Esther H. Lim

Partner

Esther H. Lim has a broad patent practice, including litigation, prosecution, licensing, opinions, due diligence investigations, and portfolio management. She has represented many international companies from Asia, Europe, and the U.S. in complex cases. Ms. Lim is serving as the founding managing partner of the firm's Shanghai office, which opened in 2008.

Ms. Lim frequently lectures and writes internationally on issues relating to procurement and enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Last Month at the Federal Circuit, Finnegan’s monthly newsletter distributed to subscribers worldwide. Ms. Lim taught advanced patent law and public policy courses as an adjunct professor at Howard University School of Law in the U.S. for six years. Beginning in 2010, she will teach a new IP course to postgraduate law students at Renmin University School of Law in China.

Ms. Lim served as a law clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

主な業績

• Represented Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. in a complex patent litigation involving processors for PlayStation® products, which resulted in a favorable settlement.
• Successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of Nortel against charges of infringement on its telecommunication systems.
• Oversees patent portfolio management of one of the country’s leading mortgage lenders.
• Oversees patent portfolio management and procurement on behalf of the Oneida Indian Nation on gaming technology.
• Serves as a co-chair of the Conference of the Institute of Intellectual Property and Social Justice at Howard University School of Law.
• Worked as a computer programmer at the U.S. Naval Air Test Center.
• Worked on a number of pro bono projects involving client intakes at pro bono clinics and also assisted with translations related to legal services for non-English speaking communities.

プロフェッショナル大賞

• 2007 recipient of the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, a national award for legal writing.
• 2005 recipient of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s "Best Lawyers Under 40" award.
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
  

専門分野での活動

• D.C. Bar (Board of Governors, 2005-2008; Development Committee, 2006-2007; Nominations Committee, 2002)
• Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (Board of Directors, 2007-2009)
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Secretary, 2007-2008; Regional Governor, 2003-2005; Co-Chair, IP Committee, 2005-present; Co-Chair, Women’s Leadership Committee, 2003-2007)
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation (Board of Governors, 2005-2007)
• D.C. Computer Law Forum (President, 2003-2005)
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington DC Area (President, 2001-2002; Board of Directors, 1999-2005)
• American Bar Association (Planning Committee for National Conference for the Minority Lawyer, 2006; Annual Convention Host Committee, 2002)

主な出版物

• Coauthor. "2009 Patent Law Decisions of the Federal Circuit," American University Law Review, April 30, 2010.
• Coauthor. "Making the Right Decisions in IP Licensing," Electronic IP News, July 2009.
• Coauthor. "Counter-Measures to ITC's Expansive Power of Banning Product Importation," Managing Intellectual Property China edition, June 2009.
• Coauthor. "Practical Considerations and Strategies in Drafting U.S. Patent Applications," China IP News, April 2009.
• Coauthor. "Satisfying the Information Disclosure Requirement," Managing Intellectual Property China edition, March 2009.
• Coauthor. "The Value of Reexaminations Before and During a Lawsuit," China IP News, March 2009.
• Coauthor. "Policy Perspectives: The Current Reality with IP in China," World Trade Magazine, Dec. 2008.
• "Avoiding Trade Secret Misappropriation Litigation in the United States," Managing Intellectual Property China edition, Sep. 2008.
• Coauthor. "Standards and Patents: Lessons from the Rambus Cases," Managing Intellectual Property China edition, June 13, 2008.
• Coauthor. "Build Assets Today for Business Tomorrow," Managing Intellectual Property China IP Focus, March 2008.