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  • University of Iowa, J.D., 2000,

    with distinction

  • University of Iowa, B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, 1996
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2001
  • Minnesota State Bar, 2001
  • Federal Circuit, 2003
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2001

American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

Selected for inclusion in Minnesota Rising Stars, 2006-2012

CLE on Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Software—Is There Anything Left?, The MSBA Computer & Technology Law Section, Presenters: Allen Oh, Dan Tysver, Rob Kalinsky, April 12, 2016

CLE on Social Media Patents: Obtaining, Enforcing and Defending Patents Related to Social Media Applications, Presenters: William Schultz, Robert Kalinsky, Elizabeth Tunheim Sheets, John Reinan, December 13, 2013

Enhanced Duty of Candor Before the PTO, Today’s General Counsel, co-authored by Paige S. Stradley, Oct/Nov 2013

Obtaining Your Stay During Inter Partes Review, Lexology, co-authored with Linhda Nguyen, September 18, 2013

Leveraging New Patent Office Post Grant Proceedings To Decrease Litigation Risk and Cost, co-authored with Joe Lee and Andrew Lagatta, Intellectual Property Today, July, 2013

The Enhanced Duty Of Candor Before The Patent Office, co-authored with Paige Stradley, Law360, April 24, 2013

CLE on Social Media Patents: Obtaining, Enforcing and Defending Patents Related to Social Media Applications, Presenters: William Schultz, Robert Kalinsky, Elizabeth Tunheim Sheets, John Reinan, April 9, 2013

The New “First” in Patent Law. U.S. Patent Law Underwent a Major Change with Important Implications for Inventors. Attorney Robert Kalinsky explains what they are., David Phelps, Star Tribune, March 18, 2013

Making the most of patent claim drafting, LawCast Intellectual Property Report, Vol. XVII, No. 3 (February 14, 2011)

5 Ways To Draft Bulletproof Patent Claims (quoted), Erin Coe, Law360 (January 25, 2011)

Bilski and Business Methods Pt. 2: Certainty and Uncertainty, BP/G Radio – (July 23rd, 2010)

5 Tips For Managing A Complex Patent Portfolio (quoted), Julie Zeveloff, Law 360 (July 2010)

Clean and Green: A Sensible Approach to IP Protection for New Energy Innovation, Energy Synergy: Melding the Green Economy and the Law (December 8, 2009)

Death to Software Patents! Nah….., BP/G Radio – (May 7, 2008)

Software Patent Litigation, American Bar Association, ABA Section of Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Roundtable Discussion (April 2006)

Google Digital Library Lawsuits, American Bar Association, ABA Google Digital Library Litigation Subcommittee Report (February 2006)

Supreme Court’s Inducement Theory in Grokster Creates Uncertainty, Intellectual Property Today (August 2005)

File Sharing 101: Napster, Aimster, Grokster – What’s Nextster?, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, MIPLA Stampede (May 4, 2005)

Brief of Amicus Curiae Association of Patent Law Firms In Support of Plaintiff-Appellants’ Combined Petition for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Promega Corporation (May 2003)

The Supreme Court Clarifies Electronic Rights for Freelancers and Publishers, The Licensing Journal (April 2002, Vol. 22, No. 4)

ANALYSIS: Tasini — Online Publishers Beware, Minnesota State Bar Association Computer Law Section, Computer Law News (Spring 2002, Vol. 18, No. 3)

Brief for Amicus Curiae American Intellectual Property Law Association In Support of Neither Party
The New York Times Company v. Tasini (January 2001)