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Soonbok LEE Patent Attorney

Soonbok LEE Patent Attorney
Soonbok LEE Patent Attorney

Soonbok LEEPatent Attorney

T.+82-2-6488-4078F.+82-2-2122-3800E.soonbok.lee@kimchang.com

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Overview

Soonbok Lee is a Korean patent attorney / U.S. attorney in the firm’s chemical practice group. Mr. Lee has extensive experience and specialized expertise in patent prosecution and litigation in the biotechnical and pharmaceutical fields.  His major clients include multinational pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States.

Mr. Lee offers a wide range of legal services including:

  • All legal services relating to patent applications, trials and litigation
  • Technical and legal counseling regarding patent infringement
  • Patent term extension
  • Licensing

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2013, Mr. Lee worked as a Korean patent attorney at Koreana Patent Firm for more than 3 years.  He also interned at Apple, Inc., where he was involved in projects relating to patent portfolio establishment and patent infringement matters.  He participated in a patent litigation case between global companies as a contract attorney at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2013-Present)

Contract Attorney, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (2012-2013)

Legal Intern, Apple, Inc. (2011-Summer)

Koreana Patent Firm (2006-2009)

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Publications/Activities
    • Patent-Eligible Subject Matter (South Korea), Practical Law Global, Thomson Reuters (2023)

Education

University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2012)

Pohang University of Science and Technology (B.S., Life Science, 2005)

Qualifications

Admitted to bar, California, 2012

Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2005

Languages

Korean and English

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Soonbok LEE
Patent Attorney


T. +82-2-6488-4078      
F. +82-2-2122-3800
     


  




Soonbok Lee is a Korean patent attorney / U.S. attorney in the firm’s chemical practice group. Mr. Lee has extensive experience and specialized expertise in patent prosecution and litigation in the biotechnical and pharmaceutical fields.  His major clients include multinational pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States.

Mr. Lee offers a wide range of legal services including:

  • All legal services relating to patent applications, trials and litigation
  • Technical and legal counseling regarding patent infringement
  • Patent term extension
  • Licensing

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2013, Mr. Lee worked as a Korean patent attorney at Koreana Patent Firm for more than 3 years.  He also interned at Apple, Inc., where he was involved in projects relating to patent portfolio establishment and patent infringement matters.  He participated in a patent litigation case between global companies as a contract attorney at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.






    Kim & Chang (2013-Present)

    Contract Attorney, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (2012-2013)

    Legal Intern, Apple, Inc. (2011-Summer)

    Koreana Patent Firm (2006-2009)






Publications/Activities

  •   Patent-Eligible Subject Matter (South Korea), Practical Law Global, Thomson Reuters (2023)





Education

    University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2012)

    Pohang University of Science and Technology (B.S., Life Science, 2005)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, California, 2012

    Admitted to patent bar, Korea, 2005


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Patent & Utility Model ,  Pharmaceuticals (IP) ,  Biotechnology & Life Sciences ,  International IP Disputes