Yite John Lu

About Yite John Lu

Y. John Lu is an IP litigation attorney in the Los Angeles office of Orrick. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.Dr. Lu\'s practice focuses on patent, trade secrets, and life sciences litigation. He has represented clients in matters involving patent infringement, US-China trade secret misappropriation, biosimilars, ANDA litigation, and licensing disputes. Dr. Lu also represents clients in connection with proceedings before the PTAB. Representative life sciences clients for whom Dr. Lu has worked include Genentech, Biogen, Miltenyi, HCW Biologics, Natera, Gilead Sciences, Cosmo Technologies, and Santarus.Dr. Lu is on the editorial advisory board for Law360 Life Science publications and has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 and Under Hot List.”Dr. Lu has authored a number of publications, including: “Thryv: opposing policies in the Supreme Court,” World Intellectual Property Review (June 5, 2020);\"The Growth of Online Universities: How to Solve the Accreditation Dilemma, Protect Students, and Expand Access to Higher Education,\" chapter in Education and Social Media: Toward a Digital Future, MIT Press (2016);\"Senate Gridlock Causes En Banc Uncertainty,\" Intellectual Property Special Report, The Recorder (July 15, 2013); and “Promotion and Market Share in the Proton Pump Inhibitor Market: A Case Study,” Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management, Volume 17, Issue 3, 39••••07). Dr. Lu is the chair of the board of directors for Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center (APADRC), a nonprofit organization. He was also a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Prior to private practice, Dr. Lu was a law clerk to the Honorable William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.Dr. Lu earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he served as Notes Editor of the Yale Law Journal and Executive Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology. While in law school, he was an extern for the Honorable John T. Noonan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and an intern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.Prior to law school, Dr. Lu earned his Doctor of Pharmacy, with Highest Distinction, from the University of North Carolina, and worked in pharmaceutical marketing.Dr. Lu is conversant in Mandarin Chinese.

Experience

1. Partner

   Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

   Jan 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

Education

• Yale Law School

  Juris Doctor

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Doctor of Pharmacy

Skills

• Clinical Research
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Licensing
• Intellectual Property
• Patent Litigation