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EV Law Column

세종

Law
Standard Essential Patents(SEPs)

in the Automotive Industry

Since the invention of the wheel, vehicles were developed
법무법인(유) 세종
as simply a transport mechanism to move people (and
최 재 훈 선임외국변호사
things) from one location to another.
From hand-drawn carts to horse-and-buggy to finally the
PROFILE automobile, innovation and improvements revolved around
coming up with better engines, transmissions, cabin sizes,
and aerodynamic profiles to make the automobile stronger,
현재 법무법인(유) 세종의 선임 외국변호사로 주된 업무분야는 지적
faster, more comfortable, and more fuel efficient.
재산권 소송과 분쟁이다.
All this changed with the advent of scalable computing
미국 지방법원, 국제무역위원회 및 미국 특허심판원에 제소된 지적재
산 분쟁에서 크고 작은 다양한 미국 및 한국 기업들을 자문하고 대리 technology. At first, they were small changes still related
했다. 미국 특허청에도 대리를 할 수 있도록 등록이 되어 있으며 10 to the functionality of the automobile - on-board CPUs
년 넘게 특허 심사관으로도 근무했다. (central processing units) controlling the fuel injection into
University of Virginia에서 전기공학사 학위를 취득하였고, 워싱턴 the engine to increase performance, keeping track of data
D.C.에 있는 Catholic University, Columbus School of Law에서 from diagnostic sensors to allow mechanics to identify
우등졸업으로 J.D.을 취득했다. mechanical problems, etc.
Then, with more and more sophistication of infotainment
학 력 and telematic systems, automobiles have now evolved from
•1992 미국 University of Virginia (B.S., 전자공학)
just a mode of transportation into a powerful computer on
•2003 미국 Catholic University, Columbus School of Law (J.D.)
wheels. Couple this computing power with the introduction
경 력 artificial intelligence (AI) on an electric vehicle platform,
•1992-1997 미국 특허청(버지니아주 알링턴), 특허심사관 autonomous vehicles are born.
•1997-1999 미국 Fishman Stewart LLC, Patent Agent
To address this new class of automobiles, Society of
• 1999-2005 미국 특허청(버지니아주 알렉산드리아),
Automotive Engineers (SAE) has come up with a standard
품질보증전문가/선임특허심사관
(J3016: “Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to On-
•2005-2008 미국 Morgan Lewis, Associate
Road Motor Vehicle Automated Driving Systems”) to define
•2008-2013 삼성전자, 책임변호사
what exactly “autonomous” means - from no automation
•2013 Baker McKenzie LLP(홍콩), Legal Manager
•2013-2015 Baker McKenzie LLP(서울), Special Counsel (Level 0) to full automation (Level 5) and everything else in
•2015-2018 미국 Baker McKenzie LLP, Of Counsel between (Levels 1-4).
• 2018-2019 미국 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & However, with automation comes the need for more
Sullivan LLP, Associate information - information not just about the vehicle but also
•2019-현재 법무법인(유) 세종 about its surroundings, such as the driver, other vehicles,
자 격 pedestrians, road conditions, traffic. Collecting all this
•1997 미국 변리사 자격 취득 information is now made possible by advancements in
• 2004 미국 컬럼비아특별구(District of Columbia) wireless communications for vehicles known in the industry
변호사 자격 취득 as Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications.
•2013 한국 외국법자문사 자격 취득 V2X communication system is made up of more specific
•2020 한국 외국법자문사 자격 취득 types of vehicle communications - V2V (Vehicle-to-
저서 및 논문 Vehicle), V2P (Vehicle-to-Pedestrian), V2I (Vehicle-to-
• Korea Chapter in the International Investigations Review, Infrastructure), and V2N (Vehicle-to-Network). However,
The Law Review, 2020 (co-authored)

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