Mr. Sehun Kang is a Korean Patent Attorney and a partner at LEE & MOCK IP, where he has been actively engaged in a wide range of intellectual property matters since passing the Korean Patent Bar Examination in 2010. His practice primarily focuses on advanced technology fields including artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous driving, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, image processing, medical devices, and consumer electronics.

In particular, Mr. Kang has extensive experience in rapidly evolving AI-related technologies, including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Multimodal AI, AI Agents, Edge AI, AI Safety, and AI Infrastructure technologies. Based on his deep understanding of AI systems and architectures, he has handled numerous patent matters relating to AI model architectures, inference optimization, on-device AI, vector database technologies, AI alignment and safety mechanisms, and other cutting-edge AI innovations. His practice includes patent drafting and prosecution, Office Action responses, patent portfolio development, and strategic IP consulting for AI-related technologies.

Mr. Kang also possesses broad technical expertise in interdisciplinary technology areas such as autonomous driving, SLAM, sensor fusion, EV charging and discharging systems (V2G/V2X), smart devices, computer vision, image signal processing, and medical imaging technologies. In addition to patent filing and prosecution, he provides comprehensive IP services including patent validity and invalidity analysis, Freedom To Operate (FTO) analysis, infringement analysis, design-around strategy review, licensing strategy, and IP risk assessment.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Kang has advised a diverse range of clients, from major Korean companies to startups, SMEs, and individual inventors, on patent matters in Korea and abroad. In particular, he has handled numerous advanced technology projects, including IP work for some of Korea’s leading global IT companies, allowing him to provide IP solutions tailored to each client’s technology and business strategy.

In addition, Mr. Kang has participated in numerous IP consulting and IP commercialization projects organized by government agencies and public institutions such as the Korea Intellectual Property Strategy Agency, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and KOTRA, contributing to the enhancement of intellectual property competitiveness and global commercialization strategies for technology-based companies.

Rather than limiting his practice to conventional patent prosecution work, Mr. Kang focuses on providing strategic IP services that take into account both the core technologies and the surrounding business environment. He is particularly recognized for delivering practical and business-oriented IP strategies that effectively protect clients’ technological competitiveness in the rapidly evolving AI and high-tech industries.

His professional interests include Generative AI, AI Agents, AI Safety technologies, future mobility, on-device AI, and next-generation computing infrastructure. Through continuous research and study of emerging technologies and global IP trends, he strives to provide meaningful and practical value to clients as a technology-focused IP professional.

EDUCATION

  • Yonsei University (B.S. in Computer Science and Industrial Engineering, 2011)
  • Yonsei University (B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2011)

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • LEE & MOCK IP (2011-Present)

ADMISSION

  • Patent Attorney, Republic of Korea (2010)

LANGUAGES

  • English, Korean

主な取扱業務

MEMBERSHIP
  • Member, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
  • Member of the Board of Directors, 42nd Executive Board, Korea Patent Attorneys Association (2022–2023)
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • IP Commercialization Project under the Intellectual Property Voucher Program (2020)
  • Advisory Committee Member, Corporate Doctor Consulting Support Program (2019)
  • IP Commercialization Project under the Patent Voucher Program (2019)
  • International Intellectual Property Dispute Prevention Consulting (2018)
  • IP Commercialization Project under the Export Support Infrastructure Utilization Program (2017)