OUR PEOPLE

Soowan Lee Patent Attorney / Attorney-at-law / Senior partner

Education

  • School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1983)
  • Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., Patent Law, 1985)
  • Judicial Training & Research Institute (1987)
  • School of Law, University of Washington (LL.M., Patent Law, 1994)
  • Advanced Industrial Strategy Program Course, Seoul National University (2000)

Career

  • Admitted to Korean bar (1987)
  • Koreana Patent & Law Firm (Legal Counsel, 1987-1994)
  • Saewon Patent & Law Firm (Representative, 1995-1998)
  • Admitted to New York State bar (1996)
  • Judge, Patent Court (1998-2001)
  • Judge, Judicial Research Officer (Intellectual Property), Korean Supreme Court (2001-2003)
  • Vice-president of KPAA (Korea Patent Attorney Association, 2005-2006, 2007-2010)
  • AIP Patent & Law Firm (2003-present)
  • Legal Counsel of Overseas IP Protection Center of KIPO (2007-2010)

Book / Thesis

  • "Study on Interpretation of Patent Claims" LL.M. Thesis, Seoul National University
  • "Patent Infringement by Improvement Invention in USA and Korea" LL.M. Thesis, University of Washington
  • "Theory and Practice of Patent Litigation"
  • "Interpretation of Patent Claims"
  • "Trademark Use and Infringement" etc.