 April 2025]
Attorney at Law, Admitted to practice law in Washington, D.C., United States (Feb. 2009)
Hanyang University, College of Law, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Ph.D. in Law (Feb. 2014)
University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL, United States, Juris Doctor (May 2009)
Hanyang University, College of Law, Seoul, Republic of Korea, B. A. in Law (Feb. 2005)
Mediation Experience
Research Fellow (전문위원), Korea Intellectual property Protection Agency, Department of Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution, IP Dispute Analysis Division (Jan. 2023~Feb. 2024)
Judicial Researcher (재판연구관), Supreme Court of Korea (June 2015 ~ Mar. 2019; July 2019 ~ July 2022)
Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
– Adjunct Professor, Sept. 2015 ~ Aug. 2016 & Mar. 2020 ~ June 2022
– Research Assistant Professor, Mar. 2015 ~ Aug. 2015
– Lecturer, June 2014 ~ Dec. 2014
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
– Visiting Professor, Mar. 2013 ~ Feb. 2016
– Lecturer, Sept. 2010 ~ Dec. 2012
Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
– Lecturer, Mar. 2010 ~ June 2014 (except Fall 2012)
Gachon University, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
– Lecturer, Mar. 2010 ~ Dec. 2010 & Mar. 2014 ~ June 2014
Fellow, The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States (Jan. 2009 ~ May 2009)
Mediation Education
Online WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Workshop on November 12-14, 2024
International Accreditation Programme, CEDR(Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) (Nov. 2024)
Mediation Clinic, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL, United States,(Fall 2008)
(was Florida Supreme Court certified County Court Mediator)
Mediation Publications
A comparative study of the U.S. third restatement of agency, Hanyang University (Dissertation), Feb. 2014
A Study on the Law Applicable to Corporate Liability for the Acts of the Apparent Representative Director, Juris, Vol. 42, Dec. 2017, pp. 313-337 [in Korean]
Tort Liability for Contaminated Land: Focusing on the U.S. Common Law Approach, Juris, Vol. 37, Sept. 2016, pp. 319-351 [in Korean]
Right of Publicity and Unjustified Enrichment, The Korean Journal of Civil Law, Vol. 68, Sept.
2014, pp. 525-566 [in Korean]
Legal Relationships between Principal and Agent, Journal of Comparative Private Law, Vol. 21 No. 1, Feb. 2014, pp. 79 ~ pp. 114 [in Korean]
Mental Capacity to Make Decisions in Relation to Personal Care Matters: An England Law Perspective, Journal of Comparative Private Law, Vol. 20 No. 1, Feb. 2013, pp. 91 ~ pp. 126 [in Korean] (coauthored with Cheol-Ung Je)
A Method to Prevent the Abusive Use of Patent Infringement Actions: Rule 11(b) of FRCP, Kyung Hee Journal, Vo. 47 No. 3, Sept. 2012, pp. 153 – pp. 178 [in English]
Reconsideration of Convention on Agency in the International Sale of Goods, Korean Journal of International Trade and Business Law, Vol. 20 No. 2, Dec. 2011, pp. 195 ~ pp. 222 [in Korean]
New Ways to Invade Privacy with Technological Development and Legal Protection, HUFS Global Law Review, Vol. 2 No. 1, June 2010, pp. 1 ~ pp. 21 [in English]
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denying trade dress infringement on the basis of functionality, and recognizing attorney’s fees in exceptional circumstances (Pocket Plus, LLC v. Pike Brands, LLC), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
An Indian court ruling on the protection of well-known trademarks under Indian trademark law (ITC Ltd. v. Central Park Estates Private Ltd.), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejecting a defendant’s attempt to avoid personal jurisdiction by unilaterally consenting to jurisdiction in another state after litigation commenced (In re Stingray IP Solutions, LLC), KPPA News Vol. 1042, Korea Patent Attorneys Association, April 2023 [In Korean]
A judgment by the Federal Court of Australia on the standard for inventive step (obviousness) (Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd v. Reflex Instruments Asia Pacific Pty Ltd) , 2023 IP Insight, pp. 225-234 [in Korean]
A Federal Circuit decision in the U.S. discussing factors to be considered in venue transfer decisions in patent infringement litigation (In re Google LLC), 2023 IP Insight, pp. 8-13 [in Korean]
A Canadian Federal Court ruling on industrial design rights (Crocs Canada v. Double Diamond), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on what constitutes reasonable measures to protect trade secrets (Turret Labs USA, Inc. v. CargoSprint, LLC) , KPPA News Vol. 1050, Korea Patent Attorneys Association, August 2023 [In Korean]
An Australian Federal Court ruling regarding non-use cancellation of trademarks (Energy Beverages LLC v. Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A Federal Circuit decision in the U.S. emphasizing the importance of trademark registration in the United States (Meenaxi Enterprises v. Coca-Cola Co.), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A ruling by the High Court of Australia on whether reputation should be considered in determining deceptive similarity (Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v. Allergan Australia Pty Ltd) , 2023 IP Insight, pp. 212-224 [in Korean]
A U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the parody defense in trademark infringement cases (Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products, LLC) , 2023 IP Insight, pp. 49-55 [in Korean]
A Canadian Federal Court decision on comparative advertising (Energizer Brands, LLC v. Gillette Company) , 2023 IP Insight, pp. 250-261 [in Korean]
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling restricting the extraterritorial application of the Lanham Act in trademark infringement cases (Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc.) , 2023 IP Insight, pp. 56-61 [in Korean]
A Delhi High Court ruling in India rejecting Subway’s claim to exclusivity over the term “sub” in a trademark infringement case (Subway IP LLC v. Infinity Food & Ors.), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A U.S. Federal Circuit decision on the nature of preliminary guidance and the sufficiency of disclosure to meet the enablement requirement (Medytox, Inc. v. Galderma S.A.) , KPPA News Vol. 1058, Korea Patent Attorneys Association, Dec. 2023 [In Korean]
An Australian Federal Court ruling reinforcing the importance of actual trademark use (Seven Network (Operations) Limited v. 7-Eleven Inc), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A Federal Circuit decision highlighting the limitations of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s authority in canceling trademark registrations (Great Concepts, LLC v. Chutter, Inc.), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A decision by the Delhi High Court in India on the remedies available in standard-essential patent (SEP) infringement cases (Intex Technologies (India) Ltd v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the enablement requirement under patent law (Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A decision by the Delhi High Court in India on the intersection of patent law and competition law (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Competition Commission of India & Anr.), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the requirement of independent economic value for trade secrets (Synopsys, Inc. v. Risk Based Security, Inc.), IP-NAVI(online), 2023 [in Korean]
Affiliations
District of Columbia Bar (Feb. 2009 ~ Present)
America Bar Association (Feb. 2009 ~ Present)
CEDR(Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) (Dec. 2024 ~ Present)
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