Partner patent attorney at ECM Patent Law Office (2021- ) Patent attorney at ERUUM & LEEON Intellectual Property Law Firm (2019-2021) Representative patent attorney at Cowell International Patent Law Firm (2004-2019) Transport machinery division, vehicle division, fine chemistry division in Korea Intellectual Property Office /Senior examiner (1997-2004) Invention promotion division in Korea Intellectual Property Office / Deputy director in charge of small and medium-sized businesses Litigation solicitor at Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board Senior researcher at Construction machinery Institute of Samsung Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. (1993-1997) Outside director of Powerlogics Co.,Ltd. (2004-2006) Outside director of Uju Electronics Co., Ltd (2008-2012) Criminal case mediator at Public Prosecutors' Office (2007-2009) Expert member in court (2012-) Deliberation council member of Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (2000-) | 
Kim Hyun
Partner Patent AttorneyPatent attorney Kim Hyun started his career in 2004 and has been handling various contract businesses related to application/judgement/lawsuit and standard essential patent (VESA) as an attorney for a number of companies and universities, joining ECM Patent Law Office in 2021. Based on his work experience in taking the lead in R&D at a major company’s research institute, dealing with inspection/judgement/lawsuit as a senior examiner/litigation solicitor, and leading most of the disputes against global companies and big law firms to success as a patent attorney, he provides professional services with regard to application / judgement / lawsuit, design-arounds, appraisal of infringement, and licensing agreement in a variety of fields such as machinery/secondary battery/electronic components.
Obtained a doctor’s degree in engineering from Korea University Graduate School (mechanical engineering) (1993)