John J. Kim

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property, International Trade & Customs, and Industrial Security and Export Control.

Career

Mr. Kim is a foreign attorney (US) at Kim & Chang who is a member of the California State Bar and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Kim has been a member of the California State Bar since 2000 and has extensive experience assisting with all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters. Mr. Kim has worked on patents in a wide variety of technical areas, including semiconductor equipment, telecommunication devices, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals, and consumer goods. Mr. Kim also has extensive experience counseling and defending clients in customs and export control matters.

Professional Memberships

California Bar;

US District Court, Central District;

9th Circuit Court of Appeals;

US Patent and Trademark office.

Publications

Recent Design Law Changes: Key Points Highlighted (Co-author, World Trademark Review Daily, 2019);

Patent Court Holds First Hearing in English (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2017);

New Patent Cancellation System Enacted (Co-author, ILO Intellectual Property Newsletter, 2017);

Trade Secrets Throughout the World: Korea Chapter (Contributing Author, 2012-2023).

Personal

University of Southern California (USC) Law School (J.D., 2000);

University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology, 1996).