Kevin Lyn is a partner practicing in the firm's Intellectual Property - Mechanical Patents Group in Raleigh. His practice includes patentability studies, patent preparation and prosecution, infringement/validity studies and client counseling with respect to mechanical, electrical, electromechanical, business method, software, and Internet-related technologies. He also directs his technology-related abilities to more transactional aspects of intellectual property by collaborating with the firm’s corporate attorneys to facilitate complex mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Mr. Lyn is co-president of the North Carolina Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NCAPABA).  He is a member of the Duke University Engineering Alumni Council; the Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association (TIPLA); the Intellectual Property Section of the North Carolina Bar Association; and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). He frequently presents seminars on intellectual property law and patent practice for the Pratt School of Engineering, as well as for the Master of Engineering Management program, the Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership program, and the Health Sector Management program, all at Duke University.

Mr. Lyn earned his B.S.E. degree in mechanical engineering and materials science (1987), cum laude and with distinction, as well as his M.S. in mechanical engineering and materials science (1989), both from Duke University. He earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1998. Mr. Lyn is a member of the North Carolina Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Mr. Lyn was a project engineer for Mitsubishi Semiconductor America, Inc., responsible for chemical vapor deposition processes in an integrated circuit manufacturing process. He was also a project engineer for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., responsible for safety testing of mechanical and electromechanical products, industrial machinery and marine devices. Mr. Lyn is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina.