Milbank partner John Lu was quoted in two published articles discussing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that a state cannot be sued for copyright infringement. Mr. Lu is a partner in Milbank’s Los Angeles office and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Arbitration group, with a focus on intellectual property.
In one article, “States Immune From Copyright Suits, SCOTUS Rules,” published by Intellectual Property Magazine, Mr. Lu is quoted as saying that he was not surprised by the ruling and that, “Unless there is an increase in allegations of IP infringement by states, I do not expect Congress to revisit sovereign immunity anytime soon by passing a narrower statute to pass constitutional muster.” Another article, “SCOTUS Hands Initiative to Congress on State Immunity,” similarly quotes Mr. Lu as commenting that Congress was unlikely to revisit state immunity but that lower courts could limit the scope of this immunity.
John Lu’s practice encompasses different types of intellectual property litigation, including patent, copyright, and trade secrets. He has primarily represented clients in the biopharmaceutical industry and in China. John is conversant in Mandarin Chinese.
