Character, Integrity and Professionalism

Our Vision and Philosophy

Lee IP Law was founded in 2000 with a vision towards establishing a preeminent world-class intellectual property law firm. We are steadfast in our commitment to providing our clients with the highest quality of legal service in an efficient and effective manner.

Our firm’s philosophy is to look beyond a person’s credentials and value a person’s character, integrity and professionalism. These principles guide all aspects of the firm with respect to our goals, our people and, therefore, our representation of our clients.

We seek to partner with our clients and attempt to understand as much about their business as practical to provide the highest level of service and counsel. We strive to develop a high sense of teamwork to create efficiencies and synergies to achieve maximum effectiveness. Such an understanding promotes collegiality and team work and allows us to make the most of the strengths of each member to better serve the firm’s clients.

Our Practice

The areas of our practice includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Our services include consulting and counseling in licensing, preparation and procurement of patents, trademarks, copyright applications, ex parte requests and appeals, and consulting and counseling in the strategic acquisition and management of intellectual property assets, including enforcement and litigation management.

Patents

Trademarks

Copyrights

Trade Secrets

Meet Our People

The attorneys of Lee IP Law are highly skilled and experienced in the field of intellectual property law. From initial procurement and acquisition strategy to licensing and management of intellectual property rights, the attorneys of Lee IP Law are highly adept and capable in identifying and developing an integrated strategy to achieve the goals and objectives of our clients. We are also specialized in rendering opinions relating to patentability, coverage, validity/invalidity, and infringement/noninfringement of patents.

Our attorneys are all registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and most are members of the Virginia State Bar in addition to other bars. All of our attorneys have an undergraduate degree in engineering, chemistry or other natural science. Most of our attorneys have prior work experience as engineers or scientists or have served as in-house counsel for major technology companies.

Our Attorneys

Eugene M. Lee

Lilia C.
Lord

John Maksymonko

Evan Martin

Wayne Reinke

John
Ward

Legal Assistants & Support Staff

Our legal assistants and support staff each have significant experience and have developed specialized expertise in the field of intellectual property practice. We provide continuous training for our legal assistants and support staff to ensure they are up to date with all practice changes and regulatory changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We have developed an in-house, intranet/cloud-based patent prosecution system that harnesses the latest technology, and includes task management, work-flow automation and document management, to assist us in providing our clients with the highest level of prosecution service in an efficient and highly responsive manner. Each of our legal assistants and support staff participated in the creation of this system, and each is highly adept at using this system to the benefit of each of our clients.

Join Our Team

We firmly believe in and are committed to developing and supporting team work while fostering mutual respect for the uniqueness of each individual. While character, competency and common sense define our professional culture, without that professional’s commitment to a vision centered around teamwork combined with a dedication to client’s interests, true professionalism in a firm setting is not possible.

We also strongly believe in and are committed to nurturing and maintaining a friendly professional work environment based on mutual trust and accountability. We support and encourage each individual to work towards attaining their highest potential and maturity, both personally and professionally. Towards these goals, continuous training and growth are inherent to our practice. Accordingly, we encourage an early adoption of competing only with oneself and being of service and assistance to others. We provide a rich training program that is tailored to each individual. All work product is second attorney reviewed to ensure timely feedback along with growth and development opportunities in a collegial and professional manner to build trust, confidence and commitment.

Lee IP Law, an established IP law firm located in Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia, seeks registered patent attorneys with at least one year of patent prosecution experience in electrical, electro-mechanical, semiconductor, material science, chemical, and optics arts (degree in E.E., Ch.E., Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Optics or similar field is preferred). We are seeking focused and dedicated patent prosecution attorneys to join our growing team of professionals. Responsibilities would include preparation and prosecution of U.S. patent applications, opinions and counseling. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Qualified candidates should submit their resume to hr@lee-iplaw.com.