Managing Partner of EZ. LEE succeeded the late Ms. Rana LEE, founder of EZ International Patent & Trademark Law Office (est. 1999), as Managing Partner in 2019. He leads prosecution and registration as well as patent landscaping, R&D planning and growth-strategy consulting.
Display, Semiconductor (memory/non-memory), AR·VR, IoT, AI, Big Data, Secondary Battery, Medical Device, Business Model
Partner who leads the mechanical team at EZ, prosecuting patents, mapping patent landscapes, planning IP R&D strategies and providing growth strategies for corporate, SME and individual clients.
Machinery, Shipbuilding, Automobile, Drone, New Renewable Energy, Secondary Battery, PCB, LED Device, Medical Device, Smart Factory
Partner who spearheads the trademark/design team at EZ. He prosecutes patents in displays, semiconductors, touch sensors and business models, and handles trademark/design prosecution, enforcement and defense. A former lecturer of trademark law, he passed the Korean Patent Attorney exam in 2013. International clients may call him Sam.
Display, Semiconductor, Electrical/Electronic Components, Sensor, Service Platform, Business Model, Trademark & Design
Attorney in the electronics team. A former KIPO Examiner and IPTAB Judge before joining EZ in 2008, he handles prosecution and litigation for electrical/electronic components, memory and non-memory semiconductors, and power transmission.
Electrical/Electronic Components, Semiconductor (memory/non-memory), Power Transmission, System (Power) Semiconductor
Head of the chemistry/biotechnology team at EZ. She passed the patent attorney exam in 1998 and is a Korea Certified Valuation Analyst. Specializing in pharma, chemistry and biotechnology, she also serves the IP community as advisor and panelist for numerous public institutions.
Chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences
Attorney in the electronics team. After 6 years at KS Koryo International IP Law Firm and 5 years as in-house IP counsel for Coway, HAN joined EZ in 2024. He handles prosecution, infringement analysis and invalidity searches in semiconductors, displays, home appliances and AI.
Semiconductor, Display, Electrical/Electronic Components, Home Appliances, Artificial Intelligence
Partner in the materials team at EZ. With experience as a semiconductor process engineer at Doosan DND and SK Hynix, he prosecutes patents across new materials, semiconductors, secondary batteries and nanotechnology, and handles patent landscaping, IP R&D and disputes.
New Materials, Semiconductor, Secondary Battery, Eco-friendly Energy, Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology, Hydrogel & Polymers, Sensor, Architecture/Civil, Food & Bio, Business Model
Partner in the patent team at EZ. He has extensive experience with patent prosecution, trials and litigation, and tailored IP R&D for industry-academic institutions and corporate clients, as well as broadcasting standard patents and technology valuation/commercialization.
Display, Semiconductor, Electrical/Electronic Components, Sensor, Service Platform, Machinery, Construction, Business Model