AREAS OF PRACTICE
Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry and Biotechnology
Rakgyu Sung, a Patent Attorney, graduated from theDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Graduate School at Seoul NationalUniversity. He began his career as a researcher at Yuhan Corporation, and afterpassing Korean patent bar exam, he performed various tasks such as patentanalyses, applications, trials, and consultations for domestic andinternational clients at Hansung Intellectual Property/CENTRAL Intellectual Property& Law. From 2011 onward, he served as the unit head leading the IP team andlegal team at GC Biopharma for 12 years, overseeing diverse IP-related tasksincluding expanding the corporate patent portfolio, formulating patentinvestigation strategies aligned with internal research directions, anddomestic and international IP trials.
Yuhan Corporation, Researcher (2002~2005)
45th Korean Patent Bar (2008)
Hansung Intellectual Property, Patent Attorney (2009~2010)
Seoul National University R&DB Foundation, Patent Attorney (2010~2011)
CENTRAL Intellectual Property & Law, Patent Attorney (2011)
GC Biopharma, IP/Legal UNIT, UNIT leader (2011~2023)
Hansung Intellectual Property, Patent Attorney (2024~)
NOVA IP Consulting, Deputy Representative (2024~)
M.S., Biochemical Engineering, Seoul National University (2001)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University (1999)
Korea National Open University, College of Law (B.S. in Law, 2012)
KoreanPatent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
Korean, English