Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth Hires San Antonio Lawyer Mark Muller

Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A. (SLWK), a Minneapolis-based firm specializing in intellectual property law, has hired Mark Muller, a patent attorney with technical expertise in telecommunications, computer circuit design, and nondestructive testing. Muller, who will work from San Antonio, is among nearly 20 attorneys around the country hired by SLWK in the last few years to support the firm's rapid growth in major markets.

"SLWK has an innovative legal practice and business model," Muller said. "I look forward to working with the best patent prosecution team in the country, and San Antonio can look forward to having access to the deep bench at SLWK for patent prosecution and opinion work."

Since it was founded in December 1993, SLWK has obtained more than 2,000 patents for Fortune 500 companies, emerging enterprises, and major universities. A new patent for Micron Technology issued last month by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office marked the 2000th patent SLWK has obtained for its clients. Last year, a Twin Cities business publication featured SLWK as one of Minnesota's best places to work.

Muller holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University, where he graduated as a President's Endowed Scholar. He obtained his law degree with honors from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Before joining SLWK, Muller was a senior research engineer at Southwest Research Institute, where he managed programs for NASA, the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, and the oil and gas pipeline industry. He is currently editing a multi-volume treatise on the law of patent contracts and teaches corporate intellectual property management at St. Mary's University.