John D. Gould

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Minneapolis Office
3200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN
55402 USA

ph: 612.332.5300
fax: 612.332.9081

A key lawyer in the growth of Merchant & Gould, John served as its managing partner, President and Chairman of the Board from 1973 to 1988. John has over 40 years experience as a trial lawyer throughout the United States in the field of Intellectual Property law. In addition to the numerous cases he has tried as lead counsel, John has assisted in the trial of many others, and has also successfully negotiated settlement before trial in a significant number of cases. John is registered on the Rule 114 roster of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice as a mediator and arbitrator. He has served as an arbitrator and court-appointed mediator in several matters. This year, the Hennepin County Bar Association named John as the recipient of its prestigious Professionalism Award. He has also achieved an AV peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

John's practice/technology areas include patent validity, infringement opinions, mediation/arbitration.

Education

University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Physics, with distinction, 1950

University of Minnesota
J.D., 1953

Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 1966-1967

Bar Admissions

Minnesota State Bar and Minnesota Supreme Court, 1953
Federal Court: District of Minnesota, 1953
Second, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; and United States Supreme Court
United States Patent & Trademark Office

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
President 1997-1998
Minnesota State Bar Association