Lewis Lee
Patent Attorney - Partner - Spokane George Washington University Law School
J.D.
Washington State University
B.S., Electrical Engineering
B.A.,
Business Administration
Admitted to practice law in the State of Washington
Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
Washington State University Research Foundation, Board Member
Washington State University Foundation Trustee
Union Gospel Mission, Board Member
Honors College and Entrepreneurship Program at Washington State University, Advisory Board Member
Applied Sciences Laboratory, Advisory Board Member
Lewis offers extensive business and legal expertise in counseling clients on all facets of IP portfolio creation and utilization as a business asset, including strategic planning, development, management, and competitive analysis.
As a co-founder of Lee & Hayes in 1994, Lewis has developed expertise in many diverse technologies and business processes, including computer software and hardware, financial innovations, Internet-related technologies, gaming environments, network technologies, telecommunication systems, cryptography, medical devices, microprocessors and semiconductor technologies.
Career highlights include co-authoring two books, Intellectual Property for the Internet in 1997 and Managing Intellectual Property Rights in 1993. Lewis is a past lecturer at the Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) at the University of Washington and adjunct professor at Gonzaga University's School of Business. Lewis continues to lecture at various events both domestically and abroad, including events such as the IPL conference in India hosted by George Washington University School of Law and at the Peking University School of Law and China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) in Beijing, China.
Other board experience includes serving as a board member (and past chair) of the Washington State University Research Foundation, a Washington State University Foundation trustee, and board member of the Union Gospel Mission in Spokane. Lewis also serves on the advisory boards of the Honors College and Entrepreneurship Program at WSU and on the Applied Sciences Laboratory (ASL) in Spokane.
Lewis Lee509.944.4711
lewis@leehayes.com