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Jeong-Ho SHIN

Patent Attorney

Jeong-Ho Shin is a patent attorney whose practice focuses on trademark and design prosecution, trials and litigation. As a patent attorney, he has built a strong track record over many years in trademark and design prosecution and registration, examination and trial proceedings, appeals from trial decisions before the Intellectual Property High Court, and appeals to the Supreme Court.

From 1985 to 2013, he served at the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Intellectual Property Tribunal, now known as the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) and the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB), respectively. His responsibilities included the examination of trademark, design and service mark applications, IP policy and legislative amendments, and trademark examination policy. He also served for many years as a trial judge in the trademark and design trial divisions.

Mr. Shin received a B.A. in Public Administration from the College of Law at Yeungnam University in 1984. He conducted research in IP-related fields at Nagoya University Graduate School of Law, where he received an LL.M. in Modern Law in 2007.

He is fluent in Japanese and is a member of the Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA).

T. 82-2-2262-6407

F. 82-2-2273-4605

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Practice Area



  • Trademark Applications, Examination and Trials

  • Design Applications, Examination and Trials

  • Unfair Competition

  • Copyright

  • IP Litigation

  • Expert Opinions

  • Customs Procedures

  • Anti-Counterfeiting

  • Brand Management


Education



  • Nagoya University Graduate School of Law (LL.M. in Modern Law, 2007)

  • Yeungnam University College of Law (B.A. in Public Administration, 1984)


Experience



  • Lee International IP & Law (2026-Present)

  • Kim & Chang (2017-2026)

  • Court-Appointed Patent Attorney, KIPO (Patent Pro Bono Program) (2020-2024)

  • Chair of the International Cooperation Committee, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (2017-2019 and 2026-Present)

  • Member of the Representatives Assembly, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (2014-Present)

  • International Director, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (2014-2016)

  • Myung-Shin & Partners (2013-2017)

  • Trial Judge, 2nd Division of the Intellectual Property Tribunal; Head of the Seoul Branch Office, KIPO (2012-2013)

  • Design Examiner, Service Mark Examiner, KIPO; Trial Judge, 11th Division of the Intellectual Property Tribunal (selected as the Outstanding Trial Division); Deputy Director, Trademark Examination Policy Division, KIPO; Examiner, Korea Design Exhibition; Member, Korea-Japan Design Experts Committee (2007-2012)

  • Trademark Examiner and Responsible for IP Policy and the Patent Attorney Act, KIPO; Special Judicial Police Officer (anti-counterfeiting enforcement), KIPO (1997-2004)

  • Trial Administration Office, Intellectual Property Tribunal; Human Resources Division, KIPO (1985-1997)


Qualifications


  • Admitted as a Korean Patent & Trademark Attorney (2002)

Membership


  • Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)

Recognition



  • Service Merit Medal, President of the Republic of Korea (2013)

  • KIPO Commissioner’s Commendation (2008)

  • Prime Minister’s Commendation (1994)

  • KIPO Commissioner’s Commendation (1987)


Publications / Presentations


    < Publications >


  • Korean Translation of the Japanese Design Examination Guidelines (corresponding to the Revised Design Act of Heisei 23) (2011)

  • Korean Translation of the Japanese Design Examination Guidelines (corresponding to the Revised Design Act of Heisei 18) (2009)

  • A study of Ideal Standards Regarding Korea & Japan's Remuneration Regulations for Employee Inventions, Japanese Edition (2007)


    < Presentations >

  • The Scope of Hearing in Patent Litigation (2017)


Etc


  • Languages: Korean, Japanese, English
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