Career∙Activities

Founder, MARU IP Law, 2014 ~ Present
MOON & MOON International, 2005 ~ 2014
Y.P. LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS, 2002 ~ 2005
SK Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (formerly Hyundai Electronics Industries), 1994 ~ 1999

Technical Fields

Video Codec: MPEG-2 Video, MPEG-4 Visual, H.264, VC-1, MVC, SVC, HEVC and VVC
MPEG System: MPEG-2 Systems and MPEG-4 Systems
Digital Television Transmission: ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-T2 and DVB-C2
Wireless Communication: IEEE 802.16e and LTE/LTE-A
Streaming service: MPEG-DASH
Optical Disc: Blu-ray Disc and DVD
IEEE 1394
DRM

Work Experience

Drafted and prosecuted patent specifications
Advised an electronics company in the patent litigation case
Performed prior art searches, infringement analysis, and validity opinions.
Evaluated standard essentiallity of Korean patents ( MPEG-2 Video, MPEG-4 Visual, H.264, VC-1, SVC, MVC, HEVC, MPEG-2 Systems, MPEG-4 Systems, ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-H, DVB-T2, DVB-C2, DMB, Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), LTE, IEEE 1394, DRM)

Lectures∙Publications

“Criteria for KR Patent Evaluation” at briefing session for patent holder group, 2006
“Patent Evaluation for Patent Pool” at KIPO, 2009, 2010, 2011 and at Standard Essential Patents Strategic Forum, 2012
“Advice to Procure Standard-Essential Patents” at seminar in Tokyo, Japan, 2011
“Patent Evaluation Procedure for Patent Pools and Value of Standard-Essential Patents” at Essential Patents Center, KISTA, 2013