IP Expert

Overview

Ms. Kim is a senior patent attorney at Kim & Chang,
and practices all aspects of intellectual property law,
specializing particularly in patent law and litigation.
Ms. Kim has handled numerous landmark patent cases,
including Supreme Court cases involving issues of inventive
step for a chemical invention, doctrine of equivalents,
description requirements for a pharmaceutical invention
and patentability of a selection invention. She has also
handled a large number of patent infringement cases
involving pharmaceuticals, biotech, polymers, optical
products, glasses and various electronic materials and
structures. Ms. Kim is the author of WIPO's publication of
Background Reading Material on the Intellectual Property
System of the Republic of Korea and Bloomberg's
International Patent Litigation, Korean chapter. She
has also published numerous articles in BNA's World
Intellectual Property Report. She has been a guest speaker
at various intellectual property conferences including IPO,
AIPLA and AIPPI.
Education:
• 1993: Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D.)
• 1977: College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University
(B.S., Pharmacy)
Professional experience:
• 1997-Present: Kim & Chang
• 1987-1997: FirstLaw P.C.
• 1981-1987: CENTRAL Intellectual Property & Law
• 1979-1981: Kim & Chang
• 1977-1978: Pharmaceutical Section, Third Examination
Bureau, KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office)