About Us
Millburn IP was co-founded by Dr. Hongbiao (Bill) Yu, and Dr. Su Xu, and exclusively focuses on U.S. patent law. At Millburn IP, we provide high-quality patent services to protect our clients’ innovations. We serve individual inventors, as well as companies ranging from small high-tech startups to Fortune 500 corporations.
Dr. Hongbiao (Bill) Yu
Patent Attorney
Dr. Hongbiao (Bill) Yu has over ten years of experience in patent law, primarily focusing on patent application drafting, prosecution, portfolio management and development, and client counseling. He drafts and prosecutes patent applications in a wide range of technologies related to mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer software. He also provides legal opinions on patentability. In addition, Dr. Yu has experience with invalidity and noninfringement, and freedom-to-operate analysis, post-grant PTAB proceedings, such as Inter Partes Review (IPR), and patent litigation, such as ITC litigation.
Prior to founding Millburn IP, Dr. Yu worked in a tier-one IP law firm and a number of smaller IP firms in Washington D.C. area. Dr. Yu earned his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, where he was a research assistant in the Structural Dynamics and Controls Laboratory at the Center of Acoustics and Vibration. His Ph.D. thesis focused on development of a novel piezoelectric transducer network for controlling vibration localization of turbine blades. During his undergraduate studies in Beijing University (a.k.a. Peking University) in China, Dr. Yu studied theories in mechanics, materials, and controls.
Contact
- Email: bill.yu@millburnip.com
- Phone: 973-315-1365 (office) 202-316-8131 (cell)
Practice Areas
Dr. Yu’s patent practice covers the following exemplary technology areas:
Robotics and drones: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)
Optics: Liquid crystal based lens for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) applications, fiber optics
Semiconductor: Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) manufacturing
Telecommunications and networks: 4G & 5G technologies
Computer software: web and mobile applications, business methods, machine learning
Automotive: internal combustion engine vehicles, electrical vehicles, hybrid vehicles, driver-assist and autonomous driving technologies
Information processing systems: encryption, decryption
Energy and renewables: batteries, solar power, fuel cell, wind power, nuclear power
Thermal energy: heat dissipation technology, heat transfer, thermal energy recycling
Medical and surgical devices: medical robotics, catheters, operational beds, ultrasonic scalpels, sleep apnea treatment devices
Consumer products: mobile phones (including operating systems and interfaces), vending machines, refrigerators, cosmetic product packaging, sports and fitness equipment
Railroad technology: railway profile imaging
Aerospace and aviation: airships
Acoustics: speakers
Education
J. D., University of Maryland School of Law
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Peking University, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Bar and Court Admissions
Virginia State Bar (*admitted in VA only; not admitted in any other state bars)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals, Veterans Claims
Language
English, Chinese
Dr. Su Xu
Patent Agent
Dr. Xu has over five years of professional experience in patent application drafting and prosecution. She assists clients with patent portfolio development and management. She also advises clients on patentability of their innovations. Prior to co-founding Millburn IP, Dr. Xu worked in a technology transfer office of an Oregon university and in a Washington D.C. area patent law firm.
Dr. Su Xu earned her Ph.D. in Optics from University of Central Florida, where she was a research assistant in the Photonics and Display Group at the College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL). Her Ph.D. thesis focused on development of innovative liquid/liquid crystal devices for imaging, optical communication, displays and biomedical applications. She published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal papers in Optics Express, Optics Letters, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Display technology, Liquid Crystals, Lab on a Chip, Journal of Materials Chemistry, etc.
Contact
- Email: su.xu@millburnip.com
- Phone: 973-315-1365 (office) 503-998-7594 (cell)
Practice Areas
Dr. Xu’s patent practice covers the following exemplary technology areas:
Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR)
Liquid Crystal (LC) photonic devices
Display panels and driving circuits
Laser optics
LEDs and OLEDs
Adaptive optical devices
Optical communication: fiber optics, optical switch
Computer software: machine learning
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Education
Ph.D., University of Central Florida, Optics
M.S., Zhejiang University, Optical Engineering
B.S., Zhejiang University, Information Engineering
Bar Admission
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Language
English, Chinese