Professionals

Experts

Introducing passionate experts of YOON & LEE with high levels of expertise and vast experience

Dong-yol Yoon
Chief Executive Partneryoon@yoonpat.com
Education
  • Seoul National University; B.Sc., Chemistry
  • Yonsei University (Industrial Graduate School); M.Sc., Chemical Engineering
  • Kobe University (Graduate School of Law); LL.M., Intellectual Property Law
Practice Areas

Patent, Utility Model, Trademark, Design, Prosecution, Search, Analysis, Strategy, Trials, Appeal Cases, Dispute Resolution, Consulting, Collaborative Work with ETHICS Law Office

Technical Fields

Organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Electrochemistry, Biochemistry, Agricultural chemistry, Nano materials, Green renewable energy, New materials engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Cosmetics, Cosmetic composition, Trademark, Design

Career ∙ Activities
  • 1975~1976      Aekyung Industrial Co., Ltd.
  • 1976~1982      AmorePacific Corporation
  • 1989~2017      Representative, YOON & LEE International Patent & Law Firm
  • 1992~1996      Lecturer, Graduate School of Industry, Yonsei University
  • 2009~2012      President of the Korean Regional Group of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
  • 2012~2014      President of the Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
  • 2015~2019      President of Intellectual Property Forum (IPForum)
  • 2017~Present  Chief Executive Partner, YOON & LEE International Patent & Law Firm, LLC.
Qualifications ∙ Memberships

Patent Attorney, Republic of Korea

  • Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA) 
  • Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
  • Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle (AIPPI)
  • Intellectual Property Forum (IPForum)
Publications ∙ Others
  • Study on the introduction of Product Patent System, 1981
  • Patent Law, 1984
  • Study on the operation of priority claim system following the introduction of the Product Patent System,1987
  • Explanation of questions for Patent Law, 1990
  • Korean Translation of "Chemical Patent Practice" written by John L. White, 1991
  • 100 common senses of English Patent, 1996
  • Doctrine of Equivalents and Identity of Invention in Patent Infringement Suit, 1998
Awards

  • Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit, 2016

  • IP Stars - Patent Star (2022)
  • Legal 500 - Hall of Fame: PATMA (2024)
Languages
  • Korean, English, Japanese