PROFESSIONALS

Patent Attorney

Attorney-at-Law

Consultant

Patent Attorney

Myung-Shin KIM Founder, Patent Attorney

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Korea University
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), Korea University

Professional

  • Passed Patent Attorney Examination
  • Practicing Patent Attorney
  • Arbitrator on the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
  • Mediator of Civil Cases at Seoul Central District Court
  • President of the Korea Patent Attorneys Association
  • President of the Korea Intellectual Property Research Society, Inc.
  • President of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association
  • President of the Intellectual Property Forum organized under the National Assembly
  • Member of the Korean Presidential IP Council under former President Myung-Bak Lee (Chairperson of the I.P. Protection Subcommitte)
  • Member of the Korean Presidential IP Council under President Geun-Hye Park
  • Member of Court Advisory Commission
  • Korean Committee for UNICEF, Director
  • Korean Committee for UNICEF, Vice President
  • Honorary President, Asian Patent Attorney Association (APAA)
  • Advisor to the Presidential Council on Intellectual Property

Areas of Practice

Prosecution, trial, and litigation of trademarks and designs, copyrights, unfair competition, technology transfers, and general intellectual property

Awards

  • Commendation from the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office
  • The Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit from President Dae-Jung Kim
  • The Grand International Transaction & Credit Prize from the Korean Association of Arbitration Studies
  • Proud Leader Award from the Law College Alumni Association of Korea University
  • The Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit from President Geun-Hye Park
  • Grand Prize at the first Social Contribution Awards, co-sponsored by the Korean Patent Attorney
  • Association, Korean Bar Association, Korean Judicial Agent Association, Korea Association of Property
  • Appraisers, Korea Certified Public Labor Attorneys Association, and Korean Association of Certified Public Tax Accountants
  • Grand Prize at the 8th Intellectual Property Award

Lecturer

  • Graduate School of Business Administration, Korea University
  • Judicial Research and Training Institute, Korea Supreme Court
  • Sogang University
  • Central Officials Training Institute
  • Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERICEO)

Publications

  • U.S. Trade Laws and Ordiances
  • Korean Intellectual Property Law Practice (Japanese)
  • Recent Development in Intellectual Property Field in Korea (English)
  • Korean Intellectual Property Laws and Regulations (Japanese)
  • Recent Major Precedents of Patent Disputes (English)
  • Commemorative Book for 60th Birthday-Present and Future of Intellectual Property, Legal Action against Intellectual Property Infringement in Asia (Korean, Japanese and English)
  • Road to first Country", an open lecture at KBS TV program
  • Intellectual Property Innovation" written by Hisamitsu Arai, translated and edited by Myung-Shin Kim
  • From now on, it's the Intellectual Property (Korean, Japanese)
  • Road to First Country (Korean)
  • Memoirs, Dreaming of A Strong Nation on Intellectual Property－A Half Century of Passion, Myung Shin, KIM

Memberships

  • Association Internationale pour la Protection de la PropriétéIntellectuelle (AIPPI)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
  • Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
  • Korean Intellectual Property Research Society Inc.
  • Federation Internationale des Conseils en PropriétéIndustrielle (FICPI)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Foreign Languages

  • English, Japanese, German
Patent Attorney

Oanyong NAM Patent Attorney

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
  • Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (Power electronics)

Professional

  • Software Development Researcher, Seoul Information System Co., Ltd.
  • Researcher, Basic Electricity Research Institute, Seoul National University
  • Researcher, Power Research Lab, LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
  • Researcher, Hyosung Group, Research of Wind turbine division
  • Partner Patent Attorney, Yuil Highst Patent & Law Firm
  • Representative Patent Attorney, Myungshin Patent & Law Firm
  • Member, NFT-IP Expert Committee
  • Advisory Member, Korea Battery Industry Association
  • Member, Energy Efficiency Improvement Committee, Korea Energy Foundation
  • Member, Intellectual Property Review Committee, Yonsei University Wonju Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
  • Member, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property

Areas of Practice

Prosecution, Trial and Litigation of electronics, semiconductor, electronic materials and software

  • Power Electronics, circuit design of LCD/LED TV, Lighting of illumination
  • Mobile Communication Circuit
  • Battery of Electric Vehicle (BMS Algorithm, Circuit design)
  • Wind turbine (Electrical system, Pitch control etc.)
  • Switchboard (PBX) Communication Control, Software (CTI, DBMS, SI etc.)

Publications

”Li-Ion Battery SOC Estimation Method based on the Reduced Order Extended Kalman Filtering”, O. Nam, J.M. Lee, J.H.Lee, J.H.Kim, and Bo H. CHo, IECEC06, July 2006

Memberships

  • Korean Patent Attorney Association (KPAA)

Foreign Languages

  • English, Japanese
Patent Attorney

Casey Kook-Chan An Patent Attorney

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Metallurgical Engineering, Seoul National University
  • Master of Intellectual Property (M.I.P.), Franklin Pierce Law Center

Professional

  • Daewoo Automotive Company
  • Lee International IP & Law Group
  • Admitted to the Korean Patent Bar
  • Kim & Chang
  • Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks (Boston)
  • Co-Chair of Patents Committee, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
  • Chair of Organizing Committee, 58th Council Meeting of Asian Patent Attorneys Association
  • President, Korea Group of Asian Patent Attorneys Association
  • Advisory Committee Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association
  • Co-Chair, Standing Committee on IP & Green Technology, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Treasurer
  • Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Senior Vice President

Areas of Practice

Prosecution, Trial, Litigation, Valuation, Prior art research of Automotive/Mechanical/Material/Optic

Publications

  • Substantive Patents Law Treaty – Recent Developments at WIPO (APAA, 2005)
  • Protection of IP in Korea – Criminal Aspects (AIPPI Trilateral Meeting, 2005)
  • PCT Filing Strategies – Korea Perspective (WIPO & SIPO, 2007)
  • Recent Developments in IP Enforcement in Korea (AIPPI, 2007)
  • Discussions on the Present and Future Developments of Patent Law Harmonization (Korean Intellectual Property Office, 2007)
  • Patent Prosecution in Korea (Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte)

Awards

  • Legal Media Expert Group Guide, World’s Leading Patent Law Practioners (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)
  • Managing Intellectual Property, IP Star (2014)

Membership

  • Korean Patent Attorney Association (KPAA), Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), Association Internationale pour la Protection de la PropriétéIntellectuelle (AIPPI)

Foreign Languages

English, Japanese

Patent Attorney

Min-Gyu LEE Patent Attorney

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Inha University

Professional

  • Korea Western Power Co., Ltd.Patent
  • Patent Attorney (Selim Intellectual Property Law Firm)
  • Patent Attorney (BAE, KIM & LEE IP)
  • Patent Attorney (Myung-Shin & Partners)

Areas of Practice

  • Prosecution, Trial and Litigation of secondary batteries/renewable energy/catalyst, display technology, chemical/chemical processes, petrochemicals products/technologies, polymer materials/nano materials/electronic materials.

Membership

  • Korean Patent Attorney Association (KPAA)

Foreign Languages

  • English, Japanese
Patent Attorney

Hoyoon JUNG Patent Attorney

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Professional

  • Patent Attorney, Myung-Shin & Partners
  • Patent Attorney, Selim Intellectual Property Law Firm

Areas of Practice

  • Prior art search, application, trial, and litigation in the fields of aerospace, home appliances, nuclear power, radiation, and medicine
  • Prior art search, application, trial, and litigation in the fields of electrical and electronic engineering, and semiconductors
  • Prior art search, application, trial, and litigation in the fields of nuclear fuel, polymer materials, nanomaterials, electronic materials, steel, secondary batteries, renewable energy, and catalysts
  • Trademark applications, trials, and litigation
  • Copyright consultation and registration

Foreign Languages

  • English, Japanese
Lawyer

Young-Oh LEE Cooperating Attorney-at-Law

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Seoul National University
  • LL.M., Judicial Research and Training Institute

Professional

  • Passed the 14th judicial examination
  • Judge of Seoul District Criminal Court
  • Judge of Seoul District Civil Court
  • Judge of Seoul North District Court
  • Judge of Jeju District Court
  • Judge of Seoul District Civil Court
  • Judge of Seoul Family Court
  • Judge of Seoul High Court
  • Research Judge of Korean Supreme Court
  • Presiding Judge of Masan District Court
  • Presiding Judge at Sungnam Branch of Suwon District Court
  • Private practice

Areas of Practice

  • Litigation relating to Preliminary Injunction, Injunction, Compensation of Damages in the field of Intellectual Property

Memberships

  • Korea Bar Association

Foreign Languages

  • English, Japanese
Consultant

Steven DOUGLAS Consultant

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science, Rutgers University
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.), Widener University School of Law

Professional

  • Kongju National University: Prof. of English
  • Chungcheongnamdo Provincial Public Official Training Center: Cross-Cultural Trainer
  • Global Contact Trading Company: International Business Contact Coordinator
  • Yulchon Law Firm: Visiting Legal English Teacher
  • Shingu University: Prof. of English
  • Myung-Shin & Partners Communications Consultant

Areas of Practice

Steven Douglas has spent the past 20 years working in cross-cultural communications. Since 2008 he has worked in tandem with the talented patent attorneys and staff of Myung-Shin & Partners to ensure communication with English speaking clients goes smoothly.

Languages

  • English, Korean