Sung Min Yoon

Provided patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate opinions. Prepared patent applications. Drafted responses to office actions and other correspondence from the USPTO. Conducted in-depth prior art searches. Assessed patent portfolios and identified areas of strength and improvement. Prepared and filed patent applications in various countries.

Search prior art to ensure that an invention is new and unique. Review patent applications to ensure conformity to formal requirements. Write legal office actions on patentability and respond to patent applicants. Perform advanced patent examining functions (e.g., the evaluation of special claim constructions, the requirement of restrictions, the recognition and development of probable interferences, etc).

Conducted trademark clearance analyses and copyright fair use analyses. Drafted memoranda regarding trademark clearance and copyright fair use. Drafted response to USPTO Office Action for a utility patent application. Filed Extension for Filing a Statement of Use for a trademark application. Drafted copyright licensing agreements and assignments Conducted client intake interviews. Conducted patent searches.

Analyzing medical and legal documents for a legal tech startup that uses artificial intelligence and discussing implementations for more efficient methods of reviewing medical records for litigation purposes. Drafting privacy policies in regards to managing client information. Legal research in regard to HIPAA regulations. Legal research in regard to medical malpractice laws and regulations in different states.

Completed USPTO training for examiners. Analyzed briefs from Patent Owner and Petitioner to determine and propose meanings behind claim terms for IPR proceedings. Attended ex parte appeals, ex parte reexaminations, and IPR proceedings and discussed with patent judges. Drafted memoranda advising patent judges on patentability of claimed inventions. Drafted memorandum advising patent judges on the standing requirements to file a Petition for CBM review under 37 C.F.R. § 42.304(a). Assisted patent judges with fact and legal research in decisions of ex parte appeals, ex parte reexaminations, and IPR proceedings.

Attended proceedings at New York County Court. Drafted a legal article regarding physician self referral laws. Drafted an Omnibus Motion.

Conducted IP-related investigations and patent research to collect information required to fulfill intellectual property filing requirements. Corresponded with clients and foreign associates regarding the patent prosecution process. Managed deadlines, maintained files and records for U.S. and foreign patent dockets and prepared corresponding status reports.

Research Advisor: Elijah Roberts, Ph.D. Project: Characterizing the Gene Regulatory Networks for Distinct Phenotypic States of E. coli through microfluidics, phase-contrast microscopy, and in silico modeling with MATLAB Research Advisors: Kyle Cunningham Ph.D., Trina Schroer Ph.D. Project: Investigating the localization and function of TMEM165 through immunofluorescence microscopy, immuno-electron microscopy, and siRNA knockdowns Research Advisor: David Zappulla, Ph.D. Project: Analyzing Telomere Length Shortening during Replicative Aging of S. cerevisiae through Southern blots Research Advisor: Elijah Roberts, Ph.D. Project: Modeling variability of E. coli Growth Rates with a mathematical approach known as Flux Balance Analysis Research Advisor: Sarah Woodson, Ph.D. Project: Investigating the folding dynamics of the Azoarcus ribozyme in the presence of molecular crowders such as polyethylene glycol through native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and activity assays

Courses: Cell Biology Laboratory Course, Biochemistry Laboratory Course Lecture Course Instructor: Robert Horner, Ph.D. Demonstrated and taught laboratory techniques commonly used in biochemistry and biology research, explained challenging biological and biochemical concepts, evaluated homework, tests, and laboratory performances and held office hours to guide students who needed assistance. Each class consisted of 20 students.

Merit Scholarship Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award

Full tuition scholarship and stipend

Dean’s List University Scholars Program Presidential Scholarship