- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 2006,
cum laude
- University of Minnesota - Institute of Technology, B.E.E. Electrical Engineering, 2002
- Bethel University, B.A. Physics and Engineering, 2002
- Minnesota State Bar
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Presentations
Presented Disciplined Innovation: From Concept to Market in Medical Technology webinar, April 23, 2025
Presented The Demise of Steuben Foods’ Low Acid Aseptic Bottling Patent Monopoly, at Aseptipak Conference, September 25, 2018
Presented Steuben v. Nestle and the Battle Over the “Sweet Spot,” at Aseptipak Conference, June 21, 2017
Presented The America Invents Act: What every technology based company needs to know, MN High Tech Association (MHTA) Spring Conference, April 30, 2013
Intellectual Property—What A Business Leader Ought to Know, presented as part of the Strategic Technology Management course of Bethel University’s MBA program, February 2012
Intellectual Property—What A Business Leader Ought to Know, presented as part of the Strategic Technology Management course of Bethel University’s MBA program, September 2011
An Overview of Intellectual Property for Business Leaders, presented as part of the Strategic Technology Management course of Bethel University’s MBA program, October 2010
An Overview of Intellectual Property for Business Leaders, presented as part of the Strategic Technology Management course of Bethel University’s MBA program, May 2010
Intellectual Property, presented with Jarett Millar at the University of Minnesota’s mechanical engineering senior design course, May 2010
Publications
Contributor, The Inventor’s Guide for Medical Technology: From Your Napkin to the Market, by Patrick Kullman, MBA, 2012
Bilski and Business Methods Pt. 2: Certainty and Uncertainty, BP/G Radio Podcast, July 23, 2010
Handling Ownership Issues For A Mutually Satisfying Collaboration, by Benjamin Tramm, MN Nano Newsletter, November 2009
Co-author of update to Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation, Ch. 2, Drafting Patents with a View to Litigation, May 2009
Phoenix Solutions’ Plasma Technology Enables Full-Scale Production of Nanoparticles, by Benjamin Tramm, MN Nano Newsletter, April 2009
OmegaGenesis Uses Nanotechnology to Promote Growth of New Blood Vessels, by Don Morrison, Benjamin Tramm, MN Nano Newsletter, January 2009
Sage Electrochromics Uses Nanomaterials to Improve Smart Window Technology, by Benjamin Tramm, MN Nano Newsletter, October 2008
Supreme Court Dictates Flexible Approach to Obviousness, by Tramm, Viswanathan and Kettelberger, Intellectual Property Today, p. 18-19, June 2007
Co-author of Patent Pros blog, the new, the useful, and the non-obvious for patent practitioners, August 2005 – November 2006