Current Appointments
KAIST Moon Soul Graduate School of Future Strategy
Program Head, KAIST Master of Intellectual Property (“MIP”) Program
KAIST General Counsel, Office of the International Legal Affairs
Director, KAIST DELTA Research Center
Education
Northwestern University, LLM/JSD (Pritzker School of Law)
Seoul National University, LLB (College of Law)/MA in Economics (Graduate School of International Studies)
License
State Bar of Michigan (IP Law Section)
Research Interests
Intellectual Property: Comparative Legal Analysis
Metaverse, Blockchain, NFT, Big Data, AI, and Other Law & Tech Issues
Intellectual Capital & Strategic IP Management
IP Valuation & Finance
International Law: TRIPS, FTAs, and Global Issues of Public Health
Publications
< Books >
Intellectual Property Storytelling, Jisik-kongkam Publishing, 2015 (co-author)
Strategic Management of Intellectual Property, KIPA, 2011 (co-author)
Intellectual Property Management: Case Studies, KIPO/KIPA, 2009 (co-author)
< Recent Research Grants & Reports >
Research on the IP Based Technology Commercialization Strategy and Regulation Policy of the Metaverse and NFT Industry, The Troy, 2022-2024
Project for Data Infrastructure Establishment, Ministry of SMEs and Startups (through Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs), 2020-2022
Project for Assessing Technology Valuation Model for Investment Purposes, Korea Credit Information Services, 2022
Project for Planning and Substantiating Activation for the Use of Manufacturing Data, Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs, 2021
Research on National Strategy for Establishment of Data & AI Based Economy, Ministry of Science and ICT (through KAIST), 2021
"Data Revolution, to Change the Law", MBN, 2019
Research on the Digital Economy on Law and Technology Architecture, ActnerLab, 2019-2020
Patent Analyses & Intellectual Property Strategy Development for Effective Commercialization of CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Technologies, G+FLAS Life Sciences, Inc., 2018
Research on Establishment of “IP Factory” for Value Maximization of Innovative Technologies: Case Analysis of Israel’s YEDA, Ministry of Science and ICT (through KAIST), 2018
A Study on Leakage and Misappropriation of Undisclosed Information: Reality and Responsive Measures, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, 2016
A Study on the Growth Acceleration Method of SMEs and Venture Companies Based on Intellectual Properties, KIPO, 2014
A Study on the More Effective Evidence Gathering in the IP Litigation Process, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, Fall 2012
A Case Study of Market Failure as a result of the IP Litigation, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, Spring 2012
Courses
< Current >
Introduction to Global IP Laws
Metaverse and AI Intellectual Property
IP Integration Project
< Past >
Patents & Copyrights
Law, Technology, Innovation
Contracting & Licensing
Management of IP as a Business Asset
IP Overview
Recent Presentations (Conferences/Seminars)
Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, Institute of Justice (2021)
The Blurring Distinction between Copyrights and Other IP Rights in the Metaverse, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2021)
Contemporary Issues of Contract Management, The Korean Association of Arbitration Studies (2021)
Strategic Value and Policy Implication of Tesla’s Patent Disclosure Strategy in Electronic Vehicle Industry, DICC (2019)
Data Revolution, Change the World. MBN (2019)
Defense Industry in the Digital Transformation, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (2019)
Overview of Tech Transfers & Effective Industry-University Partnerships in Korea, Singapore APEC Business Seminar (2020)
Intellectual Property Management Simulation Game. WIPO's AICC Program (2020)
Myth & Reality about Technology Transfer of the Most Innovative Universities. WIPO's AICC Program (2020)
Emerging Threat of False Copyright Infringement Claims. WIPO's AICC Program (2019)
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Future IP Strategy, K-Global Project, Seongnam City (2018)
IP Management Simulation Game. WIPO's AICC Program (2018)
A Study on the Resale Rights. Presidential Council on Intellectual Property (2017)
IP Protection and Strategy of the K-Wave Contents (2017)
Case Study of IP Management. WIPO's AICC Program (2017)
TRIPs, UPC, and Multilateralism: Current Issues of International Law in the Field of Intellectual Property, Judicial Research and Training Institute (2016)
Legal Pluralism and Proliferation of Transnational Laws, WIPO's AICC Program (2016)
Plenary Session MC & Chair of “Legal Perspective” Session, International Council on Archives Congress (2016)
The Changing Landscape of International IP Policies: The Influence of Multi-jurisdictional IP Disputes, DKU-UNH Global Intellectual Property Symposium (2016)
Korea’s “Patent Hub” Future Strategy, National Assembly Executive Program (2013, 2014)
Overlapping IPRs on a User Interface, WIPO's AICC Program (2013)
Convergence Education in Intellectual Property, The Korean Society of IP Education & Research (2013)
IP Portfolio Management: Challenges to Korean Media & Entertainment Enterprises, Jeju Forum for Peace & Prosperity (2012)
Corporate Innovation & Role of IP Professionals, WIPS (2012)
IP Wars in IT Industry: MP3 Player & Smartphone Case Studies, WIPO's AICC Program (2012)
IP Professional Education: Current Assessment & Future Directions, KIPO/KIPA (2012)
Exploration of a New Paradigm for Engineering Education Focusing on Intellectual Property, Dankook University (2012)
FTA Regime and IP Paradigm Shift, IP Strategies for Korea-US FTA Era, The Korea Economic Daily & KAIST (2011)
IP Management Strategies of Korean Entertainment Companies, WIPO's AICC Program (2011)
Managerial Aspects of Intellectual Property, The National Academy of Engineering of Korea (2011)
IP Strategy for Enhancement of Design Competitiveness in Eco-Age, International ECO Design Seminar, The Society of Fashion & Textile Industry (2011)
IP Management, Workshop for Professors, KIPO/KIPA (2010, 2011)
US Patent System and Practice, Workshop for Global IP field trip, KIPO/KIPA (2010, 2011)
Corporate Brand and Intellectual Property Strategy, IP Conference, Korea Intellectual Property Association (2010)
Global Expansion of Open Business Model and Korea’s Challenge, Global Partnering Korea, KOTRA (2010)
Miscellaneous
Community Service: Kwanak Beautiful Church, University Bible Fellowship
Military Service: HQ, Eighth US Army