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HONESTY & JR PARTNERS - Established in 2000

- Leading IP Law Firm in Korea

- 37 patent attorneys, attorneys at law, and foreign attorneys focused on Intellectual Property

- 5 Ph. D. and technical engineers as technical specialists

- 34 patent engineers and professional staffs

- Over 400 Korean companies, research institutes and universities represented

- Over 1500 Korean patent applications and 400 foreign applications filed per year

- Over 20 patent purchase transactions conducted in past 2 years

PRACTICE AREAS

Practice Areas - Patents

- Trademarks

- Designs

- Copyrights

- Domain names

- Unfair Competition

- Trade Secret Protection

- Internet & E-commerce

- IP Litigation

- Customs Enforcement

- Licensing

- IP Evaluation

- IP Transaction

Technical Fields - Mechanics

- Mechatronics

- Materials Science

- Automotive engineering

- Electronics

- Semiconductor

- Telecommunications

- Computer & Software

- Internet, E-commerce & BM

- Chemistry

- Biotechnology

- Pharmaceuticals

PROFESSIONALS – Patent Attorneys

• College of Metarial Engineering, Seoul National University (M.S,1993)

• College of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University (M.S,2010)

• College of Metallurgical Engineering, Korea University (1991)

• Researcher at the Advanced Institute of Hynudai Motors(1993-1999)

• Adviser at the Korea Invention Promotion Association (2005~present)

• Hanyang International Patent Law Firm (2004~2010)

• Honesty & JR Partners IP Law Group (2010~present)

BAE, Sung-Ryul Managing Partner / Patent Attorney

• College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (B.S., electrical engineering, with honors, 1981)

• Graduate School of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (M.S., Control Engineering)

• Registered to practice before Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)& Patent Court

• KIPO's examiner in the field of information, signal processing and electronics for 12 years (1988~2000)

• Examiner for NT &EM granted by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

• Examiner for good products certified by the Public Procurement Service

• Technical examiner of Korean Invention Promotion Association

• Advisory attorney for Korea Occupational Safety &Health Agency

LEE, Sang-Chan

Managing Partner / Patent Attorney

• College of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University (1998)

• School of Law, Korea National Open University

• Lee International IP & Law Group (2004~2010)


• Member, International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)

• Member, Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

• Prosecuted patent applications, handled oppositions and patent validity/scope confirming trials before

KIPO, IPT, Patent Court and Supreme Court for Korean and foreign clients such as Samsung, LG,

HMC, DOOSAN, MANDO, HCC, GS, IBM, 3M, GE, Bosch, MAN, TRW, ZF, TEL, Toshiba,

Fujitsu, Hitachi and Sumitomo

Kim, Ji-Hun Managing Partner / Patent & Trademark Attorney

• College of Engineering, Kyungpook National University (B.S., electronics engineering, with honors)

• Graduate School of Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

(M.S., Information Communication engineering)

• Registered to practice before Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) & Patent Court

• Senior Examiner with KIPO and trial judge with IPT in the field of Computer and BM for 13 years

• Worked with LG Electronics Institute of Technology prior to joining the KIPO

• Worked with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as a PCT Officer


LEE, Byung-Yup Managing Partner / Patent Attorney


• Yonsei University, B..S., Biotechnolgoy(1996)

• Yonsei University, M.S., biomaterial and Immunology(1998)




• Qualifications : Certified Valuation Analyst 2007, Honor of the Commissioner for commitment, Korean

Industrial Property Office (KIPO) 2007 , Technology Transfer Agent 2011, Professional members of the court

hearing, 2013

Lee Jay

Partner / Patent & Trademark Attorney


• Metallurgy, YONSEI University (1997)

• English Interpreter at 8th U.S. Army in South Korea (1994~1995)

• Partner, Patent Attorney, Hanyang International Patent & Law Firm (1998~2007)

• Director of Business Development Department, Ernst & Young Advisory (2008)

• CEO of Bright Wisdom Consulting in Dalian, CHINA (2009)

• Managing Partner, WISDOM Patent Law Office (2010)

• Patent Attorney, JR Partners IP & Law Group (2011~present)

• Korea Patent Attorney Association (KPAA)

Caleb, CHOI

Patent & Trademark Attorney

• College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (B.S., mechanical engineering, with honors, 1985)

• Graduate school of Law, Japan National Kobe University (LL.M., intellectual property law, 1995 )

• Registered to practice before Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) & Patent Court

• KIPO's examiner and IPT’s trial judge in the field of mechanical arts for 14 years (1986~2000)


• Director of international cooperation of Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)

Min, Byung-Ho Partner / Patent Attorney


• Yonsei University, MS in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

• Yonsei University, B.S., in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

• Korea National Open University, Bachelor of Law (LLB)

• Patent Attorney, Veritas Patent Law Firm (2004-2005)

• Patent Attorney, Nam & Nam Patent & Law Firm (2005-2013)

• Partner, Patent Attorney, JR Partners IP & Law Group (2013~present)



Shin, Woong-Joe

Partner / Patent & Trademark Attorney

• Mechanical Engineering, Korea University (1996)

• Researcher at the Central R&D Institute of KIA Motors(1996-1997)

• Wonjon international Patent Law Firm

• EZ international Patent Law Firm

• Youme international Patent Law Firm

• Park, Kim & Partner

• JR Partners IP & Law Group (Present)

• Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

Jang, Jong-Pil Partner / Patent & Trademark Attorney


• College of Metallurgical engineering, Korea University

• Hong&Hong international Patent Law Firm (2002~2003)

• Jinsung International IP & Law Firm (2003~2010)

• Honesty & JR Partners IP & Law Group (2010~present)


KIM, Won-Sik Partner / Patent Attorney

• BS, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Seoul National University (1994)

• MS, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Seoul National University (1996)

• Hyundai Motor Company, Advaced Research Institute (1996~2001)

• Strategy Consultant, Maverick Partners (2001-2002)

• Chief Operating Officer, People Holdings Co. (2003-2005)

• Patent Attorney, E-Sang Patent Law Firm (2008~2009)

• Patent Attorney, YOUME Patent & Law Firm (2009-2013)

• Patent Attorney, Center for Technology Transfer of National R&D Programs (2013-2014)

• Partner, Patent Attorney, JR Parnters IP & Law Group (2014-present)

Won, Yong-Cheol Partner / Patent & Trademark Attorney


• Electronic Engineering, Korea University (1999)

• School of Law, Korea National Open University

• KEB Technology (2002~2004)

• Shinsung Patent Law Firm (2004~2005)

• Shin & Kim, Seoul, Korea (2005~2008)

• KIPI(Korea Institute of Patent Information)/ International Business Team (2010 ~ Present)

• Honesty & JR Partners IP Law Group (present)


Song, Hyun-Gwan Patent Attorney

• Sung Kyun Kwan University (SKKU), B.S., in Physics/Electrical & Electronic Engineering

• Passed the 50th Korean Patent Attorney Bar Examination at the top of the examinees

• Patent Attorney, JR Partners IP & Law Group (2013~present)


Han, Song-Yi Patent Attorney


• Sung Kyun Kwan University (SKKU), B.S., Chemical Engineering

• Passed the 50th Korean Patent Attorney Bar Examination

• Patent Attorney, CHAAM International Patent Office(2013 )

• Patent Attorney, JR Partners IP & Law Group(2014 ~ present)

• Korea Patent Attorney Association(KPAA)

Jung, Jin-Chul Patent Attorney


• Korea University, B.S., Chemistry (1992)

• Korea University, M.S., Chemistry (1994)


• Nam & Nam Patent Law Firm (2006-2014)

• D. Choi & Partners (2005-2006)

• Yuhan Pharmaceutical Company, Research Institute(1994~2000)




LEE, Jeong-Hoon

Partner / Patent Attorney

• College of Engineering, Seoul National University of Industry (B.S., electrical engineering, with honors, 1980)

• Graduate School of Business, Hannam University (M.B.A., Business Model, 1995 )

• Registered to practice before Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) &Patent Court

• KIPO's examiner in the field of semiconductor, computer and information system for 10 years (1990~2000)

• Researcher at the Small and Medium Business Administration

• Evaluation Examiner of Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation and Planning


• Examiner for good products certified by the Public Procurement Service

• Technical examiner of Korea Invention Promotion Association

Shin, Yang-Hwan Senior Partner / Patent Attorney

• Avionics, Hankuk Aviation University (1991)

• Avionics, Hankuk Aviation University graduate school (1993)

• Telecommunications , Hankuk Aviation University graduate school (2005)

• R&D Center, Seongmi Electronics (1999~2001)

• R&D Center, Amitel (1999~2002)

• R&D Center, Solid Technologies (2002~2009)

• R&D Center, Network Telecom(2009~2011)

• Honesty & Partners IP & Law Group (2013~present)

• IEEE802 MEMBER (2006~2008)

• Dongyang Mirae University professor (2011~2013)

• Valuation Analyst (2012~2015)

• Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)

• “Mobile Telecommiunications” (2012)

“The Study on the OFDM/QPSK-DMR System using BL-PSF over Microwave Channel” (2005)

“The Study on the Acquisition Time of Carrier Recovery in 64QAM Demodulator” (1993)

AHN, Jun-Bae

Patent Engineer / Ph. D - Telecommunication

PROFESSIONALS – Technical Specialists

• Korea Educational Development Institute, Dept. of Biological Science, B. Sc. (2007)

• Seoul National University, Dept. of Biological Science, M. Sc. (2010)

• Seoul National University, Dept. of Dental Science, Ph. D. (2014)

• Tego Science Co. Ltd (2005-2006)

• Honesty & JR Partners Intellectual Property Law Group (2014-Present)

• Thesis: The Effect of Nerve Regeneration using Electrospun Silk Fibroin Nerve Conduit on Rat’s Defected Sciatic Nerve

• Dissertation: Biological Evaluation of Silk Fibroin – Based Three Dimensional Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Bone

Regeneration

• Paper : Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2014) 34: 37-46, Biopolymers (2013) 101(4): 307-

318, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (2012) Early View-Online verwion , Journal of Cell Science

(2012) 125: 5960-5973, Biotechnology Letters (2010) 32: 877-882

PARK, Sook-Young

Patent Engineer / Ph. D – Biological Science

• Myongji University, Dept. of Biological Science, B. Sc. (2003)

• Myongji University, Dept. of Biological Science, M. Sc. (2005)

• Ewha Womans University, Dept. of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ph.D. (2010)

• National University of Singapore (2010-2011)

• Eruum Patent Law Firm (2011-2013)

• Honesty & Partners IP & Law Group (2014-present)

• Thesis “Identification of soxS gene from Sphingopyxis alaskensis RB2256”

• Dissertation “Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on biofilm formation of Escherichia coli O157:H7”

LIM, Jee-sun

Patent Engineer / Ph. D – Chemistry and Nano Science

PROFESSIONALS – Technical Specialists

• L.M. from University of Arizona Law School in Arizona, U.S.A.

• Graduated from Seongyunkwan Univ. College of Law

• Representative Lawyer, Cho & Lee Law Corporation

• Civil-case Mediator, Seoul District Court

• Graduated from the Patent Law Institution of Seoul Bar Association


• The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)

• Manager, College of Law Alumni Association, SungKyunKwan University

• Vice President, Public Affairs Committee Member, Seoul Bar Association

• Member of the Committee on Humam Rights Protection in Seoul Bar Association

• Board member of the Law Daily (Newspaper)

• Bank of Korea

Park, Sang Gi Attorney at Law

• Academy of Economic Cooperation Between North and South Koreas (10th)

• Graduate School of Law, DongGuk University (Labor Law, Ph.D._Candidate)

• Graduated from Graduate School of Law, DongGuk University (Labor Law, LL.M.)

• Completed one year course at Graduate School of Patent & Law, Yonsei University

• Judicial Research and Training Institute (22nd), Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea

• Graduated from College of Law, DongGuk University (LL.B.)

• Partner, Cho & Lee Law Corporation

• Catholic Human Rights Committee Member

• Lawyers for a Democratic Society; Labor Relations Commission Member

• Vice President, The Institutional Committee for Bankruptcy Law of Korea

• Operational Director, The Tji Haksoon Justice & Peace Foundation

• Director, Service Science National Forum

• Legal Advisor, SongSeok Welfare Foundation

• Adjudication Committee, Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission

Mun, Han Seong Attorney at Law

PROFESSIONALS – Attorneys at Law

• Graduated from Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M.)

• Graduated from College of Law, SungKyunKwan University (LL.B.)

• Senior Public Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors' Office

• Senior Public Prosecutor, Suwon District Public Prosecutors' Office

• Senior Public Prosecutor, Criminal Division, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office

• Senior Public Prosecutor, Criminal Trial Division, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office

• Senior Public Prosecutor, Pohang Branch, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office

•Public Prosecutor, Seoul Northern District Public Prosecutors’ Office

Park, Hae Woon Attorney at Law

PROFESSIONALS – Attorneys at Law

• Graduated from School of Law, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (LL.M)

• Graduated from Dickinson School of Law, U.S.A. (M.C.L.)

• Graduated from College of Law, Korea University (LL.B.)

• Cho & Lee Law Corporation

• Partner, Gil Law Firm (U.S. Lawyer)

• Hannam Law Offices & Notaries

• Expert Advisor, Korea Communications Commission

• Kim & Chang Law Firm

• Passed the New York Bar Examination

Lee, Wan Ki Foreign-Licensed Attorney (US)

THANK YOU HONESTY & JR PARTNERS

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