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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP Offices

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
2040 MAIN STREET
14TH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA 92614
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Partner

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Sabing H. Lee’s practice includes strategic patent procurement, patent portfolio management, intellectual property due diligence and general counseling on infringement, licensing, international IP protection and post-grant proceedings. Sabing currently represents clients in a wide range of technologies, with an emphasis on medical devices and procedures and materials science.

Sabing co-chairs the firm’s Medical Devices and Procedures group. In the medical device field, Sabing has worked extensively with cardiovascular, orthopedic, wound care and healthcare AI technologies. He has been involved in the intellectual property strategy and acquisitions of PercuSurge, Inc. (acquired by Medtronic, Inc.), Flex-Foot, Inc. (acquired by Össur hf.), Endius, Inc. (acquired by Zimmer Holdings, Inc.), ev3 Inc. (acquired by Covidien), CardiAQ Valve Technologies (acquired by Edwards Lifesciences), and Tornier/Wright Medical (acquired by Stryker).

Sabing currently serves on the Board of Directors for Octane, an organization that drives technology industry growth and innovation in Orange County by connecting ideas and people with resources and capital.

Sabing has been recognized as a Patent Star in Managing IP’s “IP STARS” guide for his outstanding intellectual property legal work in 2018-2021. He has received “Star” recognition in the “Life Sciences Survey” published by Legal Media Group (LMG) Life Sciences from 2012-2019 and 2022-2023. He was noted as being among the top patent strategists in the country for his patent prosecution, patent advisory, strategy and management practice. Sabing was selected for inclusion in the “Southern California Super Lawyers” list for his work in intellectual property law from 2013-2018 by Super Lawyers magazine, and was named to the Daily Journal’s list of the “Top Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2014”, where he was recognized among the Top 25 Portfolio Managers & Patent Prosecutors of Intellectual Property.

Sabing joined the firm in 1997 and became a partner in 2003.

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United States > Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)

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Sabing Lee – Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP‘s group is well-regarded for the breadth of its capabilities in complex patent matters, with biotech, life sciences, medical devices, and electrical engineering being key areas of specialism across the group. Irvine-based Salima Merani is well-placed to assist clients with patent prosecution, portfolio management, and transactional due diligence matters. Merani heads up the team alongside Sabing Lee (also based in Irvine), who advises medtech clients on the IP strategy aspects of complex transactions. Merani and Lee also co-chair the firm’s medical device group. Also in Irvine, Harnik Shukla has noteworthy abilities in procuring successfully litigated patents. In Seattle, Melanie Seelig has expertise in patent infringement, validity, and clearance matters. At the San Diego office, Jason Jardine is experienced in advising on the acquisition, protection, and enforcement of IP rights in both domestic and cross-border contexts.

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is well regarded for its expertise in patent licensing and transactions, drawing on the technical experience of attorneys, scientists and engineers to represent clients in a broad spectrum of practice areas. With a specialism licensing, the team is regularly called upon to both obtain and litigate patents but also to negotiate deals for patent rights. Jointly led in Orange Country by Salima Merani, an expert in portfolio management and Sabing Lee  , a patent procurement specialist. In San Diego, Kimberly Miller, is a key port of call for all IP-related matters spanning a variety of technical disciplines including chemistry, pharma and biotech. In Irvine, Terry Tullis, a key figure in property portfolio management and David Schmidt, a specialist patent prosecutor are further members of the team. Jason Gersting departed the firm in 2024.

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