Mr. Yeondae Kim is a partner patent attorney at Lee & Mock IP. He possesses extensive expertise spanning the entire IP lifecycle, from IP creation, procurement, and trials/litigation to technology valuation and infringement risk analysis. By combining a sophisticated understanding of technology with legal analysis, he focuses on ensuring that his clients\' innovative technologies go beyond mere legal protection to directly enhance their core business competitiveness.

Mr. Kim has successfully served as a lead researcher for numerous government and public sector-led IP-R&D initiatives, including those by the Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency (KISTA). In this role, he has guided domestic enterprises in establishing optimal R&D directions and building robust patent portfolios tailored for global market expansion. Furthermore, leveraging his wealth of experience in prior-art searches, Mr. Kim provides reliable guidelines that preemptively mitigate potential dispute risks and support executives in making safe, informed strategic decisions.

EDUCATION

  • Yonsei University (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2010)

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Lee & Mock IP (2013-Present)
  • Nam & Nam Patent Firm (2012-2013)

ADMISSION

  • Patent Attorney, Republic of Korea (2011)

LANGUAGES

  • Korean, English