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Overview

Sean Lee works on a range of intellectual property matters focusing on patent prosecution, litigation, and post-grant review proceedings.

Leveraging his experience as an engineer, Sean oversees and prosecutes patent applications relating to a wide range of technologies, including software, machine learning, computer vision, autonomous vehicles, aviation manufacturing, financial services, virtual/augmented reality, and telecommunication. Sean also works on a variety of litigation matters in district courts, before the International Trade Commission, and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The subject matter of Sean's litigation experience includes communication networks and hardware, data storage, video codec, televisions, audio systems, digital scales, medical imaging, and cosmetic products.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Sean was a telecommunication engineer at Alcatel-Lucent (acquired by Nokia), where he deployed upgrades to Sprint's network. Sean also served as an open-source legal intern at GitHub.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of California
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of California
  • J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law 2018
    cum laude
    2L Technology Editor, Science and Technology Law Journal, 2016-2017
    Korean American Law Students Association, Operational Vice President, 2016-2017
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2011