John K. Park is the president and the chief executive officer of Park Law Firm.

As an attorney, he practices in the area of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and related Business transactions. He received his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, in 1994, and his license to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office in 1993. In addition to earning his J.D. degree, he received a B.S. degree in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA, an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University at Long Beach, and an M.B.A. degree from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He also nearly completed a Doctor of Ministry program from Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, and received a Doctor of Practical Ministry from Wagner Leadership Institute, Pasadena, CA.

Prior to practicing law, he worked at Hughes Aircraft Company for five years as a satellite engineer and worked at General Electric Company for three years as a satellite systems engineer, designing and integrating numerous satellites.

Mr. Park represents corporations and other law firms in all aspects of intellectual property law, specifically focusing upon the development of intellectual property rights (such as: research and development, patent and trademark applications, prosecution and registrations, negotiations, licensing, and portfolio development) and in the defense and enforcement of patent, trademark and copyright rights.

His practice has obtained patents for clients ranging from simple brushes to state-of-the-art medical devices, from micro-mirror lens display systems to piezoelectric ceramics, from simple manufacturing methods to complex business and software methods: over 780 issued patents as of October, 2018. His practice has also obtained trademark registrations for clients ranging from clothing to medical devices, and from pillows to refrigerators, from restaurants to schools: over 1000 registered U.S. trademarks as of October, 2018.

Mr. Park’s clients range from independent inventors to venture capitalists, from start-up businesses to world-renown conglomerates, from small business owners to makers of world famous goods. He also represented matters against numerous world-famous brand owners and entertainment companies over intellectual property rights, from negotiations for licensing to complex litigations and trials. He is also proud to represent dozens of reputable law firms, both domestically and internationally, as his satisfied and referring clients. The referrals from these professionals to him, as their intellectual property expert, consist a substantial part of his practice.

Mr. Park also serves as the president and a lecturer of Park Patent Agent School, an eleven-week intensive course to educate and prepare persons to successfully pass the examination for license to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office (“Patent Bar”), authored U.S. Patens and U.S. Trademarks, from A to Z, published in 2004, a book written in Korean on U.S. Patents and Trademarks, and writes legal columns on Patent and Trademark law on Korea Daily, the Korean newspaper in the United States with the largest circulation, since 1995.

Mr. Park enjoys family time, movies, fine dining, and is learning to play golf. He is fluent in Korean.