Austin J. Kim

Senior Counsel

Austin J. Kim

Senior Counsel

Austin J. Kim is a senior counsel and intellectual property lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Electronics Practice as well as a member of the Automotive Industry Team and Innovative Technology Sector.

Austin counsels clients in strategic patent portfolio development through various stages in procurement and across multiple jurisdictions. He has prepared and prosecuted applications in the electric vehicle space, including fuel cells, autonomous driving, and remote controls. He also has experience in telecommunications, virtualization, cloud computing, web applications, and biomedical devices.

During law school, Austin served as a summer associate at Foley in 2013. Prior to joining Foley, he was a summer clerk in the intellectual property group at a large and prominent Korean law firm.

Languages

  • Korean (fluent)
  • Japanese (basic)
07 May 2024 Viewpoints

Exploring Regulatory Hurdles: How to Navigate FDA Approval for AI-Enabled Medical Devices

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