Jinwoo Kim

Jinwoo Kim is a patent litigation attorney at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP (Finnegan) with a focus on sophisticated electrical engineering and computer technologies. His practice spans semiconductors, electrical and computer technologies, and medical devices. Kim's technical expertise covers areas such as microprocessor and memory sub-system architecture, high-performance multi-core computer design, low-power mobile processors, computer software, communication systems, network controllers, analog and mixed-signal circuit design, quantum computing, and semiconductor design and manufacturing. Prior to his legal career, he spent over a decade as an electrical engineer at companies like Intel and Qualcomm, where he was involved in developing high-performance on-chip interconnects for Intel's Xeon processor and Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile processor, and is a co-inventor on two U.S. patents. He has also co-authored publications on the unique challenges of drafting and enforcing semiconductor patents.

Kim actively represents both plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement matters. His experience includes defending operating companies against patent infringement allegations and prosecuting patent claims for patent owners. His firm profile highlights his involvement in post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including Inter Partes Review (IPR). For instance, he represented FlatFrog Laboratories AB in defending against IPR petitions. He is also involved in ongoing IPR and Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceedings related to the W&Wsens Devices Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. litigation.

Notable cases include representing Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. as a defendant in W&Wsens Devices Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2:24-cv-00854), a case concerning semiconductor photodetector patents. On the plaintiff side, he was involved in Samsung Semiconductor Inc. et al. v. W&W Sens Devices Inc., likely related to the PTAB challenges against W&Wsens. Other significant achievements include obtaining a $240 million jury verdict for Promptu Systems Corporation in a patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast concerning voice recognition technology, and representing LG Electronics in a patent infringement action that settled before trial.

Jinwoo Kim is admitted to practice in California, holding an active license as Attorney #317364.