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)