Hojun Lee, Managing Patent Attorney
Early
File on the core technology first, and set up IP management: invention disclosures, employee inventions and confidentiality.
Patent law firm in Gangnam and Bundang, Korea
Handled directly by a patent attorney
with corporate and investor experience
We set what to spend on patents, and in what order, for your stage and market, and prepare the rights the next step will need, from the first filing to fundraising, listing and M&A.
Hojun Lee, Managing Patent Attorney
- Former patent attorney, SEMES IP Group (Samsung Electronics subsidiary)
- Investment Director, Minetta Brook Ventures
- Evaluator for technology-special listings
HOW WE WORK
Patent strategy depends on your stage, your competition and how much technology drives your edge
We do not file everything. We spend first where it pays off at your current stage, and prepare the rights the next stage will need.
Competition and the weight of technology
Fierce competition, low technology weight
Patents on the business model, UI and customer experience, together with designs, brands and trade secrets.
Fierce competition, high technology weight
Offensive and defensive filings, with R&D and patents managed as one process.
Light competition, low technology weight
Keep costs down and focus on core strengths.
Light competition, high technology weight
Secure the core technology broadly and early.
Growth stage
Growth
File on applications and improvements, and monitor competitors' patents regularly.
Expansion
Prepare patents for new businesses and extend IP management to the larger portfolio.
AFTER FILING
IP designed to work beyond registration
Portfolio strategy
Connect core and follow-on technology, brands and designs in one roadmap.
IP management
Keep filings, registrations, deadlines and rights in each country in one view.
Putting rights to use
Prepare the rights to hold up in fundraising, technology-special listing reviews, acquisition due diligence, licensing and disputes.
SERVICES
From filing to disputes
Patents
We translate core technology into commercially relevant patent scope.
Korean & global filingPrior-art searchesProsecution & trials
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Trademarks
We protect names and marks so they remain distinctive in the market.
Clearance searchesKorean & global filingOpposition & trials
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Designs
We turn visual differentiation in products and interfaces into clear rights.
Design searchesPartial & related designsGlobal filing
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IP Disputes & Advisory
We design response scenarios grounded in both legal rights and business reality.
Infringement & validityTrial & litigation supportLicensing
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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Deep experience in AI and semiconductor equipment
AI & Software
We define the technical problem and solution—not merely the algorithm’s label.
Our managing attorney led the AI team at Pi IP Law Firm, handling patents for many AI companies. In software, kt cloud is a client.
Semiconductors & Electronics
We translate subtle structural and process differences into testable claim language.
Our managing attorney handled semiconductor-equipment patents at the SEMES IP Group and has carried out a full analysis of the Applied Materials patent portfolio.
We also handle patents in other technical fields.
“Since my time at DGIST, I have entrusted my lab's patents to Hojun Lee, who understands our computer vision and generative AI research precisely and turns it into patents with an eye to how the technology will be used in business.”
Formerly at DGIST, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
CONTACT
We start with the patents your current stage needs
It is fine if the scope is not yet clear. Tell us your company's stage and any important dates, and we will respond after reviewing them.
- Phone
- 070-7610-8750
- abcip@abcip.co.kr
- Offices
- Gangnam and Bundang offices