Catherine Eunkyeong Lee BAE, KIM & LEE IP

  • Senior Foreign Attorney, Patent Attorney
  • T. +82-2-2188-5250
  • F. +82-2-2188-5455
  • E. eunkyeong.lee@bkl.co.kr

She is “one of the best trademark and patent practitioners in the market”, excelling in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

- Who's Who Legal Leading Practitioner (2020): Intellectual Property

She is “one of the best trademark and patent practitioners in the market”, excelling in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

- Who's Who Legal Leading Practitioner (2020): Intellectual Property

Overview

Catherine Eunkyeong Lee is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee IP and also leads the chemical and pharmaceutical practice team. Catherine has extensive experience in all aspects of patent law, including patent procurement, portfolio management, patent litigation, pre-litigation analysis and strategy counseling in the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemistry and biotechnology.

She is a registered patent attorney with more than 20 years of experience representing domestic and international clients in inter-partes and ex parte matters before the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). Over the years, she has handled many litigation cases before the Korean Courts as a lead or supporting counsel for clients in various technical areas, including pharmaceuticals, life sciences, food products and medical devices. She frequently holds lectures for researchers and industry IP managers and is also a well-regarded adjunct professor at KAIST (MIP Program). She is a Vice President of APAA (Asian Patent Attorneys Association) Korea, a Co-Chair of Patent Committee of APAA and a director of Licensing Executive Society Korea (LESK). Catherine also served as the President of Korea Women Patent Attorneys Association and the Vice President of Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA). Further, she served on many committees dealing with IP protection policies of KIPO, including the Expert Committee of Protection at Presidential Council on Intellectual Property, Korea Electronics Association (KEA), Korea Trade Commission and Korea Institute of Intellectual Property (KIIP).

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Representative Experience

1994-Present Bae, Kim & Lee IP
1992-1994 Hansung International Patent & Law Office
1989-1991 Korean Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)
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2018-2021 Vice President, Asian Patent Attorneys Association Korea (APAA Korea)
2016-Present Mediator, Industrial Property Dispute Resolution Commission
2015-2016 Vice President, Korea Patent Attorneys Association
2013-2015 Member, Expert Committee of Protection, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property
2010-Present Adjunct Professor, KAIST (MIP Program)
2009-Present IP legal Advisor, Korea Health Industry Development Institute
2008-Present Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board
2008-2009 President, Korea Women Patent Attorneys Association
2005-2008 Expert Advisor, Korea Trade Commission under Ministry of Knowledge Economy

Representative Matters

Company C vs German Company B (Patent Invalidation)
Institute S vs Company T (Violation of regulations on employee's invention)
Company D (Patent Invalidation)
Consultings for IP Incubation and IP strategy on anti-cancer virus technology, etc.
FTO and invalidity opinions
Company C vs German Company B (Patent Invalidation)
Institute S vs Company T (Violation of regulations on employee's invention)
Company D vs Company N (Patent Invalidation)
Company D (Patent Invalidation)
Patent trend analysis and prior art search on novel vaccine for cervical cancer, etc.
Consultings for IP Incubation and IP strategy on anti-cancer virus technology, etc.
FTO and invalidity opinions

Education

2004 University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (JD/MIP)
1998 Dankook University (B.S., Electrical Engineering)
1990 Seoul National University (M.S., Pharmacy)
1988 Seoul National University (B.S., Pharmacy)

Selected Activities

Publications
A Study on US Patent Litigation Cases (Co-Author, Society for the Study of US Patent Law, 2016)
A Comprehensive Guide to Biotechnology Agreements (Co-Author, IPMS, 2015)
US Patent Law (Co-Author, Sechang Publish, 2004)
A Study on Issues Relating to Patents Using Others Patent (1996)
A Study on Issues Relating to Patent Term Extension (1994)
A Study on Activity by Croton Extract to Liver Cell (1990)
Awards
Who's Who Legal - Leading Practitioner (2019-2023)
Managing IP, IP Stars - Patent (2018-2023)
Asia IP Profiles 2020 - South Korea IP Experts Top 50 (2020)
Award from Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for the contribution to the Nation’s IP empowering (2005)

Qualifications

2005 Foreign Attorney (New York)
2004 Foreign Attorney (Massachusetts)
1992 Patent Attorney (Korea)
1988 Pharmacist (Korea)

Awards and Recognition

Practice Areas

Awards and Recognition