Yeon, Chung-kyu

Yeon, Chung-kyu

Attorney, Korea (2013) / Patent Attorney, Korea (2001)

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  • yck@hmpip.com

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Introduction

Chung-Kyu Yeon is a representative partner of HMP IP group. Dr. Yeon received his Ph. D. degree in engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering in Seoul National University and worked for LG semiconductor as a senior research scientist. Dr. Yeon has worked as a patent attorney since 2000 for a lot of foreign or domestic clients particularly in the fields of IT, semiconductor, electronics, software, display and electronic materials et al. Since 2013, Dr. Yeon has worked also as an attorney at law specialized in litigation and consultation related to intellectual properties (patent, design, trademark, copyright and trade secret). Dr. Yeon is an Intellectual Property adviser at the Korea Trade Commission of the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy. Dr. Yeon works as a standard-essential patent evaluator for an international licensing pool on the High Efficiency Video Codec standard.

Education

  • 2013 Chungnam National University, Law School (J. D.)

  • 2001 International Patent Practice Institute

  • 1996 Seoul National University, Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering

  • 1990 Seoul National University, Master of Electrical Engineering

  • 1988 Seoul National University, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Career

  • 2015 Managing Partner, HMP IP group

  • 2013 Intellectual Property adviser, Korea Trade Commission

  • 2013 Judicial Bar Exam

  • 2003 Managing Partner, Myung-Moon IP & Law firm (-2014)

  • 2000 Patent Attorney Bar Exam

  • 1999 Professor, MyungJi University, Electrical Engineering Depart.

  • 1996 Senior Research Scientist, LG Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (-1998)

Key Performance and Clients

  • standard-essential patent evaluator, HEVC Advance (2015-present)

  • Litigations and Consultations in relation to Intellectual Properties, for clients including Naver, KT (Korea Telecommunication), Branson, Coway, SK Telecom, SK Communications, LS Mtron, LG Electronics, LG CNS, Samsung Electronics et al. (2000-present)

  • Patent Prosecutions in relation to semiconductor, electronics, software, display and electronic materials, for clients including Naver, KT (Korea Telecommunication), LS Mtron, KERI (Korea Electricity Research Institution), KAIST et al. (2000-present)

Books and papers

  • “A study on requirements for indirect patent infringement on the basis of comparison between Court decisions in Korea and the US.”, Journal of Patent and Trademark, 2013.

  • “Deep-submicron trench profile control using a magnetron enhanced reactive ion etching system for shallow trench isolation.", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology(US), A 16(3), 1998.

  • “Study of particulate formation and its control by a radio frequency power modulation in the reactive ion etching process of SiO2 with CF4/H2 plasma.", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology(US), A 15(1), p66, 1997.

  • “Effects of bias frequency on RIE lag in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Etching System.", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology(US), A 15(3), p664, 1997.

  • Dynamics of particulates in the afterglow of a radio frequency excited plasma.", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology(US), A 13, p927, 1995.

  • “Generation and behavior of particulates in a radio frequency excited CH4 plasma.", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology(US), A 13, p2044, 1995.