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Yidi Wu is a Patent Agent in Merchant &amp; Gould’s New York office. As a Patent Agent, Yidi supports clients in obtaining patents to protect their critical intellectual property. Her ten years of international experience and interdisciplinary approach to IP sets her apart from others within her industry. She is also qualified as a patent agent and attorney in China.

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For our firm, Yidi is responsible for drafting and reviewing patent applications, performing due diligence, analyzing prior art, and developing detailed responses to office actions.&nbsp;

Currently, Yidi serves clients at the intersection of the mechanical and electronic fields. She has in-depth experience in various tech niches, including AI, autonomous driving systems, drones, cameras, and software.

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Throughout her years of experience, Yidi has worked in various roles, all revolving around patents and IP. At the beginning of her career, she served the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) as a Supervisory Patent Examiner. In this role, Yidi managed patent quality control and supervised patent landscape reports.

Yidi also supported Dji Drone, a consumer tech company, as an Intellectual Property Manager, tasked with reviewing and drafting patent applications and responses to the USPTO, EPO, CNIPA, and the JPO. In addition, she conducted IP due diligence, analyzed patentability, managed core IP assets, and monitored IP compliance.

Hundreds of Patent Applications Drafted &amp; Reviewed

Over the course of her career thus far, Yidi has played a critical role in the analysis, drafting, and execution of hundreds of patents. During her role with the CNIPA, Yidi handled 700+ Chinese and global patent applications. And with Dji Drone, she reviewed and drafted 200+ applications and responses.

Taking an Interdisciplinary Approach to Intellectual Property

Yidi’s experience with both in-house legal teams and external patent examiners enables her to take an interdisciplinary approach to IP. Not only does she understand the importance of patent protection, but she also understands what patent examiners look for in a patent application.

With this knowledge, Yidi can support her clients in developing high-quality patents that not only protect their IP but also gain approval. As a result, her clients can protect their ideas and inventions now and in the future.

Yidi Wu possesses a Bachelor of Safety Engineering and a Master of Safety Technology and Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology. She also received her LL.M degree with a concentration in Intellectual Property from Boston University. Yidi actively participates in various industry associations to continuously update her professional connections.

With a multicultural background, Yidi speaks four languages, including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as playing tennis and listening to opera and jazz.

Boston University Law School, LL.M. concentration in Intellectual Property, 2022

Beijing Institute of Technology, M.S. Safety Technology and Engineering, 2013

Beijing Institute of Technology, B.S. Safety Engineering, 2010

Yidi Wu, Intellectual Property Technical Advisor

New York

Decision holds certain patents invalid for claiming unpatentable subject matter.



Merchant &amp; Gould is pleased to announce that its client Patch My PC, LLC, a fast-growing patch management software company, won an important decision in a patent case on April 13 against Ivanti, Inc. &nbsp;



Ivanti sued Patch My PC, alleging that it infringed three Ivanti patents. The patented technology is related to methods and systems for discovering software updates and then updating computers with the software as needed, across a network.



Patch My PC moved to dismiss the complaint, asserting that all three patents were invalid as unpatentable under 35 USC 101. The federal district court in Colorado granted the motion.



&nbsp;In finding the claims invalid under 35 USC 101, the court found the claims were directed at the abstract idea of “adding automation to a well-established manual process of identifying and fixing software bugs on computers.” The court also found that each representative claim of each patent “simply utilizes known components . . . in understood and conventional ways.” Ivanti has until April 20, 2023, to show cause why the case should not be dismissed in its entirety.



This decision is important to enterprises that manage networks. Automated systems for updating PCs and other computers are widespread to ensure network security and proper operation. Ivanti’s portfolio may have presented a threat to other patch system providers in the industry, and to customers who need to make sure their network of computers has updated software. If the patents are invalid, as the court found, the patents cannot be asserted against anyone else.



According to Patch My PC CEO Justin Chalfant, “We are very pleased by the result.&nbsp;We had clearly communicated to Ivanti our belief that the case was without merit even before Ivanti brought suit, and again before we filed our motion to dismiss. This result allows Patch My PC to keep its focus on taking care of its customers, which has always been its strength.”



Merchant &amp; Gould represented Patch My PC, and its litigation team crossed the firm’s Minneapolis, Denver, New York, and D.C.-area offices, including the following attorneys: Daniel W. McDonald, Peter A. Gergely, Ryan J. Fletcher, Kristen M. Souther, Peter S. Selness, and Paige S. Stradley, and technical advisor Yidi Wu.

Merchant & Gould Successfully Represents Patch My PC in Winning Patent Case with a Motion to Dismiss

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Yidi Wu

Boston University Law School 
LL.M. concentration in Intellectual Property, 2022
Beijing Institute of Technology 
M.S., Safety Technology and Engineering, 2013 
B.S., Safety Engineering, 2010

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<li>English (fluent)</li>
<li>Mandarin (native)</li>
<li>Cantonese (native)</li>
<li>Japanese (N2 certificate, ability to read Japanese patents)</li>
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Sitting for N.Y. bar exam, 2023
Sitting for USPTO patent bar, 2022
Admitted to practice in China, 2017
Admitted to CNIPA patent bar, 2015

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