has traveled together with our clients.
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2026.06
Changed the firm's official English name to LEE & MOCK IP
(over 400 professionals and staff, including over 190 patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law) -
2016.09
Identified in materials submitted to the National Assembly's annual government audit as the agent with the highest number of IP filings with the KIPO over the ten-year period from 2006 to 2015
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2012.07
Relocated to Dogok-dong, expanding the office
(currently in the Daerim Acrotel building) -
2008.03
Introduced a business division system, reorganizing the firm into the Technology Division, Trademark Division, and Support Division, with multiple teams under each division to strengthen client-specific expertise
(300 professionals and staff, including over 110 patent attorneys) -
2008.02
Established a business alliance with Yulchon LLC
(one of Korea's five largest law firms) -
2005.07
Converted the firm into a patent attorneys corporation under the name Y.P. LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS
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2003.04
Merged with Mock Patent Law Office and changed the firm's name from Lee Youngpil Joint Patent Law Office to Y.P. LEE, MOCK & PARTNERS
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1997.03
Expanded office space
(secured an annex building; 180 professionals and staff) -
1995.03
Established affiliate company EG Consulting Co., Ltd.
(core business areas: patent search, market research, IP commercialization, and translation) -
1993.03
Established a dedicated Trademark Department
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1991.12
Ranked first in the number of foreign filings
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1990.03
Relocated to Seocho-dong, expanding the firm under the name Lee Youngpil Joint Patent Law Office
(30 professionals and staff) -
1989.07
Began handling foreign patent filings
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1988.07
Relocated to Yeoksam-dong and began representing Samsung Electronics in IP matters
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1985.10
Founded as Lee Young-pil Patent Law Office by Representative Patent Attorney Young-pil Lee in Seocho-dong, with 8 professionals and staff