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 Subcommittee)
  • 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 by KAIST

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 Ordinances (Korean)
  • 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 (Korean)
  • 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 (Korean)

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

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