Jonghyuk Won is a Patent Attorney who brings 25 years of experience and expertise in chemistry, biotechnology, and healthcare with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board (IPTAB), and the Patent Court in connection with intellectual property rights, focusing on inventions in chemistry, biotechnology, and healthcare to his role at LEE & KO IP.

During his tenure at the KIPO as an examiner, judge, chief judge, patent court technical examiner, and heads of various examination divisions (medical technology, environmental technology, residential life, and biohealthcare), Jonghyuk was selected by his KIPO colleagues as the manager they would most like to work with. He has contributed to the establishment of various policies and institutional improvements in the chemical and bio-intellectual property fields, including the improvement of the patent microorganism deposit system, amendments for the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings, and the establishment of a practical guide for examination in the biotechnology field.