Yulchon

Intellectual Property

Senior Patent Attorney

Kyung Ae Yoon, a patent attorney at Yulchon, is a member of Intellectual Property Practice of the firm. Her practice is focused on patent litigation, patent portfolio development and management, patent prosecution, patent strategic counseling, patent linkage, patent evaluation, licensing and technology transfer in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemicals, food, polymers, cosmetics, household products and medical devices. She also advises clients on patentability, patent validity, patent infringement and trade secrets. Before joining the firm, she worked as a strategy division director at the Patent Information Promotion Center, an international business division director at the Korean Institute of Patent Information, an administrative patent judge and a solicitor at the Korean Intellectual Progerty Tribunal, a technical examiner at the Patent Court, and a director of the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Examination Division of the Korean Intellectual Property Office. In her past work experience, she dealt with numerous patent trials and patent examinations. She was admitted as a Korean Patent & Trademark attorney in 2002. She is a registered pharmacist in Korea.

2013-present  Senior Patent Attorney, Yulchon LLC 2011-2012S  trategy Division Director, Member of Board of Directors, Patent Information Promotion Center 2009-2011  International Business Division Director, Member of Board of Directors, Korean Institute of Patent Information 2010  Adjunct professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea 2009  Administrative Patent Judge, Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal 2008  Senior Technical Examiner, Patent Court 2006-2007  Director, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Exam. Division 2006  Administrative Patent Judge, Korean Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Tribunal 2005-2006  Solicitor, Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal 2004-2005  Senior Patent Examiner, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Exam. Division 1999-2003  Patent Examiner, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Exam. Division 1996-1999  Patent Examiner, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Fine Chemistry Exam. Division 1996-1998  Lecturer, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Pharmacy 1996  Lecturer, Chosun University, Dept. of Polymer Science and Engineering 1982-1984  Pharmacist, Seoul National University Hospital

Korean, English

2002  Korean Patent Bar 1981  Pharmacist, Republic of Korea

2011  Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, Global Leadership Program 2006  University of Washington, CASRIP Summer Institute 1995  University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, Ph.D. 1993  University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, M.S. 1981  Sungkyunkwan University, School of Pharmacy, B.S.

2024  Silver, IP Litigation, IAM Patent 1000 2024  Leading individuals: PATMA, Intellectual Property, Legal 500 2024  Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, Chambers AP 2023  Leading Individual, Intellectual Property, Legal 500 2015  Commendation, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 2002  Best Examiner Award, Korean Intellectual Property Office 2001  Best TQM Presentation Award, Korean Intellectual Property Office 1994  Proctor&Gamble Award for outstanding thesis research, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist Meeting