NOS GENS

David Lee is an associate in Gowlings' Vancouver office and a member of the Intellectual Property Group. His practice involves patent and trade-mark prosecution, as well as assisting clients in contentious IP matters involving patents, trade-marks, copyright and trade-secret.  

David has experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, assessing and providing opinions on patentability, infringement, validity and freedom to operate issues, IP due diligence matters, and non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.

Prior to entering the practice of law, David worked for an international patent firm in Taiwan assisting in various aspects of US patent prosecution. David also has experience as a software analyst, and as a researcher in a leading high-speed semiconductor fabrication laboratory.

David is conversant in Mandarin and Cantonese.