Ms. Hyeyoung Kim qualified as a Korean patent attorney in 2002, and joined LEE & MOCK IP as a patent attorney in 2006. She handles patent and utility model applications, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) and infringement analysis, and patent search and analysis.

Ms. Kim’s practice covers various technical fields including electrical and electronic engineering, cameras, image processing, signal processing, business models, power systems, telecommunications, and displays. She possesses practical experience in prior-art searches, patent applications, domestic and international Office Actions (OAs), review of patent registrability and invalidity, infringement analysis, and patent mapping.

EDUCATION

  • Soongsil University (B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 2007)
  • Ewha Womans University (B.S. in Physics Education, 1998)

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • LEE & MOCK IP (2006-Present)
  • PK Patent Office (2004-2006)
  • Universe Patent Office (2003-2004)

ADMISSION

  • Technology Transfer Agent, Republic of Korea (2008)
  • Valuation Analyst, Republic of Korea (2008)
  • Patent Attorney, Republic of Korea (2002)

LANGUAGES

  • Korean, English

KEY ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
  • Patent Landscape Analysis Project for the R&D Patent Center (2009)
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Patent filing and patent analysis for a major Korean defense company (surveillance camera and image processing technologies) (2009-Present)
  • Patent filing and patent analysis for a global Korean display manufacturer (display technologies) (2009-Present)
  • Patent filing and patent analysis for a Korean ICT company (information and communications technologies) (2006-2008)