Edward Kim Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Fairfax, Virginia, US

Co-managing a client. Providing strategic patent strategies to various Fortune 500 companies (domestic and international).

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Advise patent strategies to various Fortune 500 companies (domestic and international) in a variety of technologies, such as wireless communications, e-commerce, financial services technologies, blockchain, computer.
• Oversee international patent strategies in US, EP, JP, CN, and CA for various Fortune 500 companies.
• Instructor/mentor/volunteer for the Harrity Patent Academy, Patent Pathways, and other diversity initiatives.
• Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Outreach Committee member.
• IPO Asian IP Professionals Resource Group Co-Chair
• Patent Pathways Recruiting Committee Co-Chair

Washington, D.C., US

• Patent litigation: International Trade Commission (ITC) cases, District Court cases, and Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs).

Alexandria, Virginia, US

• TC 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security.
• Examined patent applications related to streaming services, interactive/adaptive connected gaming systems, wireless communications, telecommunications, computer networks, e-commerce, financial services technologies.
• Reviewed and signed Junior Patent Examiners’ Office Actions.
• Oversaw Pre-Appeal and Appeal Conferences as a panel member determining whether the appeal should move forward.
• Prepared International Search Reports and International Preliminary Reports for PCT applications.
• Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Representative. Patent & Trademark Office Society (PTOS) Board Member (2009-2010)

Alexandria, Virginia, US

• 501(c)(4) non-profit organization.
• Member of the Advisory Board, past President and Vice-President of the second largest non-profit affinity organization within the federal government, with a mission to promote diversity, professional development, and.
• Established the USPTO APANET International Committee. Established joint mentoring programs and other diversity programs with Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE), USPTO National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and.
• Helped Patent & Trademark Office Society (PTOS) set up a joint volunteer program between USPTO and Raising Excitement for Science, Engineering, and Technology (RESET) to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and.

Alexandria, Virginia, US

• Special Assignment at the Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC), Office of International Business Solutions (IPBS), USPTO.
• Assisted with IP5 initiatives (European Patent Office, Japan Patent Office, Korean Intellectual Property Office, State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China, and USPTO): Global Dossier project.
• Worked on ideas for multinational patent projects, and software applications complying with Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formed between USPTO and international patent offices.

• Advised entrepreneurs and early-stage startups on transactional law issues, including business entity formation, service agreements, employment and compensation matters, pitch decks, and business strategy.
• Helped with ELC’s community initiatives: held a legal workshop for Fordham Foundry incubator pitch contestants; advised small business owners in pop-up legal clinics; and published on the ELC Startup LAWnchpad podcast.

Washington, D.C., US

• IP litigation research, M&A IP Due Diligence, cybersecurity legal research, and drafted Global Patent Mock Trial documents.

Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR

• Telecommunications Network Business Department, Mobile Communication Division
• Worked on mobile device wireless communications. Conducted market research, in Korean and English, on the Japanese mobile phone market.

• SANYO Digital Systems Development Center (R&D Headquarters), Telecommunication Systems Department
• Worked on systems related to Inter-Vehicle Communications (IVC), real-time traffic data sharing, augmented-reality, ad hoc networks, mesh networks, directional antennas, and beamforming Multiple Input Multiple Output.
• Implemented a simulation tool for a new IVC system utilizing C, C++, and QT.
• Reviewed U.S. patent applications filed by SANYO.
• Performed market research, in Japanese and English, on the global wireless market and marketability of wireless devices being developed by the department.
• Part of the Field Test (FT) team that tested new adaptive array/selective diversity antennas in Shizuoka, Japan.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

B.S., Electrical Engineering