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Infringement & Validity Opinions

Kim, David Hunjoon
+82-2-3458-0887
Position
Partners; Foreign License Holders; Attorneys-at-Law
Summary of Practice
David Kim is a partner at the firm, where his practice focuses on all areas of patents, designs, trademarks, product liability, trade secret law, and domain names. Additionally, he provides opinion work for infringement and enforcement proceedings and oversees patent litigations.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Kim has represented both domestic and international clients before the US International Trade Commission, the ICC Court of Arbitration, and Korean Courts for licensing, product liability, and infringement matters. Due to his extensive knowledge of the Korean IP industry, he has received a range of personal accolades from reputable industry publications.

Mr. Kim was admitted to the California State Bar in 2000 and is a member of The Order of the Barristers, INTA, AIPPI, and the Korea Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society.
Education
College of Arts and Literature, University of Utah (B.A., French, 1991)
University of Oklahoma Law School (J.D., 1999)
College of Engineering, Soongsil University (B.S., Electrical Eng., 2003)
Professional Experience
United States Attorney's Office, Oklahoma City, Summer Internship (1997)
Admitted to the District of California Bar (2000)
Wonjon Intellectual Property Law Firm, Director of International Department (1999-2001)
Represented Tyco International in an infringement litigation case in Korea (2000-2001)
Successfully represented KT Corp. in a multi-million dollar licensing deal with IntVen (2005)
Represented Hansol Homedeco in US International Trade Commission 337 proceedings against Unilin B.V. (2005-2006)
Represented Digital Tech in a Product Liability Litigation in Texas (2005-2006)
Established YOU ME’s Washington D.C. metropolitan office (2006)
Represented KT Freetel Co., Ltd. in a Patent Infringement Litigation in Federal Court in Greenbelt, MD (2007-2009)
Represented Alpha System Co., Ltd. in a Patent Infringement Suit in Illinois (2009-2010)
Represented Dyson Technology Ltd. in a Patent Infringement Suit in Korea against Daewoong Goodmorning and others (2011-2013)
Represented Sewoon Medical Co., Ltd. in an Arbitration Action at the International Chamber of Commerce against TSCI (2012-2014)
Publications
The guidelines for perfecting security interest or pledge of patents in foreign countries (2020, Korea Invention Promotion Association, Co-author)
Membership
California Bar Association; The Order of the Barristers; INTA; LES; AIPPI