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Allen W. Hinderaker, Attorney |
612.371.5292 | Email | vCard
Minneapolis Office
3200 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN
55402 USA
ph: 612.332.5300
fax: 612.332.9081 |
Education St. Olaf College
B.A., magna cum laude, 1970
University of Minnesota Law School
J.D., magna cum laude, 1974
Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Gerald W. Heaney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1974-76 Bar Admissions Minnesota State Bar, 1974
Minnesota Supreme Court, 1974
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1976
U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2002
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2004 Professional Affiliations American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Section
Litigation Section, Member Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
International Trademark Association
Past Member, Regulatory Affairs Committee
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Licensing Executives Society
Minnesota State Bar
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association Experience
Litigation is the exclusive focus of Allen's practice, representing clients in court, before administrative tribunals, and in private arbitration. Allen is privileged to work with clients on important matters, and understands that case strategies, tactics and outcomes must align with business objectives: the litigation and the management of the litigation must serve the client's business requirements. Allen's litigation practice is limited to patent infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement, including contested cases before the TTAB, commercial contract and licensing disputes, trade secret misappropriation and claims of unfair competition. Allen is currently the Chair of Merchant & Gould's litigation practice group.
Honors and Awards
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
Recognized as a Partner in Quality by Hormel Foods Corporation. This award is given to less than one percent of the company's outside suppliers, and the honor has been given to only one other attorney.
Recognized as a "SuperLawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics.
Achieved AV peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Representative Cases
Hormel Corporation and Hormel Foods LLC v. Spam Arrest LLC
(Trademark Trial and Appeal Board - Trademark Infringement)
Black & Decker Inc. v. Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
(United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois - Patent Infringement)
All Rite Products, Inc. v. Mountain Green ATV, et al.
(United States District Court, District of Utah, Central Division -- Patent Infringement)
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. NWA Federal Credit Union
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trademark Infringement)
AgStar Financial Services v. AgriStar Global Networks
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trademark Infringement)
The Men's Warehouse v. Retek, Inc.
(AAA Arbitration -- Fraud and Breach of Software License and Development Agreement)
Diversified Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. v. Medica Health Plans, et al.
(AAA Arbitration -- Wrongful Contract Termination)
Pfizer Inc. v. Joytime Herbs, et al.
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trademark Infringement)
Firepond, Inc. v. Banter
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Patent Infringement)
Pfizer Inc. v. Robinson Laboratories, Inc.
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trademark Infringement)
CSC Brands LP and Campbell Soup Company v. Herdez Corp. and Hormel Foods Corporation
(United States District Court, Eastern District of California -- Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement)
Retek v. George Hunter Harris
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trade Secrets and Non-Compete)
Union Avenue Pharmacy et al. v. Express Scripts, Inc.
(New Jersey State Court, Somerset County -- Breach of Contract, Class Action)
Robert Witt et al. v. U.S. Healthcare, Inc. and Express Scripts, Inc.(United States District Court, District of Maine -- Unfair Deceptive Trade Practices, Class Action)
DaimlerChrysler AG and Mercedes-Benz, USA v. MBZ Communications et al.
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota; Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals -- Trademark Infringement)
Firepond, Inc. v. David R. Lundberg and ChannelPoint, Inc.
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trade Secrets and Non-Compete)
Windy City Wire, Inc. v. Rizzo Development Corporation
(United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania -- Trademark Infringement)
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v. Valleylab, Inc.(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- False Advertising)
Susan M. Maxwell v. J. Baker, Inc.
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Patent Infringement Damages)
United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc. v. Editek, Inc.
(United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois -- Patent Infringement)
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v. Louis M. Gerson Company
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trade Dress Infringement)
EBCO Manufacturing v. WTC Industries, Inc.
(United States District Court, District of Minnesota -- Trademark Infringement)
Dynamic Air, Inc. v. Flexicon Corporation
(Minnesota States District Court, Ramsey County -- False Advertising)
Transaction Technology, Inc. v. Citibank F.S.B. v. Online Resources and Communications, Inc.
(United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia -- Patent Infringement)
Shelby Elastics, Inc. v. Medical Textiles, Inc. et al.
(United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina -- Patent Infringement)
National Car Rental Systems, Inc. v. Computer Associates, Int'l Inc.(United States District Court, District of Minnesota; Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals -- Software License Breach, Copyright Infringement)
Recent Selected Lectures and Publications
Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Program, "Advertising Law," October 25, 2005. Sponsor, Lorman Education Services
Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Program, "Using Themes in Trials," Trademark Litigation, June 21, 2002. Sponsor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education.
Course Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Program, "Trademarks," April 5, 2001. Sponsor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education.
Course Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Program, "Doing Business On-Line," March 30, 2000. Sponsor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education
Course Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Program, "Intellectual Property, Current and Future Trends," April 29, 1999. Sponsor, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education |
