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Raph Y. Kim

Raph Y. Kim

Senior Associate

Raph Y. Kim
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Services & Specializations

Admissions

District of Columbia;
US Patent & Trademark Office;
x - Not in California

Languages

Korean

Address

200 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1650, Irvine, CA 92618

Office Tel.

619.525.3887

Fax

619.788.5597

Overview

Raph focuses on the strategic management of patent prosecution and patent portfolio development in a variety of life science technologies including pharmaceutical compounds, chemicals, and biomaterials. A chemical engineer, Raph has conducted advanced biological experiments for human stem cell research and tissue engineering, e.g., by designing and fabricating microfluidic chips and nano/micro-scale surface patterns, and has experience in molecular biology, genetic modification, biochemical assays, advanced imaging, and nano/micro technology for biological uses. He once clerked for the largest law firm in South Korea.

  • Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Patent Law, 2024-2026

  • JD, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, 2015
  • MS (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2008
  • BS (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2007

  • Panelist. “HopStart Competitor Workshop: Legal Concerns in Startup Creation,” Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, Baltimore, MD, March 11, 2024. Presentation.
  • Co-Presenter. “Succcess Stories of Business Start-ups in biotech with Strategic IP Approaches,” AIChE National Capital Section, College Park, MD, April 12, 2023.
  • Co-author. “Pharma-Related Patent Enablement Reaches the Highest Court,” November 10, 2022.
  • Co-author. “Empowering American Innovation: APEX for Independent Inventors and the Public,” Berkeley Technology Law Journal, May 2016.
  • First co-author. “Spatial Control of Adult Stem Cell Fate Using Nanotopographic Cues,” Biomaterials, March 2014.
  • Co-author. “Simple Haptotactic Gradient Generation within a Triangular Microfluidic Channel,” Lab on a Chip, August 2010.

  • American Intellectual Property Law Organization (AIPLA), member