Matthew J. DeRuyter received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Prior to and during law school, Matt worked as a Research Scientist at CIMA Labs, Inc., a drug delivery company in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. He also performed patent prosecution work at Ecolab, Inc. in Eagan, Minnesota as part of a law school-sponsored independent clinic. Matt graduated from William Mitchell College of Law (cum laude) in 2007. While in law school, Matt participated in the Giles Rich Moot Court Competition, where he qualified for the national round of the competition and received a Regional Best Brief award.  Matt's current practice includes patent prosecution and litigation, trademark prosecution and project clearance and validity opinions. Matt is licensed to practice before the Minnesota Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. In his free time, Matt enjoys cooking, reading, sports, and spending time with family. More about Matthew J. DeRuyter E-mail: mderuyter@kinney.com Carolyn H.B. Eckart received her Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas School of Law (cum laude), Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she was President of the Student Intellectual Property Law Association.  She received her Bachelor Degree in Neuroscience and Psychology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Currently, Carolyn drafts, prosecutes, and litigates patents.  Prior to coming to Kinney & Lange, Carolyn worked for Beck & Tysver, LLC, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Bacoustics, LLC, in Minnetonka, Minnesota.  She interned at the Hennepin County District Court and Ameriprise Financial, Inc., in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In her spare time, Carolyn enjoys running, cooking, and literature. More about Carolyn H.B. Eckart E-mail: ceckart@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