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Pillsbury Pillsbury Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Northern Virginia
1650 Tysons Boulevard
14th Floor
McLean, VA 22102-4856
Tel. +1.703.770.7673
Fax. +1.703.770.7901
Practices / Industries
Focus Teams
Admissions
State of Virginia
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Education
J.D., Intellectual Property, George Mason University School of Law, 2009
B.S., Biology, University of Maryland, 1997

Professionals

Hean L. Koo

Hean L. Koo
Associate

Mr. Koo's practice focuses on patent prosecution and client counseling in a variety of fields including computer software, video games, virtual worlds, social media, social networks, mobile advertising and mobile payments, medical devices, haptic-enabled devices, among others.

In addition to preparing and prosecuting patent applications, Mr. Koo has experience with a wide range of patent related matters including re-issue applications, Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination requests, Appeals before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, IP reviews, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, and litigation support and strategy.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Koo led a team of biologists that sequenced the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana at a prominent genome research organization. There, he later managed a team of engineers responsible for software and data deliverables for multi-million dollar contracts. In this capacity, along with his team, he designed, developed and implemented software, relational databases, and directories for storing, mining, displaying and managing terabytes of genomic data.

Mr. Koo is a contributor and co-author for a number of studies published in major, well-respected, scientific journals, including Nature and Science.

Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
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