Lee International

Practice Area

• Intellectual Property


• Anti-Counterfeiting


• Sports / Entertainment

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., 2013)


• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2006)


• Seoul National University (B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, 2000)

Experience

• Affiliated Counsel, Lee International IP & Law (2007~Present)


• McKenna Long & Aldridge, San Diego, North County (2013~2014)

Qualifications

• Admitted as a Korean Patent & Trademark Attorney (2016)


• Admitted to the bar, Korea (2006)

Membership

• Korean Bar Association


• Seoul Bar Association


• Korean Patent Attorney Association (KPAA)


• LESI International


• International Trademark Association

Recognition

• The World's Leading Patent Professionals, IAM Patent 1000 (2022-2025)


• Strategy 300 Global Leaders, IAM Patent 1000 (2022)

Publications / Presentations

< Publications >

• IAM Patent Prosecution Review_South Korea: IP office’s DABUS nullification and Seoul High Court dismissal highlight stance towards AI inventors (2025)


• Lexology Panoramic: Licensing - South Korea (2024, 2025)


• International Comparative Legal Guides: Trade Marks (2023-2025)


• Asia-Pacific Trademark Litigation Review, WTR (2024)


• Lexology In-Depth: Trade Secrets (2024)


• International Comparative Legal Guides: Patents (2022-2025)


• Getting the Deal Through: Licensing - Korea Chapter (2017-2023)


• The Intellectual Property Review - Korea Chapter (2017-2019)

< Presentations >

• “Legal Actions in Korea against Unlawful Transmission of Information,” Taiwan Trade Secret Protection, Taipei, Taiwan (July 2019)


• “Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Legal Issues in Korea),” American Chamber of Commerce, Seoul, Korea (October 2015)

Etc

• Language : Korean, English