Patent Attorneys Hong Jang-won and Eom Jeong-han Announce Candidacy for Patent Attorneys Association President Election

by Jeong Ilwoong

Published 17 Mar.2022 13:52(KST)

Patent Attorney Hong Jang-won (left), Patent Attorney Eom Jeong-han (right). Provided by the Korean Patent Attorneys Association

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Patent attorneys Hong Jang-won and Eom Jeong-han have announced their candidacies for the Korea Patent Attorneys Association presidential election.

According to the Patent Attorneys Association on the 17th, patent attorney Hong Jang-won (51, Hana Patent Law Firm, Candidate No. 1) is the current president of the association and is challenging for re-election based on his achievements over the past two years.

In this election, Hong pledges ▲ securing representation rights in patent infringement lawsuits ▲ eradicating unqualified persons' encroachment on professional fields ▲ securing patent attorneys' leadership in the intellectual property valuation market ▲ abolishing automatic patent attorney qualification for lawyers ▲ improving laws and policies for fee normalization ▲ creating new businesses to expand the patent attorney profession ▲ expanding member services focused on public livelihood issues.

Patent attorney Eom Jeong-han (42, BLT Patent Law Firm, Candidate No. 2) attracts attention as the youngest candidate ever to run for the association's presidency.

Eom's pledges in this election include ▲ creating new sources of revenue ▲ establishing a ‘Harmony Center’ to connect member generations ▲ innovating the ‘Patent and Trademark’ magazine ▲ restructuring patent law firms into ‘joint-stock company’ forms ▲ establishing Seoul offices for the Patent Court and Patent Tribunal ▲ setting up a management support center ▲ promoting strategic legal amendments.

The Patent Attorneys Association plans to hold the ‘61st Regular General Meeting’ at EL Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, on the 25th, where the ‘42nd presidential election’ will take place.