Press Release 12.07.22
Hean Koo focuses his practice on patent prosecution and IP counseling in a variety of sectors, including computer software, blockchain, AI, machine learning, digital medicine, retail point-of-sale (POS) systems, software relating to retail touch points, wireless communication systems, medical devices and haptic-enabled devices.
In addition to preparing and prosecuting patent applications, Hean 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. Hean also counsels clients on a wide range of open-source matters, including source code audits and open-source policies.
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Prior to entering the legal profession, Hean led a team of biologists that sequenced the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana at a prominent genome research organization. He later managed a team of engineers responsible for software and data deliverables for multimillion-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.
Professional Highlights
- Hean is a contributor and co-author for a number of studies published in major, well-respected scientific journals, including Nature and Science.
- Adjunct professor of patent law at The George Washington University Law School
- Named a Go To Intellectual Property Lawyer in Virginia by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2022)
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- Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Live CLE speaker/presenter, 2022 CLE presentation entitled: “Overview of IP trends and Legal Issues in Digital Health”
- Chapter on open source issues in Cloud Computing Legal Deskbook (2018)
- Open Source Software in M&A and Finance Transactions, Patent Issues with Open Source Software (OSS), Thomson Reuters, Open Source and SaaS, Considerations for Developing Corporate Open Source Policies, Thomson Reuters, June 5, 2018
- Important Open Source Ruling Confirms Enforceability of Dual-Licensing and Breach of GPL for Failing to Distribute Source Code, JDSupra, May 16, 2017
- Federal Circuit is In Sync with Patent’s Validity Under Section 101, JDSupra, September 16, 2016
- Co-author on multiple peer-reviewed publications in major scientific journals, including Nature and Science
- One of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds,” Thomson Reuters, 2014 and 2015
- Live CLE speaker/presenter, Recent Legal Developments in Open Source and Strategies and Tools to Manage Risk, November 13, 2014
Education
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J.D., Intellectual Property, George Mason University School of Law, 2009
B.S., Biology, University of Maryland, 1997
Admissions
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Virginia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office