2025 Korea – US IP Forum

October 8, 2025 | 12:00–17:00 | Korean Cultural Center, New York

Time Program Speaker
12:00-13:00 Registration & Networking
Opening
Ceremony		 13:00-13:10 Opening Remarks
안세령(Sarah Ahn)
Economic Minister, Korean Embassy
13:10-13:20 Congratulatory Remarks
Charles Kim
USPTO Deputy Commissioner
13:20-13:30 Photo Session
Session 1
Corporate Growth & IP		 13:30-14:00 Seeing the Full Picture: Capturing Value Through IP
Russ Jacobs
Director, Managing Corporate Counsel, Starbucks
14:00-14:30 Design Strategies for Corporate Growth
Dunstan Barnes, Ph.D.
Partner, MBHB
14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
Session 2
IP Acquisition & Litigation		 15:00-15:20 Considerations For Filing and Prosecuting US Patent Applications
Jennifer Chheda, Ph.D.
Partner, Jones Day
15:20-15:40 Converging Currents: Korea's Evolving Patent Litigation in a Comparative Context
권보원(Bowon Kwon)
Judge, IP High Court of Korea
Session 3
Gov. Support		 15:40-16:00 US IP Policy Directions & Corporate IP Strategies
한만열(Manyeol Han)
Counselor for IP, Korean Embassy
16:00-16:20 Overview of Korea's Competition and Consumer Protection Law
김성근(Sung Keun Kim)
Minister Counselor for Competition Affairs, Korean Embassy
Closing
&
Consultation		 16:20-16:25 Introduction to KOIPA US Capital IP Center
오승혜(Sunghye Oh)
Director, US Capital IP Center
16:25-16:30 PCT Service of Korea
이현경(Hyun Kyung Lee)
Director, PCT Korea Center
16:30-16:35 Introduction to KOSME Global Business Center
백성우(Sungwoo Baek)
Director, KOSME GBC-NY
16:35-17:00 On-site Consultation 김용하·오승혜(IP) 이현경(PCT) 김성근(경쟁) 손재형(노동) 김한준(중소기업)