HISTORY

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL  
 
Professional -
U.S. Attorney (admitted in California Bar)
Registered before the US Patent and Trademark Office


Education -
2000 J.D., University of Southern California Law School, Los Angeles, USA
1994 M.S., Computer Eng, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
1987 M.S., Electrical Eng, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
1985 M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, KAIST, Seoul, KOREA
1982 B.S., Materials Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
~Present     Licensing Executives Society Korea (LESK), President
                   Korean Arbitrators Association (KAA), Vice President
                   World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ADR Center, Arbitrator/Mediator
2016           Intellectual Discovery Co.,  CEO/President                
2014           Samsung Display Co., General Counsel, Chief IP Officer
2010           Samsung Electronics Co., Vice President, Technology & Strategy Plannning           
                                                              Vice President, IP Center International Legal Team
2003          DLA PIPER, California, USA, Attorney                
2001          Pennie& Edmonds, New York & California, USA, Attorney    
1991          Samsung Electronics Co., Microprocessor Design Engineer


MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES     
Member of California Bar
Member of U.S. Patent Bar
American Bar Association    
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ADR Center


AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION     
Intellectual Property  – Patents, Transactions, Litigation, Licensing, Trademarks, Internet
                                      IP Finance, IP Transaction, IP Venture Capital
Technology – Advanced Degrees in Materials Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics
Antitrust, Contract Law


EXPERIENCE IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY     
-    Over 26 years of IP related work experience as a practicing attorney and head of corporate legal team, including patent prosecution, global licensing, litigation, IP development, and IP financing/ventures
-    Experience as a practicing attorney in major global law firms, General Counsel of a Major International Company, Chief IP Counsel of a Major International Company, CEO of Asia’s oldest IP Financing/Transaction firm
-    Conducted global licensing negotiations, established a global patent firm, negotiated acquisition / sales / licensing with global companies, supervised every phase of IP including litigation / prosecution / licensing / acquisition / arbitration / mediations-
-    Resolved antitrust issues regarding IP matters, 
-    Lead licensing negotiations in Standard IP matters with global multinational corporations


MAJOR PUBLICATIONS     
 - Intellectual Asset Management, “Comparative Review of IP Landscapes in the U.S., Japan and Korea,” Nov., 2013 (London), Issue 62
 - Global Entrepreneurship, Seoul National Univ., Dec. 2013