Professional

HyunTae Cha

Patent Attorney / Managing Partner / Founder

+82 2-562-5713

patentcha@thewaveip.com

Practice Areas

Machine/Metal, Trademark/Design/Copyright

Education &
Qualification

Metallurgical Engineering, Inha University (1999)

Master's Degree in Intellectual Property, KAIST (2012)

36th Korean Patent Bar Examination (1999)

Technology Transfer Agent (Registered in 2009)

Experience

Patent Attorney, Hana International Patent & Law Office (2000-2001)

Senior Partner, Patent Attorney, Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners (2001-2020)

Managing Partner, Patent Attorney, THEWAVE IP Law Firm (2020-)

Partner, Patent Attorney, THEWAVE IP Law Firm (2020-)

Areas of Expertise

Enterprise IP Portfolio Strategy, Domestic and International Patent Prosecution,

Trial, Litigation, Infringement, Licensing, Domestic and international design prosecution

Representative
Activities

Vice Chairman, Korean Patent Attorneys Association (2020-)

Korean Patent Attorneys Association, Training Committee Member (2018-)

Intellectual Property Training Institute, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Professor (2009-)

Intellectual Property, Patent Disclosure, Patent Dispute, Overseas IP Application Strategy, Lecturer at the Korea Invention Promotion Association (2006-)

Incheon Design Education Center, Design Protection Lecturer (2017-)

Lecturer on patent system at Gyeonggi Intellectual Property Center (2014-)

IP Advising Patent Attorney for Samsung Securities Co., Ltd., Coupang Co., Ltd., and NEOOTO Co., Ltd.

IP Advisor for Wise Brothers Co., Ltd., TKIT Co., Ltd., EM Coretech Co., Ltd., J & Kim Co., Ltd.

Advisory Patent Attorney, IBK Changgong

Advisory Patent Attorney, Startup Accelerator

Representative
Cases

Prepared over 1,100 cases of patent application disclosure for Samsung Display, Samsung SDI, Samsung Techwin, and SMEs

Handled over 1,500 OAS (Office Action) in Korea

Handled over 1,000 cases and overseas patent applications

Display infringement case (S Corp. vs. M Corp. in Japan)

Battery infringement case (S Corp.)

UX/UI infringement case (C Corp.)

Functional shoe infringement case (M Corp.)

Over 50 patent trials (invalidation, scope of right) and litigations

Conducted IP due diligence for listing of E Corp. including preparation of FTO (Free to Operate)

Counseling/management of strategy for patent purchase of S Corp. via IKT LLC

Counseling/management of strategy for patent purchase of 3M, Vitex, BMI for S Corp.

IP negotiation counseling for G Sports between Spain Market SP Corp.

Technology transfer projects for specialized universities (KAIST, GIST, DGIST, UNIST)

Project manager for Ulsan University Professor Startup Support Projects Conducted dispute prevention consulting project, KOIPA