Daniel Mertes is a registered patent attorney practicing in the electrical and mechanical arts. He received his undergraduate degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S. with Highest Distinction, 1992) and his law degree from the University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Prior to law school, Dan worked at IBM in Rochester, Minnesota as an engineering intern in computer hardware development. Dan is admitted to practice law in Wisconsin and Minnesota (inactive status in Minnesota). He is also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Dan is located in Amherst, Wisconsin as a Satellite Associate.

Areas of Practice:

• Computer Hardware & Design
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Medical Devices
• Semiconductor Design and Fabrication

Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Wisconsin

Patent Services:

• Patent Prosecution
• Portfolio Analysis
• Freedom To Operate
• Claim Mapping
• Patent Portfolio Strategy and Management

Education:

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN, 1995
  • J.D.
  • Magna Cum Laude
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 1992
  • B.S.
  • Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Societies
  • Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering