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Tae-Woong Koo, Ph.D.

Partner

A regulatory affairs professional and the holder of more than 30 patents, Tae-Woong Koo brings a background in science, technology, and regulatory affairs to his intellectual property practice. He is part of a team that counsels clients on patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection issues. The group also advises companies on IP matters arising from franchising, advertising, the Internet and e-commerce, outsourcing, and managed services.

With an undergraduate degree in engineering, as well as an S.M. and Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tae-Woong worked as a senior research scientist, product line manager, and regulatory affairs manager at Intel Corp. before becoming an attorney. There he published more than a dozen articles in the fields of optics, nanotechnology, material science, analytical chemistry, clinical chemistry, and biotechnology. He obtained marketing clearance from medical device authorities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and EU countries. He also advised the company on product registration, regulatory compliance, adverse event monitoring and vigilance reporting, and import and export of medical devices.

Tae-Woong is fluent in Korean.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998, S.M.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001, Ph.D.
  • Santa Clara University School of Law, 2009, J.D.
  • Seoul National University, Korea, 1996, B.S., With Honors and Advanced Standing
  • California
  • Washington
  • US District Court for the Northern District of California
  • US Patent and Trademark Office

Recommended, Intellectual property: Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings), The Legal 500 US (2022–2024)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2019)

Member, Litigation Department of the Year–Intellectual Property, The American Lawyer (2019)

Ranked, Silicon Valley 40 Under 40, Silicon Valley Business Journal (2014)

Rising Star, Northern California Super Lawyers (2016–2019)

Alumnus of the Year, Korean American Bar Association (2019)

Member, Sigma Xi, Honorary Research Society

Unity Award, Minority Bar Coalition (2014)

Dean's Fellow (Full-Tuition, Merit-Based Scholarship), Santa Clara University

Recipient, Witkin Academic Excellence Award in Consumer Protection

Recipient, Division Recognition Awards, Intel Corporation

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

President (2013–2014), Vice-President (2012–2013), and Director (2014–2017), Korean American Bar Association of Northern California

Regional Governor, International Association of Korean Lawyers (2014–2023)

Secretary, KABANC Foundation

Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley