Articles

The Case Against Patents- October 2008
Negative Perceptions About Patents, How They're Playing Out in the Law, and What It Means for Your Practice and Your Clients' Valuable Assets
Click here to read this article by Randy A. Hillson & Julie Daulton

TechNewsWorld.com - June 2008
ICANN Approves Dot-KitchenSink Internet Address Policy

Colorado Biz Today - June 2008
A cautionary Crocs tale

Upsize Magazine - May 2008
Early Assessment Can Streamline Patent Litigation

The Colorado Lawyer - April 2008
KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. -- Obviousness Revisited
Click here to read this article by Jon Trembath

Intellectual Property Today - Apr 9, 2008
Merchant & Gould Scores Litigation Victory for Inventor

IP Law360 - Apr 8, 2008
Value and Trust: Trial Preparation From Day One

IP Law 360 - January 2008
Quanta, LG Case Will Have Huge Impact on Licensing
Click here to read this article by Greg McAllister

Intellectual Property Today - January 2008
The Inventor Who Died and Other Mysteries - Resolved

IP Law 360 - Dec 4, 2007
Beyond Rule 11: The Case for Full Early Assessment
Click here to read this article by Joe Lee and Dan McDonald

Intellectual Property Today - December 2007
New Patent Rules Preliminarily Enjoined on Eve of Effective Date: What's next?

Law Week Colorado - October 2007
New Patent Rules Are Coming

Bench & Bar of Minnesota - October 2007
October column in Bench & Bar of Minnesota
To read this column by Tony Zeuli and Elizabeth Zidones, click here

IP Law360 - Sep 25, 2007
Protecting Brands Overseas
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Bench & Bar of Minnesota - September 2007
September Column in Bench & Bar
Click here to read this column by Tony Zeuli and Ryan Fletcher

Intellectual Property Today - September 2007
New Procedural Rules Dramatically Alter Practice Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

IP Law 360 - Aug 8, 2007
IP Rights: Raising Value and Minimizing Risks
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University of Pittsburgh School of Law Journal of Technology Law and Policy - August 2007
Undampened Oscillations in the Circuit: Combining the Components of 271(F) Doctrine Supplied by the Federal Circuit
Click here to read this article by Benjamin Byer

IP Law360 - Jul 23, 2007
Fighting Counterfeiting and Piracy
Click here to read this article by Richard Siefert and Heather Kliebenstein

Intellectual Property Today - June 2007
Supreme Court Dictates Flexible Approach to Obviousness
Click here to read this article by Kettelberger, Viswanathan and Tramm

The IP Book - October 2006
Trademarks on the Internet: An Update on Metatags, Sponsored Links, and Pop-up Advertisements
Click here to read this article by Ernest Grumbles and Will Schultz

Minority Business EntrepRenur - August 2006
Intellectual Property: Protecting it is the Smart Thing to Do
Click here to read this article by Alan Gorman

Bench and Bar of Minnesota - July 2006
July Column in Bench and Bar of Minnesota
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IP Law 360 - July 2006
YouTube Lawsuit Emerges In Grokster's Shadow by Greg Sebald
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Business to Business Magazine - May 2006
Entering the Chinese Marketplace? Know How to Protect Your Intellectual Property
Click here to read this article by Alan Gorman

Bench and Bar of Minnesota - April 2006
April Column in Bench and Bar of Minnesota
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Atlanta Business Chronicle - Feb 24, 2006
Legal duel over "geo-intelligence" a win for Google

Supreme Court Amicus Brief - February 2006
Amicus Curiae Brief of AIPLA in LabCorp v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc.
Click here to read this briefing by Denise Kettelberger and Hema Viswanathan

IP Value in the Life Sciences Industry - February 2006
Personalized Medicine: Paradigm shift in the pharma business
Click here to read this article by Katherine Kowalchyk and Denise Kettelberger

Bench and Bar of Minnesota - February 2006
February Column in Bench and Bar of Minnesota
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Bench and Bar of Minnesota - December 2005
December Column in Bench and Bar of Minnesota
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American Venture Magazine - November 2005
IP: What Every EntrepRenur Should Know
Click here to read this article by George Jordan

Bench and Bar of Minnesota - November 2005
November Column in Bench and Bar of Minnesota
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IAM Magazine - 2005
From Music To Mouthwash - Licensing Lessons Learned
Read Licensing Lessons Learned by Michael Cohen

IP Law Bulletin - October 2005
Using Scheduling Orders To Manage Claim Construction
Jordan Guest Writer in IP Law Bulletin

Bench and Bar of Minnesota - October 2005
October Column in Bench and Bar of Minnesota
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TechLINKS - September 2005
Five Things Your Business Needs To Know About Digital Redistribution

Intellectual Property Today - August 2005
Supreme Court's Inducement Theory in Grokster Creates Uncertainty

Forbes - Apr 18, 2005
Copyright Infringement: Risks Are Increasing Online
Click here to read "Copyright Infringement" by Dan McDonald

AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute - January 2005
Prosecution Practice in View of the Broadening Definition of Estoppel to Application of to the Equivalents Doctrine
Click here to read Randy Hillson and Julie Daulton's article

IP Value 2005 - January 2005
Reaching the summit - prevailing at the Federal Circuit
Click here to read this article by Jeffer Ali, Julie Daulton, Denise Kettelberger and Mark Schuman

The Houston Lawyer - December 2004
Race-Conscious University Admissions: Challenges in Attaining Student Body Diversity in the Grutter/Gratz Era
Click here to read this article by George W. Jordan III

Minnesota Lawyer - November 2004
"HCBA-backed initiative aims to help lawyers aid nonprofits" article features Brent Routman
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The IP Book - October 2004
Meta Tags, Banner Ads, and Pop-Ups: An Update on the Clash Between Trademark Rights and Internet Marketing Practices
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IAM Magazine - October 2004
Don't Forget the computer contract
Click here to read "Don't forget the computer contract" by Mike Cohen

The IP Book - October 2004
A New Look at Global Design Protection: Strategies and Recommendations
Click here to read this publication by Julie Daulton and Randy Hillson

9th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute - October 2004
Prosecution Disclaimers
Cliek here to read "Prosecution Disclaimers" by George W. Jordan III

The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law - September 2004
The Inequitable Conduct Defense Lives On: 2003 Federal Circuit Decisions and Their Impact
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The Business Journal - August 2004
Gould reflects on 50-year career in law
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Bench & Bar - July 2004
Perspectives on the Law: Intellectual Property - July 2004
Click here to read this article by Tony Zeuli and Hema Viswanathan - PDF

Minnesota Lawyer - July 2004
Brent Routman "Letter to Governor Pawlenty" published in Minnesota Lawyer
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A Presentation at the MedEdge International Conference - June 2004
Maintaining Laboratory Notebooks
Click here to download this guide by Denise Kettelberger - PDF

Bench & Bar - June 2004
Perspectives on the Law: Intellectual Property - June 2004
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William Mitchell News - June 2004
Campus enhancement project in full swing
Click here to read about the new "Merchant & Gould classroom" - PDF

The Patent Lawyer - May 2004
The power of patent reexams: An underused weapon in the accused infringer's arsenal
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Minnesota Lawyer - May 2004
John Gould: A pillar of the Twin Cities IP bar for 50 years
Click here for John Gould feature article - PDF

Brands in the Boardroom: A Supplement to Intellectual Asset Management - May 2004
In search of intellectual asset management
Click here to read this article by Randy Hillson - PDF

2004 AIPLA Spring Meeting Presentation - May 2004
Practical and Legal Issues in Utilization of Non-attorney Technologists: A Litigation Perspective
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Bench & Bar - April 2004
Perspectives on the Law: Intellectual Property - April 2004
Click here to read this article by Tony Zeuli and Brian Dorn - PDF

IP Law Bulletin - March 2004
Merchant & Gould Taps Leonard To Head Computer Law Group
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MSBA Advanced Patent Practice Seminar - February 2004
Ten tips for maximizing provisional rights protection
Click here to read "Ten tips for maximizing provisional rights protection" by Julie Daulton

2003 IP Institute - October 2003
Examining Provisional Rights: Some Observations Regarding Practice Under 35 U.S.C. § 154(d)
Click here to read this paper by Julie Daulton and Randy Hillson

IP Law & Business - October 2003
Smart Pills: Setting Rules After Rambus

The National Law Journal - September 2003
Online agreements tend to be enforced

APLF Roundtable - July 2003
Daniel McDonald Presentation on Trade Dress Protection in the Wake of the Supreme Court's Traffix Decision

May 2003 AIPLA Meeting - May 2003
Is There "Failure to communicate? Examining Recent Developments in Reexam & Reissue Practice
Click here to read this 2003 AIPLA article by Julie Daulton

Twin Cities Business Monthly - April 2003
Life Issues: Two Women Are Helping Drive the Biotech Practice at Local Law Firm Merchant & Gould

Minneapolis Star Tribune - January 2003
Protect the Better Mousetrap
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Cellular Microbiology - 2002
Bacterial interactions with the autophagic pathway
Click here to read this "Mircoreview" by Brian Dorn

Infection and Immunity - September 2001
Porphyromonas gingivalis Traffics to Autophagosomes in
Click here to read this article written by Brian Dorn

August 2001 AIPLA Meeting - August 2001
Claim Drafting in View of Recent Litigation
Click here to view this 2001 AIPLA article by Julie Daulton

AIPLA October 2000 Meeting - October 2000
Five General Principles of Method Claiming
Click here to view this 2000 AIPLA article by Julie Daulton

Infection and Immunity - November 1999
Invasion of Human Coronary Artery Cells by Periodontal Pathogens
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