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Kristen HwangPartner
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KRISTEN HWANG
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Profile
With educational background in science and technology, Kristen Hwang has been active as a patent attorney, mastering various technical fields for over 20 years. In 2014, she earned a Minister’s Award for the contributions in addressing international intellectual property disputes for ICT companies.
She is also specialized in the fields of government funding R&D projects. She has served as a legal representative and advisor for various government departments and authorized R&D government agencies, gaining unparalleled reputation in the administration of national research projects. In 2024, she joined One Law Partners, LLC as a partner.
She is also specialized in the fields of government funding R&D projects. She has served as a legal representative and advisor for various government departments and authorized R&D government agencies, gaining unparalleled reputation in the administration of national research projects. In 2024, she joined One Law Partners, LLC as a partner.
Education
- 1994Gwangju Science High School
- 1999Seoul National University
- 2011Yonsei University
Experience
- 2004Passed the 41st Patent Bar Examination
- 2004~2005Patent Attorney at Shinwon International Patent Office
- 2005~2007Patent Attorney at EZ Patent Law Firm
- 2010Passed the 52nd General Bar Examination
- 2011~2013Trained at the 42nd Judicial Training Institute
- 2013~2016Lawyer at Korea Electronics Association
- 2016~2024Partner Lawyer at Ean Law Firm
- 2017~2019Advisory Lawyer for Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2016~PresentAdvisor for Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP)
- 2018~2022Advisory Lawyer for Korea Photonics Technology Institute
- 2019~2023Member of Technology Regulation Committee (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
- 2020~2024Advisory Lawyer for Korea Institute of Human Resources Development in Science and Technology (KIRD)
- 2018~PresentLegal consultant for Technology Protection at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- 2018~PresentAdvisor for Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)
- 2021~PresentAdvisory Lawyer for Defense Computing Information Agency
- 2021~PresentAdvisory Lawyer for Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology Promotion (KIMST)
- 2022~PresentMember of Defense ICT R&D Review Committee at the Ministry of National Defense
- 2022~PresentMember of ICT R&D Intellectual Property Review Committee at the Ministry of Science and ICT
- 2023~PresentAdvisor for Korea Postal Logistics Agency
- 2024~PresentLegal consultant at Copyright Committee
- 2025~PresentAdvisory Lawyer for Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology
- 2025~PresentRegulatory Sandbox Consultant at Gyeonggi-do Economic and Science Promotion Agency
- 2025~PresentAdvisory Lawyer for Korea Testing Laboratory(KTL)
- 2024~PresentPartner, One Law Partners, LLC
Qualification
- 2005Patent Attorney
Major book & Thesis
- November 2021Regulatory Guidelines for Research-Based Collection of Personal Video Information
- June 2023Enhancing Defense Application of ICT R&D Outcomes: A Strategic Management Approach
- August 2025Legal Issues in National R&D Projects
Main Business case
- Intellectual Property
- Represented Kakao and secured a favorable outcome in a patent dispute concerning certain functions of the Kakao Map search service (including business ratings and location-sharing features)
- Represented Kakao and secured a favorable outcome in a patent dispute concerning the KakaoTalk Multi Profile service
- Represented N Company as complainant in a criminal patent infringement case involving a packaging box handle coupling device
- Handled litigation and advisory matters in numerous patent disputes involving collaborative robot safety assessment software, mobile phone holders, excavator swing arms, artificial nail manufacturing methods, optical cables, automatic window opening devices, crank rollers, industrial hinge manufacturing methods, and other technologies
- Successfully represented D Company as defendant in a non-compete action between competing companies involving display inspection equipment
- Represented clients in unfair competition litigation concerning the use of a celebrity’s likeness
- Advised on trademark cancellation proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Successfully represented KBS in a service mark dispute between broadcasters relating to election broadcasting
- Handled copyright disputes involving image-generation software, jewelry designs, handicrafts, architectural drawings, and other works
- Government-Sponsored Projects (National R&D Projects and Subsidy Programs)
- Handled litigation challenging participation restrictions, recovery orders, and administrative surcharges imposed in national R&D projects
- Handled criminal cases involving joint management of personnel expenses and misappropriation of research funds
- Handled litigation relating to research fund settlements
- Handled administrative appeals and cancellation litigation involving disciplinary actions arising from research misconduct
- Handled litigation involving violations of the Subsidy Management Act
- Regulatory Sandbox
- Provided regulatory sandbox consulting for wireless communication devices for fire alarms, detachable tents for hitch receivers, mattresses for the prevention of pressure ulcers, and other products
- Other (Labor and State Compensation Cases)
- Handled matters involving retirement benefits, remedies for unfair dismissal, industrial accident damages claims, and state compensation claims
- 2013~2016 Project Lead, ICT Intellectual Property Competitiveness Enhancement Project, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning