Attorney Profile

Thomas F. Brennan is a shareholder of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner P.A., practicing since 1990 in the areas of electronics, integrated circuit design and fabrication, system modeling, image processing, and complex computer hardware and software systems. Tom developed an expertise in computer hardware, software and in image/signal processing during his ten years as a computer systems engineer. He brings this expertise to bear in patent acquisition, infringement/validity analysis and litigation support in these and related areas. Tom has spoken to national audiences on a variety of topics, including patent portfolio management.

Areas of Practice:

• Acoustic systems
• Building construction technology
• Business Methods
• Cellular technology
• Communication Networks

Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education:

• William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, MN, 1994
  • J.D.
  • Cum Laude
• Southern Methodist University, 1988
  • M.S.
  • Major: Electrical Engineering
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1981
  • B.S.
  • Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, 1995 - 2004
  • Co-Chair, Software Protection Co
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Association for Computing Machinery

Past Employment Positions:

• Sperry Computer Systems, Eagan, Minnesota, Senior Engineer, 1981 - 1983
• E-Systems, Dallas, Texas, Senior Staff Engineer, 1983 - 1989
• G.E. Medical Systems, Senior Staff Engineer, 1989 - 1990
• Merchant and Gould Law Firm, Registered Patent Agent, 1990 - 1994