Steve Chung - Attorney at Law / Senior Partner

Steve Chung

Attorney at Law / Senior Partner

Mr. Chung is a U.S. certified attorney of the firm who represents and provides counsel to clients both in the procurement of patents, and in patent trials and litigation. Also, he is a counselor attorney of the firm in administrative affairs related to intellectual property of national and foreign corporations.

Before establishing the firm, Mr. Chung was associated with DeRyook International Patent & Law firm, where he specialized in technology transfer, licensing, and counterfeits seizure. He also worked as an in-house counsel in the intellectual property department of Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.

While working at Samsung, Mr. Chung was involved in extensive activities including patent searching, prosecution of patent applications, licensing, and domestic and international patent litigation in connection with semiconductors, digital media and home appliances. Also, he participated in more than 30 legal proceedings related to intellectual property in various courts in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

Mr. Chung was a member of both the KIPO's Industrial Property Advisory Committee of the North & South Koreas, and the Korean IP law revision council. Mr. Chung has also been actively involved in various activities as a lecturer or a speaker. His major publication activities include a presentation entitled "Expected Contribution of the Intellectual Property Rights System to Economic Development", given at the February 2000 APEC Symposium in Sapporo, Japan, which was presented on the subject of intellectual property protection activities by Korean enterprises. He has also served as a panelist in a number of seminars and symposiums including seminars and symposiums at the Korean Congress.

Currently, Mr. Chung regularly gives lectures at the KIPO, the Korea Invention Promotion Association, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and other patent related sessions. Representative topics of his lectures include procurement of valid patents, and countermeasures against overseas patent disputes.

While working at Samsung Electronics, he translated and published two Japanese books on patent related matters. Currently, Mr. Chung is a counselor and consultant to corporations including Samsung SDI, Samsung Coning, Cheil Industries Inc., and Mando Corp..

Mr. Chung has actively served as a member of the Intellectual Property Division of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, and he is a member of the New York State Bar Association, and the AIPPI. Mr. Chung received a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Kyungbuk National University in 1982, and a JD/MIP from Franklin Pierce Law Center in N.H. in 1995. He is versed in English and Japanese.