Mr. Chul-Woong Park graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering of Seoul National University with a bachelor’s degree and obtained a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the graduate school of the same university. He then went on to complete a doctoral course in Chemical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Thereafter, Mr. Park worked for many years at LG-Caltex Oil Corporation, accumulating industrial field experience in the fields of oil refining, petrochemicals, catalysts, processes, and environmental technology, and broadened his understanding of technology commercialization and new technology-based industries through his work at the venture company Townnet.
After passing the 40th Korean Patent Attorney Examination in 2003, Mr. Park joined LEE & MOCK IP in 2004, where he currently serves as a patent attorney and partner. His work encompasses the overall field of intellectual property rights, including patent and utility model applications, responses to Office Actions (OAs), review of claim scope, review of infringement, trials and litigation, preparation of foreign application documents and responses to overseas OAs, preparation of legal opinions, and preparation of patent maps.
In particular, Mr. Park has handled numerous application and rights-acquisition matters in the fields of materials, catalysts, chemical processes, environmental technology, wastewater/air/white smoke treatment technologies, energy-related technologies, computer program inventions, and various mechanisms. He also has practical patent experience regarding SMR reforming processes and reformer design technologies for hydrogen production, water electrolysis systems, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), electrolytes for secondary batteries, ePTFE materials, fiber-steel composite materials, chemical process modeling and simulation, and smart construction/automation technologies such as rebar assembly automation robots.
Mr. Park has strengths in accurately identifying complex technical issues and connecting them to effective claim scopes and dispute response logic, based on his deep understanding of industrial fields and expertise grounded in chemical engineering. In addition, based on his experience in handling numerous patent infringement injunction cases, patent trials, and litigation cases, he focuses on protecting his clients’ technologies with strong intellectual property rights and providing practical and strategic solutions in dispute situations.
EDUCATION
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Completed doctoral course in Chemical Engineering, 2000)
- Seoul National University (M.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1990)
- Seoul National University (B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1988)
WORK EXPERIENCE
- LEE & MOCK IP (2004-Present)
- Yellow Umbrella Management Support Group, Advisory Member (2016-Present)
- Korea Institute of Industrial Environmental Technology, Evaluator (2023-Present)
- Worked at venture company Townnet (2000)
- Worked at LG-Caltex Oil Corporation (1989-2000)
ADMISSION
- Patent Attorney, Republic of Korea (2003)
LANGUAGES
- Korean, English
KEY ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
- - Evaluator, Korea Institute of Industrial Environmental Technology
- - Evaluator, Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation
- - Advisory Member, Yellow Umbrella Management Support Group
- - Dispatched Patent Attorney, Gyeonggi-do Technology Protection Desk
- - Patent lectures for large domestic corporations
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- - Patent applications and responses to grounds for rejection in the fields of materials, catalysts, and chemical processes
- - Preparation of patent specifications and review of claim scope related to oil refining and petrochemical processes
- - Patent applications, rights acquisition, and responses to grounds for rejection regarding SMR reforming processes, reformer structures, reformer tubes, combustion/exhaust gas flow control, and hydrogen production-related technologies
- - Patent review and application responses regarding water electrolysis systems, hydrogen production apparatuses, electrodes, membranes, cell stacks, and operation control-related technologies
- - Patent applications, search/analysis, and patent map preparation regarding sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), bio-based fuels, synthetic fuels, refining/conversion processes, and carbon-reduction fuel technologies
- - Preparation of patent specifications, review of claim scope, and responses to reasons for rejection regarding electrolytes for secondary batteries, electrolyte additives, lithium salts, solvent compositions, battery performance improvement, and stability enhancement technologies
- - Patent applications/rights acquisition and patent search/analysis regarding ePTFE materials, porous fluorine-based polymer membranes, membranes, filters, breathable/waterproof materials, and related manufacturing processes
- - Patent review, infringement analysis, and rights-acquisition work regarding fiber-steel composite materials, fiber-reinforced composites, steel cord/fiber composite structures, and high-strength composite materials
- - Preparation of patent specifications and review of claim scope regarding chemical reaction process modeling, process simulation, reactor modeling, operation condition optimization, and computer program-based process analysis technologies
- - Patent applications and rights-acquisition work regarding rebar assembly automation robots, construction automation apparatuses, robot control, and structure assembly automation technologies
- - Patent applications and dispute responses in environmental technology fields such as wastewater treatment, air treatment, and white smoke reduction
- - Infringement analysis and preparation of legal opinions in the chemical/material fields such as etching solution compositions, functional films, and composite material panels
- - Preparation of foreign application documents and responses to overseas OAs
- - Preparation of patent maps, technology trend analysis, competitor patent analysis, and review of research and development directions
- - Corporate technology protection and intellectual property advice
- - Review of patent infringement, search for invalidation materials, and review of claim scope
REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION CASES
- - Patent infringement injunction case between major Korean energy firm and a petrochemical firm
- - Patent and trade secret infringement injunction case related to the ICFB process of a Korean petrochemical company
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to a Korean university’s diketopyrrolopyrrole polymer
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to manganese separation technology of a major Korean construction and engineering company
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to cosmetics products
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to glass fiber composite material panels
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to transparent backsheets for solar modules
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to an etching solution composition - Patent infringement injunction case between Hyundai Pipe Co., Ltd. and Semin Electronics Co., Ltd.
- - Patent infringement injunction case related to retardation films of a Korean conglomerate
- - Patent infringement injunction case between Freepia Co., Ltd. and Easy Mobile Co., Ltd.
- - Patent infringement injunction case between TIT ENG Co., Ltd. and Jayoung Tech Co., Ltd.