About
Seong-ki Kim is an Associate and US Attorney at Law at Yoon & Lee who leads the firm's Chemical & Biotechnology team. He specializes in chemistry- and life-sciences-related technologies, is a former KIPO patent examiner and former president of AIPPI Korea, served on Korean government negotiations with the USTR on chemical patent protection and WTO TRIPS, received the Presidential Award in 2016 and the AIPPI Award of Merit in 2013, and joined Yoon & Lee in 2022.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyBiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsChemicals & MaterialsLife SciencesEnergy & RenewablesAgriculture & Food
Office
Expertise
ChemistryBiochemistryTextile EngineeringAgricultural ChemistryNanomaterialsGreen Renewable EnergyNew Materials EngineeringPharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyFood ProcessingCosmeticsPatent Policy
Education
- Seoul National University; B.Sc., Chemistry Education
- Seoul National University; Master of Public Administration
- KAIST; M.Sc., Chemistry
- Cornell Law School; Juris Doctor
Admissions
- The State of New York Bar
- Washington D.C. Bar
- Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
- Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
- Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle (AIPPI)
Languages
KoreanEnglish