Defended a large software and computer systems company in patent litigation against a competitor. The technology at issue involved procurement software used by numerous large companies and healthcare facilities. The case resulted in a verdict that the majority of the client’s accused products did not infringe the asserted patents.
Represented a multinational cosmetics company in trademark litigation against a beauty salon. The case resulted in efficient resolution of the matter on term...
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law Certificate Program, 2018,
summa cum laude
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2008,
magna cum laude; Lead Managing Editor of Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, B.S. Biology, 2005,
summa cum laude
- Minnesota State Bar, 2008
- U.S Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit, 2018
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2010
- U.S. District Court - District of Minnesota, 2008
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Wisconsin, 2008
International Association of Privacy Professional (IAPP)
American Bar Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Children’s Law Center of MN – Board Member
Children’s Law Center of MN – Finance Committee Chair
Selected for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyer’s Rising Star (2014-2020)
On the Cutting Edge: Updates on Patent Law, Data Privacy, and E-Commerce, CLE (July 11, 2019)
Hot Topics, Trends, & Updates: Cybersecurity, Patent Litigation Decisions, and the Implications, CLE (July 11, 2018)
Ethics & Elimination of Bias for IP Lawyers Series – Part II, CLE (June 14, 2018)
Trending Law, Navigating Intellectual Property: Securing Software Patents, Twin Cities Business Magazine (September 2019)
The Death of Patent Reform? Why Leahy’s Legislation Matters, Lexology (July 9, 2014)
Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc.: Induced Infringement Does Not Require a Direct Infringer (September 2012)
To Mark or Not To Mark? Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co. Changes the Game, co-authored with Tom Leach, Intellectual Property Today (April 2010)
How to Try a Patent Case on a Budget…and Win, co-authored with Rachel Scobie, IP Law360 (April 23, 2009)
How to Try a Patent Case on a Budget…and Win, co-authored with Rachel Scobie, Minnesota Lawyer (March 9, 2009)
RIAA Tempers Tactics, co-authored with William Schultz, National Law Journal (January 19, 2009)
Notes & Trends: Intellectual Property Law, co-authored with with Anthony Zeuli, Bench & Bar of Minnesota (September 2009, October 2008, October 2007)
Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Immunity in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation: Ch. 75, update with Ernest W. Grumbles III and Matthew Bender (2007)
Quoted
The Last Guardian Trademark Abandoned, But Don’t Worry, GameInformer.com (August 9, 2012)
Could Black Ops II’s Setting Land Activision in Legal Trouble?, GameInformer.com (May 7, 2012)
Getting the Legal Lowdown on Yesterday’s Lawsuits, GameInformer.com (August 4, 2010)
DRM Firm Uniloc Files Suit Against Activision, Sony, Aspyr, Gamasutra.com (August 4, 2010)
Is Duke Really Dead?, Game Informer Magazine (March 2010)
Certified Information Privacy Professional – U.S. Private-Sector (CIPP/US) by International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)