Terry Lu

Terry Lu has approximately 14 years of professional experience in the field of intellectual property. With a dual background as a former patent examiner and licensed lawyer and holding a licensed patent attorney qualification, Terry specializes in patent and technology-related IP matters, including medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, functional materials, household appliances, construction machinery, consumer goods, optics, and aesthetic medicine.

Terry has a strong academic background in chemistry and biotechnology. He previously worked for several years at the Beijing Patent Examination Cooperation Center of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), where he focused on patent examination in the chemical sector and participated in CNIPA-led research projects.

Terry advises clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters involving patents, computer software, and trade secrets. His work covers different types of IP litigation, including patent search and analysis, freedom-to-operate (FTO) assessments and legal opinions, due diligence, patent invalidation, administrative proceedings, patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and software-related disputes.

Work Highlights

As a core team member, Terry has handled cases involving:

• Advising a U.S. innovative pharmaceutical company in a drug patent linkage dispute against a Chinese generic drug manufacturer
• Advising a Japanese pharmaceutical company in a patent infringement litigation against a Chinese generic competitor
• Advising a European battery binder manufacturer in a series of patent civil infringement actions against competitors
• Advising a U.S. medical device company in the handling and responding to multiple patent invalidation proceedings
• Advising a multinational photovoltaic panel manufacturer in patent invalidation and civil infringement litigation
• Advising a European chemical equipment company on patent invalidation actions, patentability assessments, and submission of third-party observations against competitors’ patents
• Advising a U.S. video chip technology firm in a software copyright infringement action
• Advising a U.S. metal materials company in disputes concerning chemical process trade secrets and patent ownership.