Tong Wu, Ph.D.

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Minneapolis Office
3200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN
55402 USA

ph: 612.332.5300
fax: 612.332.9081

Assistant:

Carla Catalano
ccatalano@merchantgould.com
612.371.5343

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Foreign Language

Tong Wu is a partner in the firm's Minneapolis office. Tong advises U.S. and international clients on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent portfolio planning and procurement, infringement and validity assessment and technology transfer. He also has experience in intellectual property right dispute resolution. He is well versed in a variety of technology areas, including semiconductor and superconductor devices, optical systems, electronics, medical imaging and diagnostic systems, telecommunication systems, orthopedic implants and materials characterization and testing systems. He earned his J.D. magna cum laude from the William Mitchell College of Law, a B.S. and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a master's and doctorate in materials science from Cornell University.

Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1983
M.S., Electrical Engineering, 1986

Cornell University
M.S., Materials Science, 1986
Ph.D., Materials Science, 1991

William Mitchell College of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, 1998

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 1998
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2003

Professional Affiliations

American Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

Foreign Language
Chinese (Mandarin; native speaker)