Education

• Ph.D., Hanyang University, Applied Chemistry

Seong Soo Kim, a co-representative patent attorney, focuses his practice on polymer, chemistry, materials science, and more. Mr. Kim has over 14 years of experience working as a patent examiner and an administrative patent judge as well as the general secretary of the Korean Intellectual Property Office in the fields of chemistry and biotechnology. With his professional engineer certificate specializing in chemical industry, his sophisticated knowledge enables him to proficiently handle complex intellectual property matters.
Writer of some Research Papers published on SCI Journals such as:

• Synthesis and Properties of Semi-interpenetrating Polymer Networks Composed of β-Chitin and Poly(ethylene glycol) macromer, Polymer, 36(23), 4497-4501(1995)
• β-Chitin-based Wound Dressing Containing Silver Sulfadiazine, JMS; Mater. in Med. 11(12), 817(2000)
• Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Hydrogels based on Poly(ethylene glycol) macromer and Chitosan, Carbohydrate Polymers, 41(2), 197-205(2000)

KIPO/ Patent judge in the fields of biotechnology, Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Precision Chemistry and Environmental Energy
Chemistry R&D Project

Education

• M.S., Seoul National University, Applied Chemistry

Jin Yang, a co-representative patent attorney, has been practicing in the intellectual property field since 2002, specializing in prosecution and litigation in the fields of chemistry, polymer, and materials science. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Yang worked as a head of international department at Halla Patent & Law Firm from 2002 to 2005 and as a head of chemistry department at Darae Law & IP Firm from 2005 to 2009.