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Doowon Kim

Managing Partner
Doowon Kim
Qualifications
- Korean Patent Attorney (2010)
- Certified Technology Valuation Analyst, Korea (2014)
Education
- B.S., Applied Biology and Chemistry, Seoul National University (2008)
- M.S., Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University (2015)
Career
- Former Patent Attorney, Nam & Nam
- Former New Business Planning Division, Helixmith
- Former Patent Attorney, LEECHAE Patent & Law Firm
- Managing Partner, INCUBE Patent & Law Firm
Professional Activities
- Evaluator, Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT)
- Evaluator, Public Procurement Service
- Examiner, New Excellent Product (NEP) certification
- Advisor, Seoul Startup Hub
- Patent consulting advisor, Open Lab program, J University
- Dedicated patent attorney for bio fields, H University
Key Experience
Prosecution
- Filing and prosecution in Korea for global pharmaceutical companies
- Filing and prosecution in Korea and abroad for Korean pharmaceutical companies
- Filing and prosecution in Korea and abroad for Korean and international universities
- Patent filing and prosecution for SMEs in cosmetics, health functional foods and food technologies
Research & Projects
- FTO analysis for small-molecule new drugs
- FTO analysis for new biologics
- IP-R&D for small-molecule new drugs
- IP-R&D for aptamer development
- IP-R&D for antibody-based eye drops
- IP-R&D for bispecific antibodies
- IP-R&D for CAR-T cells
- IP-R&D for discovering new target proteins
- Bio-health technology discovery coordination program
- IP-R&D for an AI solution for embryo screening
- Patent search on AI-based brain disease analysis
- IP-R&D for eco-friendly, high-density marine products
- IP-R&D for immune-enhancing materials derived from marine plants
- IP-R&D for long-acting treatments for drug addiction
- FTO analysis for cross-linkable hyaluronic acid derivatives
- Patent strategy and regulatory approval consulting for KHIDI
- Technology marketing for the bio sector (Inter-Biz program)
Trials, Litigation & Valuation
- Invalidation, scope confirmation and rejection appeal trials and related litigation in Korea
- Invalidation and cancellation trials in trademark disputes between Korean companies
- Evaluator, Korea Technology Finance Corporation
- Evaluator, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
Trademarks
- Trademark filing, registration management, oppositions and appeals for SMEs
- Trademark portfolio management and IP consulting for Harim Holdings
