Dr. Cho has obtained an appellate victory before the Federal Circuit by securing an affirmance of a district court’s patent ineligibility determination on gaming patents. Dr. Cho also actively practices before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has presented oral argument before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and has obtained favorable decisions in that forum for his clients.
As part of his pro bono practice, Dr. Cho has helped a client pursue a civil rights appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He also has defended an incarcerated client against criminal charges in a Maryland state court.
Dr. Cho clerked for Judge Timothy Dyk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge Beth Labson Freeman at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He was a contributing editor at the Michigan Law Review. Prior to starting his legal career, Dr. Cho received his doctorate degree in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and authored research articles in the fields of optics and nanomaterials. He has served as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals, worked as a patent agent, and has counseled large technology companies, universities and hospitals, and startup companies on managing their patent portfolios.
Prior Experience
- Associate, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC
- Patent Agent, Fish & Richardson PC, Boston, MA
Clerk & Government Experience
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Timothy B. Dyk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2019–2020
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Beth Labson Freeman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2017–2018
- Judicial Intern to the Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2015
Courts
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California