Ms. Shin Jeong LEE is a partner at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on Intellectual Property, Corporate, General Civil Disputes, Transportation, Industrial Accident, Healthcare & Environment, Tax Litigation, and International Arbitration & Litigation.
Ms. Lee is experienced in the intellectual property sector with her 12 years as an attorney with a STEM background.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2007)

Education

• Advanced Management Program, Korea University (2019)
• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (LLM, 2010)
• The George Washington University (BA in Economics, 1998)
• Seoul National University (BA in Chemistry Education, 1995)
• Yale Girls’ High School (1990)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2020-Present)
• Attorney, DARAE Law & IP Group (2008)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2007)
• Kim & Chang IP (1998-2000)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Represented a seller of CMP slurry products for tungsten in the case of infringement of patent rights and claims for damages related to CMP slurry
• Represented a manufacturer of a sterilizing water generator for the respondent in a case of injunction prohibiting patent infringement on a sterilizing water generator
• Represented the defendant catalyst product manufacturer in a case of prohibition of patent infringement and claim for damages related to silica catalyst
• Represented the defendant sticker manufacturer in a case of prohibition of patent infringement and claim for damages related to the manufacturing method of casting foam sticker
• Represented the plaintiff's patentee in a patent infringement case related to machinery for construction and civil engineering works
• Represented the defendant interior material manufacturer in a patent infringement case related to assembly fixtures
• Represented the plaintiff's patent right holder in a case of prohibition of patent infringement and claim for damages related to hangover relieving drink
• Represented the plaintiff's patent right holder in a case of prohibition of patent infringement and claim for damages related to the invention of the use of the culture medium of three liporia lock serrata mycelium
• Represented the plaintiff's employee in a case of claiming compensation for employee's invention related to a bridge construction-related invention
• Represented a trademark right holder in a case of injunction against the use of the "Mapo-ok" trademark
• Represented a trademark right holder in a trademark registration invalidation case for "Louis Castel"
• Represented a clothing manufacturer in a non-unfair competition case involving the manufacture and sale of clothing
• Represented the plaintiff pharmaceutical company in a case against unfair competition in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals
• Represented the plaintiff PPF manufacturer in the case of non-infringement of trade secrets and copyright infringement regarding design patterns of protective film for vehicles (PPF)
• Represented the plaintiff construction company in a case related to trademark transfer registration, etc. related to the use of ‘STX’
• Represented a cosmetic product manufacturer in a case of prohibition of design rights infringement and unfair competition related to cosmetic products
• Represented a mobile phone manufacturer and seller in a case of injunction against copyright infringement related to mobile phone OS program
• Represented the defendant in a case of software-related copyright violation related to battlefield management information system
• Represented the defendant automobile company in a case of prohibition of copyright infringement and claim for damages related to automobile grill design
• Represented the plaintiff in a copyright infringement case related to the script for the drama "Iris"
• Represented the copyright holder in the case of confirmation of the copyright holder for the cartoon "Pororo" character and the case of injunction against broadcasting
• Represented the copyright holder in a claim for damages due to copyright infringement of the novel "Dead of Winter"
• Represented the copyright holder in a copyright infringement case for the exercise therapy textbook "SNPE Correct Posture Spinal Exercise"
• Represented the respondent [Emergency Education Co., Ltd.] in the case of prohibition of copyright infringement of Korean textbooks
• Represented the respondent [Doosan Donga Co., Ltd.] in the case of prohibition of copyright infringement of English textbooks

• Commercialisation of Healthcare in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2021)