Deborah L. Lu
Shareholder
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Deborah L. Lu, Ph.D., is a Shareholder in the New York office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property group.
Dr. Lu obtains and evaluates intellectual property protection, manages complex patent portfolios and counsels clients regarding validity, freedom-to-operate and patentability in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. In particular, she prepares and prosecutes patent applications. She is involved in both ex parte and inter partes reexaminations and interferences. Dr. Lu enforces patents in the United States and throughout the world. She also negotiates transactions involving intellectual property issues such as licenses and agreements.
Dr. Lu received her B.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Biochemistry from Cornell University, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Michigan. She was a post doctoral fellow in Microbiology at Harvard Medical School and in Structural Biology at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at the New York University Medical Center. She received her law degree from the Fordham University School of Law.
Dr. Lu is a member of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association and New York State Bar. Dr. Lu is admitted to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the US District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
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- New York, 2005
- US Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Agent (Reg. No. 50,940), 2002
- US Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Attorney (Reg. No. 50,940), 2005
- US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2005
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2005
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2005
- Peer Reviewer, Future Medicinal Chemistry
- Faculty, Practising Law Institute
- Faculty, American Conference Institute
- Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Inc.
- Member, Editorial Board, Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board, BNA Life Sciences Law & Industry Report (LSLR)
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, Practising Law Institute, "Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2011: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing," June 2011
- Exhibitor, 2011 BIO International Convention, June 2011
- Speaker, American Conference Institute, "Using A-Delays, B-Delays and C-Delays to Your Advantage. The Life Sciences Lawyer's Guide to Patent Term Adjustment and Patent Term Extensions," January 26-27, 2011
- Speaker, Practising Law Institute, "Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2010: A Boot Camp for Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing," June 2010
Recent Publications
- Co-author, "Intellectual Property Issues for Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in the US," Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2011
- Co-author, "Commentary Regarding Decision in Bilski from a Biotech Perspective," Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, 2010
- Co-author, "Commentary Regarding Decision in Myriad Genetics on ‘Isolated’ DNA Claims," Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, 2010
- Co-author, "Patent Prosecution of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents in a Changing Legal Landscape," Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2010
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