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James Lee

US Patent Agent 

Area of Practice

  • Patent Prosecution

  • Intellectual Property

Education

Hanyang University

ME in Electronics and Computer Engineering

Hanyang University

Global-CEO Executive Program, Business School

Experiences

James Lee is a U.S. licensed Patent Agent at ACI Law Group, PC. He is engaged in intellectual property matters mostly focusing on patent prosecution. James has worked on over 1,000 US IP cases, including patent and trademark registration, opposition, cancellation, and many more.  He is also the CEO of ACI Patent Corporation.​

He has also assisted non-profit organizations, such as aT Center, KOIPA (Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency), and ICTC (International  Customs & Trade Advisory Center), as a consultant for newcomers to the U.S. market. Recently, he has been actively participating in various educational events hosted by non-profit organizations, including the Korean government, as a speaker in order to deliver new issues about intellectual property to entrepreneurs.

Licenses &  Certification

  • USPTO Patent Agent

  • FSPCA Certified Qualified Individual for Foreign Supplier Verification Programs 

  • FSPCA Certified Qualified Individual for Preventive Controls for Human Food

Professional Associations, Appointments, and Awards

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

  • Advisor/KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) (2021 - Current)

  • Advisor/ICTC (International Customs & Trade Advisory Center) (2021 - Current)

  • Certificate of Special Recognition, US Congress, Rep. J. Luis Correa (Sep 2017)

  • Certificate of Special Recognition, Hanyang University and Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (Jul 2017)

Representative Matters

  • Involved in patent prosecution, particularly for entrepreneurs and independent inventors

  • Assisted attorneys in conducting trademark searches for over a thousand brands and filed
    several hundred trademark applications for registration with the USPTO

  • Assisted attorneys in constructing compelling arguments to successfully overcome refusals of
    trademarks by USPTO examiners, often due to serious reasons like likelihood of confusion

  • Aided attorneys in trademark opposition proceedings, enabling a foreign manufacturer to
    protect and successfully register their brand in the U.S. with the USPTO

  • Contributed to a localization development project led by the Agency for Defense Development
    as a research engineer, focusing on the development of a Muzzle Velocity Radar System

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