MOIP

Education

• Dec. 2006J.S.D. in Intellectual Property Law, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, USA
• Aug. 2005LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, USA
• Feb. 1994B.A. in Urban Administration, University of Seoul, ROK

Professional career

• Nov. 2025 - PresentMinister, Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP)
• Dec. 2022President, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (KOIPA)
• Dec. 2020Vice Commissioner, Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
• Aug. 2019Visiting Scholar, Washington International Patent Academy (WIPA), USA
• Dec. 2017Director General, Industrial Property Policy Bureau, KIPO
• Oct. 2017Chief Presiding Administrative Judge, IP Trial and Appeal Board, KIPO
• Jun. 2013Director, Intellectual Property Policy Division, KIPO
• Feb. 2013Spokesperson, KIPO
• Feb. 2010IP Attaché, Permanent Mission of the ROK to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland
• Oct. 2001Director of International Cooperation Division, KIPO
  Chief of Staff, Commissioner’s Office, KIPO
• Apr. 1994Passed the 37th Senior Civil Service Examination