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李相愋(Sang Hun (Andrew) LEE) 辨理士

李相愋 辨理士
李相愋 辨理士

李相愋(Sang Hun (Andrew) LEE) 辨理士

T.+82-2-6488-4041F.+82-2-2122-3800E.shlee8@kimchang.com

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简介

Sanghun (Andrew) Lee is a seasoned patent attorney specializing in high-tech patent matters. Mr. Lee’s practice focuses on patent litigation and advising clients on patent licensing and patent prosecution. He has successfully represented international companies in a number of high profile global patent disputes. He also has experience in patent licensing, prior art searches, patentability and infringement analysis, freedom to operate opinions, and IP counselling.  

Since his admission to the State Bar of California, he has expanded his practice to assisting Korean clients with their IP litigations in the US, which is one of the practice areas Mr. Lee has primarily focused on more recently. In close coordination with US counsel, Mr. Lee has assisted a number of Korean companies of varying sizes in navigating complex US proceedings before the US federal district courts, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the US International Trade Commission (ITC). 

He brings a strong technical background with him into the cases, which includes an advanced degree in electrical engineering and experiences in patent and trade secret cases involving a wide range of technologies, including rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, solar cell panels, telecommunication, medical devices, LED technology, flat panel display, semiconductor technology, cloud computing, and mobile user interface. With the technical knowledge gleaned from handling various IP cases, he has also expanded his practice to assisting clients in various government investigations involving technologies. 

Mr. Lee received his B.S. in Physics (2009) and M.E. in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University. He received an LL.B. from the Cyber University of Korea and an LL.M. from Stanford Law School. He is admitted to the Korean Patent Bar and is a member of the Korean Patent Attorneys Association. He is also licensed to practice in the State of California.

人物简介

经历

Kim & Chang (2011-Present)

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[Patent Litigations/Disputes]
  • Successfully represented an international LED manufacturer in patent infringement and patent invalidation actions as part of a global patent dispute that spanned multiple jurisdictions.
  • Successfully defended an international mobile device manufacturer in a patent infringement action as part of a global patent dispute that spanned multiple jurisdictions.
  • Successfully defended a global mobile device manufacturer in a patent infringement action involving telecommunication technologies.
  • Successfully defended a global cellular phone manufacturer in a patent infringement action involving mobile device design.
 
[US IP Litigation Support]
  • Provided strategic litigation support to a major Korean solar cell panel manufacturer in a Section 337 ITC investigation, which resulted in a complete victory of non-infringement.
  • Successfully assisted a Korean medical company in patent disputes against its market competitors before a US federal district court and PTAB, culminating in an advantageous settlement.
  • Successfully assisted Korean companies in Section 337 ITC investigations involving trade secret misappropriation claims.
  • Led and managed e-discovery review teams in numerous US IP litigations and government investigations.   
  • Assisted Korean companies with responding to third party subpoenas in US patent litigations.
  • Assisted clients in navigating the Hague Evidence Convention process for obtaining discovery from Korean third parties in US patent litigations.
 
[Patent Licensing]
  • Successfully advised and assisted a major Korean solar cell panel manufacturer in patent licensing negotiations with its market competitors, resulting in favorable resolutions for the client.
  • Successfully advised and assisted a global technology company in licensing its patent portfolio on mobile device/internet technologies.  
  • Successfully advised and assisted a global electronics company in licensing its patent portfolios on video technologies.
 
[Patent Prosecution]
  • Prosecuted hundreds of patent applications involving a wide range of technologies, including telecommunication, mobile devices, audio and video codecs, display, semiconductor, mobile user interface, and internet technologies.
 
[Others]
  • Assisted a global battery manufacturer in NHTSA investigations in the U.S.
  • Assisted a global battery manufacturer in ACCC/ESV investigations in Australia.
  • Assisted a global consumer electronics manufacturer in CPSC investigation in the U.S.

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荣誉

  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Delinian, 2024)
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Euromoney, 2022-2023)
  • Distinguished Dissertation Award from Seoul National University, College of Engineering (Short focal length liquid crystal lens array using encapsulation with photo-reactive polymer for photonic applications, 2011)

著述/活动
    • "Tunable liquid crystal lens array by encapsulation with a photo-reactive polymer for short focal length" (Optics Communications, 313, pp. 329-332, 2014)
    • Short focal length liquid crystal lens array using encapsulation with photo-reactive polymer for photonic applications (Master's Degree Dissertation, Seoul National University, 2011)
    • Selective Wettability-Based Patterning of Color Filters by Micromolding in Capillaries, IMID (Digest, p.816, 2010)

学历

Stanford Law School (LL.M., Law, Science & Technology, 2018)

Cyber University of Korea (LL.B., 2016)

Graduate School of Engineering, Seoul National University (M.E., Electrical Engineering, 2011)

College of Education, Seoul National University (B.S., Physics, 2009)

取得资格

Admitted to bar, California, 2019

Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2008

语言

Korean, English

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李相愋(Sang Hun (Andrew) LEE)
辨理士


T. +82-2-6488-4041      
F. +82-2-2122-3800
     


  




Sanghun (Andrew) Lee is a seasoned patent attorney specializing in high-tech patent matters. Mr. Lee’s practice focuses on patent litigation and advising clients on patent licensing and patent prosecution. He has successfully represented international companies in a number of high profile global patent disputes. He also has experience in patent licensing, prior art searches, patentability and infringement analysis, freedom to operate opinions, and IP counselling.  

Since his admission to the State Bar of California, he has expanded his practice to assisting Korean clients with their IP litigations in the US, which is one of the practice areas Mr. Lee has primarily focused on more recently. In close coordination with US counsel, Mr. Lee has assisted a number of Korean companies of varying sizes in navigating complex US proceedings before the US federal district courts, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the US International Trade Commission (ITC). 

He brings a strong technical background with him into the cases, which includes an advanced degree in electrical engineering and experiences in patent and trade secret cases involving a wide range of technologies, including rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, solar cell panels, telecommunication, medical devices, LED technology, flat panel display, semiconductor technology, cloud computing, and mobile user interface. With the technical knowledge gleaned from handling various IP cases, he has also expanded his practice to assisting clients in various government investigations involving technologies. 

Mr. Lee received his B.S. in Physics (2009) and M.E. in Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University. He received an LL.B. from the Cyber University of Korea and an LL.M. from Stanford Law School. He is admitted to the Korean Patent Bar and is a member of the Korean Patent Attorneys Association. He is also licensed to practice in the State of California.






    Kim & Chang (2011-Present)






[Patent Litigations/Disputes]
  •   Successfully represented an international LED manufacturer in patent infringement and patent invalidation actions as part of a global patent dispute that spanned multiple jurisdictions.
  •   Successfully defended an international mobile device manufacturer in a patent infringement action as part of a global patent dispute that spanned multiple jurisdictions.
  •   Successfully defended a global mobile device manufacturer in a patent infringement action involving telecommunication technologies.
  •   Successfully defended a global cellular phone manufacturer in a patent infringement action involving mobile device design.
 
[US IP Litigation Support]
  •   Provided strategic litigation support to a major Korean solar cell panel manufacturer in a Section 337 ITC investigation, which resulted in a complete victory of non-infringement.
  •   Successfully assisted a Korean medical company in patent disputes against its market competitors before a US federal district court and PTAB, culminating in an advantageous settlement.
  •   Successfully assisted Korean companies in Section 337 ITC investigations involving trade secret misappropriation claims.
  •   Led and managed e-discovery review teams in numerous US IP litigations and government investigations.   
  •   Assisted Korean companies with responding to third party subpoenas in US patent litigations.
  •   Assisted clients in navigating the Hague Evidence Convention process for obtaining discovery from Korean third parties in US patent litigations.
 
[Patent Licensing]
  •   Successfully advised and assisted a major Korean solar cell panel manufacturer in patent licensing negotiations with its market competitors, resulting in favorable resolutions for the client.
  •   Successfully advised and assisted a global technology company in licensing its patent portfolio on mobile device/internet technologies.  
  •   Successfully advised and assisted a global electronics company in licensing its patent portfolios on video technologies.
 
[Patent Prosecution]
  •   Prosecuted hundreds of patent applications involving a wide range of technologies, including telecommunication, mobile devices, audio and video codecs, display, semiconductor, mobile user interface, and internet technologies.
 
[Others]
  •   Assisted a global battery manufacturer in NHTSA investigations in the U.S.
  •   Assisted a global battery manufacturer in ACCC/ESV investigations in Australia.
  •   Assisted a global consumer electronics manufacturer in CPSC investigation in the U.S.





荣誉

  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Delinian, 2024)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Intellectual Property (Euromoney, 2022-2023)
  •   Distinguished Dissertation Award from Seoul National University, College of Engineering (Short focal length liquid crystal lens array using encapsulation with photo-reactive polymer for photonic applications, 2011)

著书/活动

  •   "Tunable liquid crystal lens array by encapsulation with a photo-reactive polymer for short focal length" (Optics Communications, 313, pp. 329-332, 2014)
  •   Short focal length liquid crystal lens array using encapsulation with photo-reactive polymer for photonic applications (Master's Degree Dissertation, Seoul National University, 2011)
  •   Selective Wettability-Based Patterning of Color Filters by Micromolding in Capillaries, IMID (Digest, p.816, 2010)





学历

    Stanford Law School (LL.M., Law, Science & Technology, 2018)

    Cyber University of Korea (LL.B., 2016)

    Graduate School of Engineering, Seoul National University (M.E., Electrical Engineering, 2011)

    College of Education, Seoul National University (B.S., Physics, 2009)


取得资格

    Admitted to bar, California, 2019

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2008


语言
  •    Korean, English





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