Patent Attorney
Micheong LEE
IP Litigation
Expertise
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Micheong Lee is a trademark and design specialist, having represented multinational and leading domestic companies in various matters related to trademarks and designs, including rights analysis, prior art searches, applications, trials, and litigation. She has extensive experience in handling trademark cancellation lawsuits and invalidation suits, as well as design invalidation suits and scope of rights litigation. She has also been responsible for comprehensive portfolio management and advisory services in relation to various industries, including the fashion industry.
Representative Cases
- Managed and advised on trademark application portfolios for numerous fashion houses, including opposition, cancellation and invalidation trials, trademark invalidation lawsuits, and Supreme Court appeals.
- Represented multiple pharmaceutical companies in trademark invalidation lawsuits.
- Conducted trademark cancellation trials, opposition, and cancellation proceedings for numerous automotive companies, as well as managed design portfolios.
- Represented electronics companies in trademark cancellation lawsuits and Supreme Court appeals on trademark registration refusals.
- Handled trademark registration refusal cases for medical device companies, including Supreme Court appeals.
- Conducted opposition and trademark invalidation trials for telecom companies.
- Represented hygiene product companies in trademark cancellation lawsuits and Supreme Court appeals.
- Managed application portfolios and conducted trials for multiple gaming companies.
- Successfully handled design rejection decisions and related appeals, including winning cases in design-related appeals for cosmetic companies.
- Represented power equipment companies in design invalidation trials, scope of rights confirmation trials, and lawsuits.
- Provided legal advisory services and sent warning letters regarding design infringements.
- Advised on new logo applications for a holding company and managed overseas applications.
Education
| 2003 | Passed the 40th Patent Attorney Examination |
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| 1998 | Seoul National University - B.A. in Clothing and Textile Studies |
Work Experience
| 2025-Present | Lee & Ko IP |
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| 2022-2025 | KNP International |
| 2007-2022 | Lee International |
| 2005-2007 | Daeryuk International Patent Law Firm |
| 2004-2005 | CHOICE Intellectual Property Law Office |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Author of the "Korea" section in the Global Legal Group’s “The International Comparative Legal Guide to Trade Marks”
- Co-author of the "Intellectual Property Outlook" in the 2015 Economic Forecast published by the Korea Economic Daily
- Co-author of the "Korea" section in World Trademark Review (WTR): Trade Marks by IP Media Group
