David J. Lee

Mr. Lee specializes in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the transfer of technology. He is a transplant from New York City, where he litigated intellectual property and related matters. Mr. Lee was a partner at Fish & Neave in New York from 1977-1995. Prior to that, he was a litigator with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.

Some of his more notable cases include In re Fiers, a leading biotechnology case; the microprocessor battle between Cyrix and Intel; and the series of agricultural disputes over the Enola bean patents. He also has accumulated extensive experience in reissue, reexamination and interference proceedings in the United States Patent Office.

Mr. Lee served on the Staff of the University of Chicago Law Review (1970-1971) and then served as Comment Editor on the Managing Board (1971-1972).

Court Memberships

• Colorado
• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Supreme Court

Honors

• United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Faculty of Federal Advocates - Chair, Patent Trial Experts Committee, 1999-
• United States District Court for the District of Delaware: Advisory Committee for the Trial of Patent Intellectual Property Cases, 1993-95
• American Arbitration Association, National Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators
• Who's Who in America, 1994-96
• Martindale Hubbell® “AV” Rating
• Editorial Board, IP Litigator

Professional Affiliations

• University of Colorado Law School, Adjunct Professor, Patent Law, 2000
• Member, American Arbitration Association
• Member, American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section, International & Foreign Law Committee/China Study Group, 1994-1997, Select Committee on PCT Issues, 1994- ; Chair 2001, Nominating Committee, 1999- ; and Special Committee on Harmonization, 2001
• Member, Boulder County Bar Association - Intellectual Property Section
• Member, Colorado Bar Association - Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section - Chair, 1997-98
• Member, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1998-
• Member, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
• Member, Industrial Computing Society
• Member, Instrumentation Society of America