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EXPERTISE
Russell Wong’s practice focuses on intellectual
property litigation, intellectual property licensing/opinions and
general intellectual property counseling, including patent portfolio
strategy and development. Mr. Wong combines his past experiences as
chief IP counsel of a Fortune 50 company
with his law firm experience at a nationally recognized intellectual
property law firm to provide his clients with business-focused legal
advice. Mr. Wong represents a wide range of clients, from small software
start-ups to large multinational corporations across numerous
industries, from information technology to chemical processes. Mr.
Wong’s extensive licensing experience includes large patent
portfolio cross-licenses, agreements supporting a multi-hundred
million dollar chemical plant project (technology rights, basic
engineering, service, catalyst supply), software licensing agreements
(master license, support and maintenance),
joint development and contracts with government agencies.
Mr. Wong is experienced
with a range of technologies. He has litigation experience in areas
including video technology, notebook computer technology, chemical
separations processes, distillation trays, catalysts and oilfield
equipment. Mr. Wong has served as an arbitrator in a patent lawsuit.
Mr. Wong has extensive experience in the nanotechnology area. He served as General Counsel to Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. from 2001 until its merger in 2007 with Unidym, Inc.
Mr. Wong currently serves as Counsel to Ensysce Biosciences, Inc., which is focused on the use of fullerene carbon nanotubes for novel therapeutic applications in the area of cancer treatment. |
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EDUCATION
- J.D., cum
laude, University of Houston Law
Center
- B.S., cum laude, in Chemical Engineering, Tulane University
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- State of Texas
- U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of California
- Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Partner, Wong,
Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri L.L.P.
- Associate General
Counsel and Chief IP Counsel, Compaq Computer Corp.
- Shareholder, Arnold,
White & Durkee
- Project Engineer, Standard Oil of
California
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND AWARDS
- Texas Super Lawyer, multiple years
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Who's Who Legal -- Texas (Patents)
- Texas' Best Lawyers (Intellectual Property) - The Best Lawyers in America
- Board Member, Houston Chapter of the Texas General Counsel Forum
- University of Houston Institute of Intellectual Property and Information Law Board
of Advisors
- Past Chair, Asian Pacific Interest Section of the State Bar of Texas Past co-chair of the
Texas Minority Counsel Program
- Past President of the Asian American Bar Association
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Wong frequently speaks on IP
topics, including patent licensing, business method patents and
standards
activities. His more recent speaking engagements include:
- Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA) 24th Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law, Panel Moderator - Subject:"Rules of Practice for Patent Cases," October 2008
- "Has the Obviousness Inquiry Really Changed after KSR v. Teleflex" - DRI Intellectual Property Litigation Seminar, Chicago, Illinois Presentation, September 2008
- Houston Independent School District (HISD) Asian Career Day, Presentation, April 2007
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