Wallace Wu is an accomplished IP attorney with an exceptional scientific background in chemistry and biology and a proven track record of success in winning complex intellectual property cases. Combining a deep understanding of technical issues with extensive legal expertise, Wallace focuses on patent, trade secret, unfair competition, and antitrust issues in life sciences and medical device matters before federal district courts, the ITC, U.S. patent office, and Federal Circuit. His work also includes IP due diligence and counseling in life sciences transactional matters.
Known for strategic thinking, effective and efficient advocacy, and exceptional client service, Wallace consistently delivers extraordinary results for clients both as plaintiffs and defendants. One such case was recognized as 2020 Patent Impact Case of the Year by LMG Life Sciences.
He is also passionate about pro bono work, having served as lead trial counsel in a civil litigation successfully representing a labor trafficking victim.
Experience
- Representing Takeda Pharmaceuticals in antitrust “reverse payment” cases involving settlement of Hatch-Waxman litigation.
- Represented Foundation Medicine in district court action involving solid and liquid biopsy diagnostic tests and decimated a competitor’s four-patent family based on invalidity holdings that led to the withdrawal of the competitor’s entire patent infringement complaint.
- Represented Hologic in securing summary judgment of invalidity in a patent infringement action involving DNA labeling technologies, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit and recognized as 2020 Patent Impact Case of the Year by LMG Life Sciences.
- Represented Heraeus in trade secret and false advertising ITC actions concerning polymers synthesis and properties.
- Defended Boston Scientific in a series of patent infringement actions involving drug-eluting stents and secured summary judgment of invalidity on all asserted patents.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 2001
- Ph.D., Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996
- B.S., Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1991, High Distinction
Admissions
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin)