Lee, Chul

Chul Lee is a principal patent attorney at Lee & Park Patent and Law Firm. Since the opening of the firm in 1988, he has represented domestic and foreign companies, universities, research institutes, and start-ups in all aspects of intellectual property registration, mainly in the fields of machinery, electronics, chemistry, trademarks, and design.

Key Cases

"Represented a major Korean company, S, in applying for and registering the first patent in 1988, and subsequently applying for and registering patents in over 30 countries overseas.
Represented a large domestic company S in domestic and overseas applications
Applied for and registered the first patent in 1988 for H, a major Korean company, and subsequently applied for and registered overseas.
Represented H, a large domestic company, in domestic and overseas applications
Represented a major overseas company C in domestic applications
Represented a major overseas company M in domestic applications

PM design for high temperature membrane for S, a large domestic company
Infringement analysis related to base oil catalyst for a major domestic company S
Represented a major Korean company S in an invalidation case related to SPCs
Investigated patent trends related to metallocene catalysts for H, a major domestic company
Established a portfolio in preparation for patent disputes for a major overseas company C in 2000
KIPA 2004 PM design for medical polymer materials
KIPA 2006 PM design for polymer electrolyte fuel cell
Reviewed patent infringement and possible invalidity of competitor's ""film"" patent for Japanese company Y

Consulting on the creation and management of intellectual property rights in all fields for other domestic and foreign clients"

Career

Researcher, Korea Chemical Corporation (1982-1983)
Patent Attorney, Lee International Patent Office (1985~1987)
Director, Korean Patent Attorneys Association (1998~2000)
Advisor, SME Research Center, Baejae University (1998~)
Advisor, Institute for Industry-Academia Cooperation, Kyonggi University (1998~)
Advisor, SME Research Center, Inje University (1998~)
Lee & Park Patent and Law Firm Representative Patent Attorney (1988~)"

Education/Qualification

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, and M.S. in Engineering. Ph.D. in Engineering, Kwangwoon University

Passed the Patent Bar (1985)

Practice Areas

Patent, trademark, and design applications, interim proceedings, prosecution, and litigation