Matthew J. DeRuyter graduated from William Mitchell College of Law (cum laude) where he earned his Juris Doctor.  He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Kinney & Lange, Matthew worked as a Research Scientist at CIMA Labs, Inc. in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, as well as performing patent prosecution work at Ecolab, Inc. in Eagan, Minnesota. In his free time, Matthew enjoys cooking, swimming, reading, and spending time with his family. More about Matthew J. DeRuyter E-mail: mderuyter@kinney.com David R. Fairbairn is President and a founding attorney of Kinney & Lange.  Dave is a frequent author and lecturer in the field of intellectual property law for such organizations as the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.  Dave was President of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association in 1995-96 and served as Chair of the Patent Law Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in 1996-98. He is licensed to practice before both the U.S. and the Canadian Patent Offices and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honors Societies.  Dave holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree (with distinction) from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctor (cum laude) from William Mitchell College of Law. An avid tournament fisherman, Dave qualified for both the 1994 and 1995 MWC World Walleye Championships.  He also is a serious collector of baseball memorabilia.  Dave was lead counsel for SPX Corporation in a patent infringement lawsuit with Snap-On Tools involving automotive test equipment.  SPX received a damage award of $44 million in late 2001. More about David R. Fairbairn E-mail: drfairbairn@kinney.com Jo M. Fairbairn is Treasurer of Kinney & Lange and concentrates her practice in Trademark Law.  She has the distinction of being one of the first women to practice law in Dakota County, Minnesota.  She has also taught “Corporations and Partnerships” and “Business Law” at Metropolitan State University. Jo spearheaded the firm’s efforts to acquire and renovate the century-old building that is now Minneapolis’ Kinney & Lange Building. Jo was previously a member of the Ad-Hoc Franchise Advisory Committee appointed by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce to consider changes needed to the Minnesota Franchise Act.  She has also twice previously been the Chair of the Trademark and Unfair Competition Committee of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association. Jo received her undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota and her Juris Doctor (cum laude) from William Mitchell College of Law. More about Jo M. Fairbairn E-mail: jmfairbairn@kinney.com