Education

• Chungbuk National University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1996)
  
• Chungnam National University (LL.M., Intellectual Property, 2002)

Career

• Passed the Public Technical Administration Exam (1997)
• Patent Examiner, Telecommunication Division, KIPO (1998-2001)
• Patent Examiner (Assistant Trial Administration Judge), KIPO (2001-2004)
• Patent Examiner (Solicitor of KIPO), KIPO (2004-2005)
• Senior Deputy Director, Semiconductor Division, KIPO (2005-2007)
• Senior Deputy Director, Patent Examination Policy Division, KIPO (2007-2009)
• Intellectual Property Adviser, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office (2009-2011)
• Senior Deputy Director, Information Technology Division, KIPO (2011)
• AIP Patent & Law Firm (2011-present)

Book / Thesis

• “The Study on the Indirect-Infringement of Patent Rights,” LL.M. Thesis, Chungnam National University
• “Guide to WTO TRIPs,” co-authored and published by KIPO
• “Study on how to protect Semiconductor Intellectual property”
• “Handbook to patent law”
• “Case study on when publications are officially distributed”
• “Patent examination criteria based on claim”
• “Case study on standard for inventive step” etc.