Gene W. Lee
Gene Lee 是一名资深的首席律师，以细致的工作与高度的敬业精神而著称。
Gene Lee 是一名知识产权诉讼律师，在联邦法院、专利审判和上诉委员会以及美国国际贸易委员会 （ITC） 处理各类专利、商业秘密、技术协议、商标和版权纠纷。他还为客户提供许可、专利组合分析以及公司交易中的知识产权咨询。
Gene 的工作涵盖各类技术，包括计算机系统和软件、电信和无线通信、医疗设备、区块链和加密货币、太阳能、电子游戏、制药、金融服务、化学、半导体和地球科学。他经常在高风险纠纷中代表美国和亚洲的大型公司。Gene 最近在首例针对去中心化自治组织 (DAO) 的专利诉讼中代表了一家 DAO。Gene 曾在ITC针对提前审理的试点计划进行的首次调查中成功代理世界上最大的酒精饮料公司。此外，他还代表台湾第一家创新药品公司处理许可纠纷，并在有关专利所有权的诉讼中提供支持。
因出众才能入选 Chambers Global、IAM Patent 1000 和 Managing IP，Gene 经常发表关于专利法和知识产权诉讼近期趋势及重要议题的言论、文章和评论。
教育与证书
教育
- 康奈尔大学法学院, J.D., 1992
- 哥伦比亚大学, B.A.S.c., 1989
律师和法庭资格
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New York
专业认可
被钱伯斯全球评为全球顶级商业律师，2013 - 2015
被 Managing IP 评为 知识产权之星
被 IAM Patent 1000 评为 全球顶级专利从业者
入选纽约超级律师
入选法律界名人录，专利律师
影响
专业领导力
- PTAB Bar Association, Director and Treasurer, 2019-2023
- New York Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, Director, 2018-2022
社区参与
- The Olcott Condominium, President, Board of Managers
News
代理经验
Experience
Some representative matters include the following:
True Return Systems v. MakerDAO
Lead counsel for defendant MakerDAO in a first-of-its-kind patent lawsuit against a decentralized autonomous organization.
FTC Solar v. FCX Solar (IPR2022-02201)
Lead counsel for patent owner FCX Solar in opposing inter partes review (IPR) petition filed by petitioner FTC Solar. Won a noninstitution decision.
FCX Solar v. FTC Solar
Lead counsel for plaintiff FCX Solar in a patent lawsuit involving solar tracker technology. The case ended with a settlement after a successful claim construction order.
VoIP-Pal v. Twitter
Lead counsel for Twitter in a patent lawsuit involving communications routing technology. Won a motion to dismiss that invalidated the asserted patents under Section 101 for ineligible subject matter.
Silver Management Group v. AdvisorEngine
Lead counsel for AdvisorEngine in a lawsuit concerning a software agreement. Won summary judgment of a claim regarding the scope of revenues on which license fees are owed.
LNW Gaming v. New Vision Gaming & Development (CBM2018-00005 and -00006)
Lead counsel for petitioner in covered business method (CBM) reviews involving gaming patents that ended in Final Written Decisions that all challenged claims were under Section 101 for ineligible subject matter. Argued the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appeal, which affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision of unpatentability.
Broker Genius v. NRZ Entertainment
Lead counsel for defendant in federal lawsuit involving Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA), state trade secret, breach of contract, and related claims. This matter involved software used by ticket brokers to price tickets.
IPR2017-01534
Lead counsel for patent owner in an IPR involving polymer production technology.
Cypress Lake Software v. Major Korean Electronics Company
Led defense of company in a lawsuit involving patents asserted against personal computers and display-related technology.
Certain Laser Abraded Denim Garments*
Co-lead counsel for major denim brand respondent. This investigation involved patents directed to using lasers to abrade or create patterns on denim garments.
Worlds, Inc. v. Activision Blizzard*
Patent litigation relating to videogame software. Court allowed motion of summary judgment of invalidity prior to correction of asserted patents.
Worlds.com v. NCsoft Corp.*
Patent litigation relating to videogame software successfully transferred out of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Certain Products Having Laminated Packaging, Laminated Packaging, and Components Thereof*
Co-lead counsel for respondent Diageo North America. This investigation was the first of the International Trade Commision’s (ITC) pilot program for possible early disposition of cases. Following an accelerated trial on the economic prong of domestic industry, the Commission found that the complainant (a nonpracticing entity) failed to satisfy the economic prong and terminated the investigation.
Rotatable Technologies v. Major Korean Electronics Company*
Patent litigation relating to user interface technology, resulting in a stipulated judgment of non-infringement following claim construction, which was affirmed on appeal.
NCsoft Corp. v. Bluehole Studios, Inc.*
Co-lead counsel for plaintiff in trade secret misappropriation, copyright, and unfair business practices litigation relating to videogames.
Rydex Ltd. v. Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America; Rydex Ltd. v. Discover Financial Services and American Express Company*
Lead counsel in patent lawsuits involving fuel systems.
Auction Management Solutions v. Live Global Bid and ADESA*
Lead counsel in patent lawsuit involving computer systems used in live auctions.
Wi-LAN v. LG Electronics*
Patent litigation concerning code-division multiple access (CDMA) and Wi-Fi technology.
TransAct Technologies v. FutureLogic*
Lead counsel in patent litigation concerning multiport printers.
One of the World’s Largest Chemical Companies v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company*
Patent litigation relating to chemical processes.
Sofamor Danek v. Surgical Dynamics and U.S. Surgical*
Patent litigation involving spinal fusion devices.
*Prior Experience