Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee is a patent and trade marks attorney based in Sydney.

Jessica has inter-disciplinary experience in both research and industry, with a technical background in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering, machine vision, signals and image processing, and control algorithms.  

Her practice encompasses designs registrations, drafting and prosecution to help clients secure patent rights in Australia and in international jurisdictions. Jessica also advises clients on validity, infringement and freedom to operate issues, as well as on intellectual property (IP) strategy and due diligence considerations. She also works with international associates and clients to obtain and safeguard patent rights in Australia.  

The goal to which Jessica works, is to help clients obtain useful IP, and to devise IP management strategies which are aligned with their broader commercial objectives. 

For Jessica, the most interesting aspects of working in IP, aside from getting to know her clients through the advisory work, are learning about new advancements that make the world a better and more interesting place, and seeing the products out on the market.  

Jessica has experience in the IP protection of diverse technologies such as telecommunications, video encoding, image processing, AI/ML enabled technologies, medical devices, photo-voltaic technologies, electrical devices, home appliances, hot water systems, mining equipment, farming apparatuses, bathroom equipment and various mechanical devices. 

Jessica is supportive of the wider IP community and is a tutor for the drafting course for aspiring future patent attorney at the University of Technology. She is an IPTA Fellow, and a member of FICPI, AIPPI, and APAA where she is currently on the Anti-Counterfeiting committee for the Australia group.  

Jessica is also involved with the Sydney Chapter Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce, and is on hand to help provide IP guidance for founders through Sydney Angels.