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Hong Jun Ha

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* Not admitted in South Carolina

• Greenville, SC
• (864) 271-1592
• jha@dority-manning.com

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What you should know about me:

With over 19 years of experience spanning patent litigation, portfolio management, and IP transactions, Hong Jun bridges the gap between complex engineering and business strategy. A former in-house and outside counsel with a background in Electrical Engineering, he provides seasoned legal oversight to clients in a variety of high-tech industries, including semiconductors, AI, and telecommunications.

• Known for His “Can Do” Attitude
• Enthusiastic Grill Sergeant and Pitmaster Rooted in Korean Cuisine
• Developed Digital Reverb Simulating Concert Halls

Hong Jun’s Experience

Hong Jun has over 19 years of experience in various areas of IP practice from developing and managing patent portfolios, managing patent litigation in U.S. district courts and the ITC for both plaintiffs and defendants, licensing and acquiring patents, and handling transactional IP issues for joint developments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. With a background in electrical engineering, he has an in-depth understanding of semiconductors, electronics, AI, and telecommunications technology. He has worked as both outside and in-house counsel, which allows him to understand clients’ business goals, engineering development processes, and products in support of patent litigation, transactions, and prosecution matters.

Hong Jun has experience in a broad range of technologies, including chip architecture, electric circuits, semiconductor structures, semiconductor manufacturing and packaging processes, memory devices, micro-processors, image sensors, batteries and battery management systems, structures of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and quantum dot displays, automotive radar and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors, machine learning, and software for autonomous-driving such as perception and planning algorithms.

Prior to joining Dority & Manning, Hong Jun worked at international law firms where he advised clients in the electronics, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and automotive industries on patent litigation and prosecution matters. In addition, he worked at a global electronics and semiconductor company and at a self-driving technology company as in-house counsel.