Monica Hyon Kyong Leeu > Kim & Chang > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Monica Hyon Kyong Leeu

+82 2 3703 1211 hkleeu@kimchang.com View profile

Work Department

Patent & Utility Model; Intellectual Property; Biotechnology & Life Sciences; Healthcare & Medical Devices (IP); France (IP); Energy & Renewables (IP); IP Administrative Action & Appeal

Career

Monica Leeu is a senior patent attorney managing the Integrated Technology Patent Practice of Kim & Chang.

Since joining Kim & Chang in 1997, Ms. Leeu has practiced all aspects of patent law including patent litigation, patent prosecution and opinion matters.

Ms. Leeu has extensive experience in patent prosecution and litigation involving various technologies with a focus on pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biotechnology and electronic materials. She has played a leadership role in numerous patent trials and litigations, including some of the leading landmark cases in Korea. Her recent practice involves counseling clients on diverse patent and technology-related issues, including pharmaceutical industry regulations and antitrust laws.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Ms. Leeu worked at S.Y. Cha Patent Firm in Korea (1995-1996).

She is a member of the Korea Patent Attorneys Association and AIPPI. She participated as a speaker at the World Congress of AIPPI in 2012 and 2022, and the AIPPI trilateral meeting in 2014. She was featured in The Legal 500 as a “responsive, professional, and knowledgeable” patent attorney in 2012.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 1995

Education

Franklin Pierce Law Center (MIP, 2002)
Graduate School of Education, Seoul National University (Completion of course work for a Ph.D., Cell Biology, 1994)
Graduate School of Education, Seoul National University (M.S., Cell Biology, 1992)
University of Tennessee (Research Scholar, 1991)
College of Education, Seoul National University (B.S., Biology, summa cum laude, 1990)