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MICHAEL A. COLLINS
KINNEY & LANGE, P.A.
312 South Third Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 339-1863
EMPLOYMENT
Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate, 2004 - Present
Law
Clerk, 2003 - 2004
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota Law School,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2004
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering,
with honors, December 2000
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Fred W. and Josephine Colbeck Scholarship
(outstanding engineering student)
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Robert J. Mensel Scholarship (outstanding
engineering student)
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Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society
EXPERIENCE
Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner and Kluth,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Law Clerk, Summer 2002
Accenture, Chicago, Illinois
Analyst, 2001
Computer Aided Engineering, Madison,
Wisconsin
Computer Consultant, 1998 - 2000
Alliant Techsystems, Hopkins, Minnesota
Summer Intern, 1997 and 1998
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Assisted with research into IC chip packaging
methods (Wire Bond, TAB, Chip Scale, Flip Chip)
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Statistical Process Control (Six Sigma) of
production line
ACTIVITIES
American Bar Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota
United States District Court for the District of
Minnesota
United States Patent and Trademark Office
PRESENTATIONS
2011 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Patent Crowdsourcing: Anything
You Can Do a Crowd Can Do Better
2010 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Patentable Subject Matter:
In re Bilski
2009 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Patentable Subject Matter after
In re Bilski
2008 Kinney & Lange Seminar – §101 Subject Matter:
Bilski, Ferguson, and Comiskey, Oh My
2007 Kinney & Lange Seminar – MedImmune v. Genetech:
Licensee in good standing wins DJ action
PUBLICATIONS
Bilski v. Kappos,
The IP Book, Minnesota IP Institute (8th Edition, 2010),
co-authored with David Buck
In re Bilski: Defining
Patentable Subject Matter,
The IP Book, Minnesota IP Institute (7th Edition, 2009),
co-authored with David Buck
Overview of Intellectual
Property for Business Lawyers,
Kinney & Lange, P.A. (annual)
Intellectual Property Law for
Business Lawyers,
Kinney & Lange, P.A. (annual)
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