Sungwook (Sung) Lee

Sungwook (Sung) Lee is an intellectual property attorney whose practice includes patent prosecution, patent litigation, and trademark prosecution. He focuses on complex mechanical and electromechanical technologies, including autonomous vehicles, electric vehicle systems, battery cooling, power systems, semiconductors, and medical devices.

Sung advises domestic and international clients on patent protection across the United States, Europe, and Asia, drawing on his experience practicing as a U.S. patent attorney in Germany. Before entering the legal profession, he spent more than 10 years as an automotive engineer and engineering manager, working with vehicle structures, engine and transmission systems, materials, and crash simulation technologies.

• Manages domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, including filings across the United States, Europe, South Korea, China, Japan, Canada, and Mexico.
• Prepares patent validity, infringement, patentability, and freedom-to-operate opinions to support intellectual property protection and product development.
• Represents clients in inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings.
• Provides patent litigation support, including e-discovery management, dispositive motions, claim chart analyses, and invalidity and non-infringement defenses.

• Presenter “The Convergence of the Law and Technology/Arts,” Daegu University (Korea), Oct. 18, 2022
• Presenter “Understanding Tesla Patent Pledge and Toyota Free License in Automotive Industry,” Annual Conference of Korean Intellectual Property Professionals in Europe (Germany), July 19, 2019