{"id":12893,"date":"2023-09-03T17:51:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/hoejae-ryu\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T08:59:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T13:59:26","slug":"hoejae-ryu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/hoejae-ryu\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoejae Ryu"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69f470347a391\" data-id=\"69f470347a391\" data-height=\"80\" data-height-mobile=\"60\" data-height-tab=\"80\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"80\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"60\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12865&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bounceInUp&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"ult-animation  ult-animate-viewport  ult-no-mobile \" data-animate=\"No Animation\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"3\" data-animation-iteration=\"1\" style=\"opacity:0;\" data-opacity_start_effect=\"\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Chris Hoejae Ryu&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h6|font_size:2.4em|text_align:left|color:%231e90b0|line_height:1.2em&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Lora%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p_name2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Partner&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left|color:%23303030&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Nunito%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p_title&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1px&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;p_contact&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hryu@nkllaw.com\" data-linkindex=\"0\">hryu@nkllaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\"><a href=\"tel:+1.703.738.5607\">+1-703-738-5607<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69f470347a4f2\" data-id=\"69f470347a4f2\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"10\" data-height-tab=\"15\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"15\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"10\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69f470347a551\" data-id=\"69f470347a551\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"5\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"20\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"5\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;p_left&#8221;]Hoejae Ryu is a distinguished intellectual property attorney specializing in trademark law. He has nearly a decade of experience managing high-profile cases across diverse industries. As a partner at NKL Law, Hoejae oversees trademark prosecution, enforcement, and litigation strategies tailored to protect and enhance brand value for clients. He excels at providing legal opinions on trademark registrability, managing infringement disputes, and navigating complex USPTO processes, including overcoming office actions and resolving TTAB proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining NKL Law, Hoejae served as Senior Legal Counsel at Hyundai Motor Company, leading the company\u2019s global trademark management efforts. \u00a0He oversaw a portfolio of over 10,000 trademarks worldwide, ensuring compliance and renewal across multiple jurisdictions. \u00a0His notable achievements include resolving trademark disputes involving globally recognized brands such as the \u201cHyundai,\u201d \u201cH\u201d logo, \u201cN\u201d high performance brand, Smartsense, Stinger, \u201ci\u201d Series and Bluelink, and managing litigations in jurisdictions as varied as US, Korea, China, Russia, Germany, Spain, Iran, and Hong Kong. \u00a0Hoejae\u2019s expertise extended to successfully negotiating high-stakes settlements and coordinating with global IP offices to cancel\/invalidate infringing marks.<\/p>\n<p>Hoejae\u2019s trademark litigation accomplishments also include securing favorable outcomes against formidable opponents such as Allstate Insurance in the United States. \u00a0His leadership in international trademark disputes demonstrates a rare combination of strategic foresight and an in-depth understanding of regional legal frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>A strong advocate for clients in trademark protection and dispute resolution, Hoejae holds a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University Law School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Korea University, enabling a sophisticated approach to IP matters in technical industries.<\/p>\n<p>Hoejae\u2019s multilingual capabilities in Korean, English, and conversational Amharic further complement his global practice, allowing him to address the nuanced needs of clients across cultures and markets.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;p_list&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\">Practice<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Trademark Prosecution<\/li>\n<li>Trademark Search<\/li>\n<li>Patent Prosecution<\/li>\n<li>Patent Opinion<\/li>\n<li>IP Litigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\">Bar Admissions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Washington DC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\">Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>LLM., The George Washington University Law School<\/li>\n<li>J.D. Equivalent, cum laude, Handong International Law School<\/li>\n<li>B.S. in Mechanical Engineering,<br \/>\nKorea University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24\">Languages<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<li>Korean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69f470347a5a5\" data-id=\"69f470347a5a5\" data-height=\"30\" data-height-mobile=\"5\" data-height-tab=\"10\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"8\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"5\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#038;#8221 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12893"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13005,"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12893\/revisions\/13005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nkllaw.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}