Yi Wen Wu

Yi Wen Wu is an Of Counsel attorney at Hecht Partners LLP, focusing on intellectual property litigation, particularly in patent disputes. His practice encompasses a broad range of technologies, including biometric authentication, wireless communications (Wi-Fi standards), mobile devices, nano-particles, pharmaceuticals (Hatch-Waxman), peer-to-peer systems, financial trading software, and tissue grafting. While his tracked appearances include three instances representing plaintiffs and one representing a defendant, his primary focus in patent litigation involves asserting patents for holders such as Proxense, LLC, a non-practicing entity (NPE) and former operating company.

Wu is active at Hecht Partners LLP, having also practiced at Alston & Bird and Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht. He has played a significant role in high-profile patent infringement campaigns, notably representing Proxense, LLC in its disputes against major technology companies including Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Apple, Intel, and LG.

Notable outcomes in these campaigns include settlements with Samsung (2023), Google (early 2025), and Intel (March 2026), with Proxense's claims in these cases being dismissed with prejudice, often indicating a license or settlement. Wu was specifically listed as counsel for Proxense in its case against Intel, which involved four wireless communication patents, and in the case against Microsoft. Additionally, Proxense initiated the first-ever patent infringement lawsuit over the Apple Vision Pro device.

Wu's experience extends to all levels of patent disputes, including inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and appeals before the Federal Circuit. His work includes handling challenges to Proxense's patents at the PTAB, which led to a Federal Circuit appeal concerning conflicting decisions on patentability. He holds a J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law and a B.S. in Information Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is admitted to practice in New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Eastern District of Texas.