Andrew J. Wu

Andrew has been a leader in the field of patent and intellectual property law for over 20 years. Prior to joining IPValue in October 2009, Andrew was a patent litigator for over 13 years, including six years as a partner at Morgan Lewis. Before Morgan Lewis, Andrew practiced all aspects of patent and intellectual property law at Pennie & Edmonds and Sidley & Austin. As a litigator, Andrew led litigation teams in numerous patent and intellectual property cases in federal and state courts around the country as well as before the U.S. International Trade Commission and foreign courts. At IPValue, Andrew has conducted well over a hundred patent license negotiations, leading to over $800 million in patent licensing revenue. Andrew specializes in technology areas including electronics, communications, semiconductor processing, and light-emitting diodes, and has closed successful patent license agreements including, for example, licenses to many of the major technology companies in the software, computing, mobile phone, electronics, logic, memory, and semiconductor manufacturing industries.

Andrew received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, where he took first place in the Nathan Burkan Competition and was an extern for United States District Judge Donald Lee. He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Aerospace) from the University of Michigan. Before law school, he was an engineer in the naval nuclear program at Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Andrew has published articles on intellectual property law in the Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal, AIPLA Quarterly Journal, and numerous IP and trade journals.

He is admitted to practice in California, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.