Inho CHOI is a partner at HANSUNG, who specializes in the areas of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, trade secrets, product liability and compensation for inventions. Prior to joining HANSUNG in 2016, he worked as an associate at Lee & Ko, and as a lead IP counsel of NHN (NAVER) Corporation. 

Mr. Choi graduated from Yonsei Law School in 2012. He also holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Seoul National University. During his studies, his research focused on modern technology for 3G or beyond-3G mobile communication systems. Additionally, he was actively involved in the project team which implemented the prototype board of 3GPP WCDMA modem.

WORK EXPERIENCE

HANSUNG Attorneys at Law (HANSUNG Intellectual Property) (2016-Present)

Lee & Ko (2012-2016)

NHN (NAVER) Corporation (2007-2009)

HANSUNG International Patent & Law Firm (2006-2007)

EDUCATION

Yonsei Law School (2012)

Seoul National University - M.S. (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) (2003)

Seoul National University - B.S. (Electrical Engineering) (2001)

Kyonggi Science High School (1997)

NOTABLE CASES

Samsung v. Apple patent lawsuits

Toyota v. HVCC patent lawsuit

Patent lawsuit regarding a mobile messenger application

Patent lawsuit regarding the fuel gas supply systems of LNG carriers

Copyright lawsuit regarding a banking software

Employee v. Ebay compensation of inventions lawsuit

Trade Secret lawsuits regarding electrical/mechanical products

PUBLICATIONS

“Design of Pilot Pattern for Channel Estimation in OFDM systems,” (M.S. Thesis, Seoul National University, Feb. 2003.) 

“Hybrid Adaptive Channel Estimation in WCDMA Downlink Systems,” (IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, June 2003.) 

“Implementation of WCDMA Modem for IMT-2000,” (Telecommunications Review, vol. 14, issue 3, June 2004.)

ADMISSIONS

Admitted to bar, Korea (2012)

Admitted to the Korean Patent bar (2006)

LANGUAGES

Korean, English