Eungtaek Lee has built extensive expertise in the field of intellectual property (IP), including patent and trademark prosecution and litigation. He has broad experience handling patent matters across a wide range of mechanical and electrical technologies, including home appliances, automotive components, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes, robotics, construction, software, UI/UX, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
He worked for seven years as a patent attorney(KR) at Kim & Chang, the most prestigious law firm in South Korea, where he specialized in IP matters, including patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. In collaboration with U.S. law firms, he managed a substantial volume of U.S. patent filings.
Mr. Lee has handled various aspects of U.S. IP practice, including drafting U.S. patent specifications, responding to Office Actions from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent infringement analysis, licensing agreements, and freedom-to-operate analyses. In Korea, he has represented clients in post-grant proceedings such as patent correction and invalidation trials, as well as in patent infringement and invalidity litigations before the Patent Court and the Supreme Court.
Before entering the legal profession, Mr. Lee worked as an architectural engineer at Samsung C&T Corporation, where he developed strong technical capabilities. His engineering background gives him a unique advantage in bridging the gap between legal and technical issues by enabling him to understand complex technologies accurately and intuitively.
