Biography

Dong Uk Lee is a partner in the firm’s Chemical/Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences Group. He joined the firm in 2004 and has been an integral member of the firm’s Japan Practice since 2008.

Mr. Lee primarily represents major Japanese corporations in the chemical/materials field, handling prosecution matters, trials and litigations, and due diligence work. While Mr. Lee has expertise in patents involving chemicals, polymers, chemical engineering and processing, electric materials, metals/alloys, and textiles, his strength lies in patents involving converging hybrid technologies.

Mr. Lee obtained his MIP degree from Tokyo University of Science and gained valuable practical and theoretical insight regarding Japanese patent practice in order to better serve the firm’s clients. Mr. Lee also stays up to date with recent decisions, statistics, amendments, and market trends, as he regularly presents at conferences and seminars in both Korea and Japan.

Profile

• Bar Admissions
  • ·Korean Patent Bar (2005)
• Education
  • ·Tokyo University of Science, Graduate School of Innovation Studies (MIP, 2016)
  • · Seoul National University, Department of Chemical Engineering (B.S., 2003)
• Experience
  • ·FirstLaw P.C. (2005~present)
• Professional Activities
  • ·Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
  • · Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
• Languages
  • ·Korean, English and Japanese