Robert Lee

Robert J.M. Lee is an Intellectual Property Litigation Partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney.  Robert focuses on patent litigation, patent opinion work, licensing, and advising on IP matters such as open source software licensing. He has experience in working with a range of technologies, such as small molecules, consumer electronics, video games, social networking, mechanical inventions, and eyewear design. He has litigation experience in venues across the U.S., including patent litigation hotspots in California, Texas, and Delaware, as well as before the U.S. Patent and Trademark office and the Federal Circuit. 
      
Before joining Dorsey, Robert spent over eight years with University of Washington CoMotion, the university’s tech transfer office, in the office’s IP Management group. He also regularly guest lectures on IP law and policy to classes at the University of Washington and other local groups. 
      
Robert is originally from Seattle but grew up mainly in Olympia, WA. He is a “Triple Dawg,” with three degrees from the University of Washington: B.A. in Anthropology, M.S. in Pharmaceutical Bioengineering, and J.D. He is fluent in Japanese. He enjoys spending time cooking, watching Japanese dramas, and playing games with his family. He is also an investor in local microbrewery Fair Isle Brewing in Ballard.