Atty. Otto O. Lee
Mr. Lee specializes in international intellectual property, trade secrets, competition and customs matters.
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Otto O. Lee is a Managing Partner based in San Jose, California, practicing at Intellectual Property Law Group LLP. They have 32+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1994. Their practice focuses on trademark, business, ip, ip licensing, and international. Admitted to practice in California (1994), District of Columbia registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1995), and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California, U.S. District (1995). Educated at Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D. Erasmus, 1994) and University of California at Berkeley (B.S.Ch.E., 1989). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of American Intellectual Property Law Association International Trademark Association. Serands clients in San Jose, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Lee specializes in international intellectual property, trade secrets, competition and customs matters
- His emphasis is on patent, trademark, copyright infringement litigation and licensing negotiation
- He started his legal career as an Extern Clerk at the U.S
- Federal District Court, Patent Agent at Sheldon & Mak and later joined Intel Corporation as Senior IP Attorney
- In 1998, he founded Intellectual Property Law Group LLP in San Jose (Silicon Valley), now with offices in Southern California and Washington D.C
- Active in his community, Mr. Lee served as a Planning Commissioner, Councilmember and the 57th Mayor of the City of Sunnyvale, located at the Heart of the Silicon Valley
- With over two decades of service in the U.S
- Navy Reserve Supply Corps, he is a Navy Commander and an Executive Officer of a Reserve Unit based in San Diego
- In 2009 he served in Baghdad, Iraq as Chief of Drawdown Material Disposition & Policy and was awarded the Bronze Star
- His other notable awards include: BEST UNDER 40 by National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2006), Community Award by Asian Law Alliance (2010), NAACP Silicon Valley Legislator of the Year (2011) and Character Award by the Boy Scouts of America (2011)
- Mr. Lee speaks three Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghainese), Spanish and rudimentary Arabic
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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International law attorneys for cross-border transactions, trade, foreign investment, and treaties.
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Jose are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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