US firm adds partner to Minneapolis electrical practice
Physicist and engineer hired to national IP firm | Joins from Patterson Thuente IP and previously worked at 3M.
Merchant & Gould has hired Daniel Bruzzone as a partner in its Electrical Practice Group.
Bruzzone, who was previously a partner at a Minneapolis-based firm Patterson Thuente IP, brings more than a decade of experience in patent development, drafting, patent prosecution, filing strategy, and trademark litigation strategy to his new role.
He has particular experience in semiconductors, medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer products, optical systems, networks, software, and data security.
“As a skilled and passionate attorney, Dan is an excellent addition to Merchant & Gould. He brings relevant experience to a variety of innovative industries, guiding clients through complex situations and giving them strategic counselling. We are excited to have Dan join us,” said Merchant & Gould CEO and managing director, Christopher Leonard.
As a physicist and engineer, Bruzzone began working in patent law while working in product development at 3M from 2005-2011. After then, he graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minneapolis and began work as an attorney in the city.
Bruzzone is active in the Minneapolis community, both personally and professionally. He has been recognised by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a “North Star Lawyer” for his pro bono service to people of low income for no fee, since 2016.
Merchant & Gould is a US intellectual property firm with approximately 90 attorneys in offices in Minneapolis; Denver; New York; DC Area; Los Angeles; Atlanta; and Knoxville, Tennessee.
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