Yongook Son Patent Attorney / Technology Transfer Agent / Partner
Education
- Seorabeol High School (1983)
- Yonsei University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1990)
Career
- Passed the Technical Official Exam (1991)
- Patent Examiner/ Assistant Trial Examiner/ Litigator, KIPO (1994-2001)
- Technical Advisor (Intellectual Property), Korean Supreme Court (2001-2003)
- Technical Advisor, Patent Court (2006)
- Examination Director/Trial Examiner, KIPO (2006-2018)
- Intern at BSKB Law Firm, USA (2009-2011)
- Chief Trial Examiner, Korean Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB) (2018-2021)
- Director, Machinery & Metals Examination Bureau at KIPO (2021-2022)
- Vice President, Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA) (2022-2024)
Book / Thesis
- Co-author, “Patent Cases by Issue” (2002)