Partner
Charles Suh is the managing partner of Finnegan's Seoul office. He practices both utility and design patent litigation before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Charles has served as lead counsel and participates in every aspect of district court and ITC litigation, and in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Charles's experience includes formulating litigation and pre-litigation strategy, oral arguments, taking witness testimony at trial, taking and defending depositions, briefing, and day-to-day case management. As a fluent Korean speaker, Charles focuses on IP matters involving Korean companies and is experienced in Korea-specific litigation tasks, including managing discovery of evidentiary material written in Korean and preparation of Korean-speaking witnesses for deposition and trial.
In addition, Charles has significant experience in patent portfolio management, preparing patentability, validity, and infringement opinions, and preparing and prosecuting patent applications directed to technical areas, including semiconductor fabrication/packaging, electronics, computer hardware/software, and military tactical systems. Charles was recognized as a Global Leader and a top IP strategist in Intellectual Asset Management's Strategy 300. Additionally, he has been recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as an "IP Star" in South Korea.
Charles frequently lectures in both English and Korean on a variety of patent litigation and prosecution topics before general and in-house audiences.
Charles served as an intelligence officer in the United States Army with the 10th Mountain Division and the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, where he served as a host country advisor to the commander of U.S. military intelligence in Korea and a liaison officer to the Republic of Korea Army. Tours of duty included combat deployment to Haiti and Korea.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. v. POSCO
2:12-cv-02429, D.N.J., Judges Cavanaugh, Chesler, Falk, Waldor
15-0112, Fed. Cir., Judges Dyk, Hughes, Newman
Celgard, LLC v. SK Innovation Co.
3:13-cv-00254, W.D.N.C., Judges Cayer, Cogburn
14-1807, Fed. Cir., Judges Newman, Reyna, Wallach
Certain Polyimide Film Products
337-TA-772, ITC, Judge Rogers
2:11-cv-03397, N.D. Cal., Judges Bernal, Fitzgerald, Nguyen, Zarefsky
18-1313, Fed. Cir.
LG Electronics USA Inc. v. Whirlpool Corp.
1:08-cv-00234, D. Del., Judge Sleet
337-TA-632, ITC, Judge Essex
Event
2024 Seoul Seminar: Patent Litigation in the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) 2024 Seoul Seminar: Patent Litigation in the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX)
April 4, 2024
Seoul
Seminar
Finnegan Seoul Seminar: Mock Litigation and Trial Finnegan Seoul Seminar: Mock Litigation and Trial
November 1, 2019
Seoul
"Over at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, managing partner of the Seoul office Charles Suh is a proactive force in patent litigation before the US district courts and International Trade Commission."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“In Seoul, Charles Suh is the man in charge. A fluent Korean speaker, respected IP strategist and experienced U.S. district court and ITC litigator, he is someone in whom total trust can be placed.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“When he is not expertly representing South Korean interests in the U.S. courts in utility and design patent disputes, Charles Suh can be found lecturing on patent litigation and prosecution to packed in-house audiences in both English and Korean.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
"Over at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, managing partner of the Seoul office Charles Suh is a proactive force in patent litigation before the US district courts and International Trade Commission."
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“In Seoul, Charles Suh is the man in charge. A fluent Korean speaker, respected IP strategist and experienced U.S. district court and ITC litigator, he is someone in whom total trust can be placed.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
“When he is not expertly representing South Korean interests in the U.S. courts in utility and design patent disputes, Charles Suh can be found lecturing on patent litigation and prosecution to packed in-house audiences in both English and Korean.”
Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000
Award/Ranking
10 Finnegan Attorneys Named to the 2023 IAM Strategy 300 List 10 Finnegan Attorneys Named to the 2023 IAM Strategy 300 List
October 5, 2023
Intellectual Asset ManagementPress Release
Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars: Finnegan Scores Top Patent Rankings Across the Board Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars: Finnegan Scores Top Patent Rankings Across the Board
July 13, 2023
Managing Intellectual PropertyPress Release
Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked Finnegan Receives Top Rankings from Intellectual Asset Management; 46 Attorneys Ranked
June 30, 2023
Intellectual Asset ManagementPress Release
45 Finnegan Attorneys Recommended by Intellectual Asset Management; Firm Continues to Be Top Ranked 45 Finnegan Attorneys Recommended by Intellectual Asset Management; Firm Continues to Be Top Ranked
July 8, 2022
Intellectual Asset ManagementAnnouncement
More than 30 Finnegan Attorneys Named to IP Stars List by Managing IP More than 30 Finnegan Attorneys Named to IP Stars List by Managing IP
June 1, 2022
Managing Intellectual PropertyPress Release
Finnegan Named “International IP Law Firm of the Year" at the Asian Legal Business Korea Law Awards Finnegan Named “International IP Law Firm of the Year" at the Asian Legal Business Korea Law Awards
December 8, 2021
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