Shanyun LYU Head of U.S.Office Registered U.S. Patent Agent  Ph.D.

Shawn Shanyun Lu, Ph.D., head of CSPTAL’s U.S office and a registered patent agent, counsels clients in intellectual property law, particularly in the U.S. and China patent prosecution. His current practice focuses on patent prosecution in the following areas: computer science, medical device, nanomaterials, biotechnology, and drug discovery. He has prepared and prosecuted more than 500 patent applications in a variety of areas.  

Dr. Lu has more than 15 years of academic research experience that he uses to enhance his legal experience. He was most recently at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) where he was Assistant Manager for X-ray Crystallography Core Facility. Prior to UAB, Dr. Lu was a faculty member in the College of Life Sciences, Peking University in Beijing, China. He was a biologist specializing in biochemistry, molecular biology, x-ray crystallography, structure-based drug discovery, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and bioinformatics. Dr. Lu has published his research findings in journals including: Biochemistry, Proteins, Protein Science, Protein Engineering, Journal of Biological Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Immunology, Journal of Virology, Carbohydrate Research, Neurological Research, Acta Crystallographica Section D and other international recognized research venues.