DAVID R. FAIRBAIRN
KINNEY & LANGE, P.A.
312 South Third Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 339-1863

EMPLOYMENT

Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Founder and Shareholder, 1978 - Present

President, 1990 - Present

  • Patent, trademark and copyright litigation in all federal courts

  • Preparation and prosecution of patent applications

  • Patent Reissue, Reexamination and Interference proceedings

  • Preparation and prosecution of trademark registrations

  • Trademark oppositions and cancellations

  • Copyright registration

  • International trade commission proceedings

EDUCATION

William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota

Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 1973

 

University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical, with distinction, May 1969

  • Tau Beta Pi

  • Eta Kappa Nu

EXPERIENCE

College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota

Instructor, 1984 - 1990

  • Communications Law in the Master of Business Communications Program

Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Instructor, 1983

  • Marketing Law

Law Offices of John W. Adams, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attorney, 1977

 

Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Patent Agent/Trainee, 1969 - 1973

Patent Attorney, 1973 - 1977

 

Control Data Corporation, Bloomington, Minnesota

Engineer, 1969

PROFESSIONAL

Seminars:

 

Someone Has Been Making Claim Construction Too Hard

Presented at the MN Intellectual Property Law Assoc. Seminar

March 31, 2004

 

Three Days At the Federal Circuit - Liebel-Flarsheim, Superguide and University of Rochester

Presented at the MN Intellectual Property Law Assoc. Seminar

March 26, 2004

 

Patentability of Business Methods

West Law, 2001

 

Patent Litigation

MILE, 1999

 

§ 112, ¶ 6 Interpretations

University of Texas 3rd Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 1998

 

Patent Litigation - Damages

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, 1996

 

Interpretation of Means Plus Function Claims

American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, 1996

 

Patent Damages-Lost Profits

American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting, 1994

 

Counseling a Start-Up Business on Intellectual Property Issues

American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting, 1992

 

Extraterritorial Reach of United States Trademark and Copyright Laws

Global Merchandising Seminar, 1992

 

Update on Patent Law

Computer Law Institute, MSBA, 1991

 

Intellectual Property Law

Minnesota CLE Law Year, 1990

 

Intellectual Property Law

Minnesota CLE Law Year, 1989

 

Annotated Employee Agreement

MSBA, 1988

 

Advising Minnesota Corporations (Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights)

Minnesota CLE, 1986 and 1989

 

The Corporation from Cradle to Grave (Intellectual Property)

Minnesota CLE, 1984 and 1988

 

Articles:

 

Today's Claim Construction Framework at the Federal Circuit Chapter Nine

Presented at the Midwest Intellectual Property Institute Minnesota Continuing Legal Education IP book, 2nd Edition 2004

 

The "Written Description" Requirement: Recent Cases and Their Practice Implications

Chapter Twelve

Presented in the Midwest Intellectual Property Institute

Minnesota Continuing Legal Education IP book, 2nd Edition

2004

 

Reclaiming the Grey Area: Recent Developments in the Recapture Doctrine for Reissue Applications

Chapter Fourteen

Presented in the Midwest Intellectual Property Institute

Minnesota Continuing Legal Education IP book, 2nd Edition

2004

 

Selecting a Corporate Name - Without Trademark Infringement Problems

Hennepin Lawyer, 1986

 

Counseling a Start-Up Business on Intellectual Property Issues

10 AIPLA Selected Legal Papers 35, 1992

 

Lawful Photocopying:  Where Fair Use Becomes Unfair

49 Bench & Bar of Minnesota 21, 1992 (with Tom Stueber)

 

Lost Profits:  Demand, Capacity, Price Erosion

12 AIPLA Selected Legal Papers 353, 1995 (with Gena Chapman)

 

 

Representative Cases:

 

Aeration Industries Int'l v. Aeromix Systems, Inc.

Civ. No. 3-89-752 (D. Minn.)

 

Decade Industries, Inc. d/b/a Sanus Systems v. Wood Technology, Inc.

100 F. Supp.2d 979 (D. Minn. 2000)

 

Empi, Inc. v. Iomed, Inc.

38 U.S.P.Q.2d 1001 (D. Minn.); 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9872

 

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. v. On  Command Video Corp.

Civ. No. 97-4135 (D.S.D.)

 

Master Distributors Inc. v. Pako Corp.

777 F. Supp. 744 (D. Minn. 1991), rev'd, 986 F.2d 219 (8th Cir. 1993)

 

North Star State Bank of Roseville v. North Star Bank of Minnesota

365 N.W.2d 788 (Min. Ct. App. 1985)

 

On Command Video Corp. v. LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.

976 F. Supp. 917 (N.D. Cal. 1997)

 

On Command Video Corp. v. LodgeNet Entertainment Corp.

1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20192 (N.D. Cal.)

 

Redmond Products, Inc. v. Amino Sabre, Inc.

17 U.S.P.Q.2d 1386, 1990, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18428 (C.D. Cal. 1990)

 

Redmond Products, Inc. v. The Body Shop, Inc.

20 U.S.P.Q.2d 1233 (D. Minn. 1991)

 

Ryko Mfg. Co. v. Nu-Star Inc.

20 U.S.P.Q.2d 1872 (D. Minn. 1990); aff'd, 950 F.2d 714, 21 U.S.P.Q.2d 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1991)

 

Snap-on, Inc. v. Ronald J. Oritz and SPX Corp.

1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 534 (E.D. Ill.)

 

We Care Inc. v. Ultra-Mark International Inc.

741 F. Supp. 743, 14 U.S.P.Q.2d 1804 (D. Minn 1989); aff'd, 930 F.2d 1567, 18 U.S.P.Q.2d 1562 (Fed. Cir. 1991)

 

Woodroast Systems, Inc. v. Restaurants Unlimited, Inc.

793 F. Supp. 906 (D. Minn. 1992); aff'd, 994 F.2d 844 (8th Cir. 1993)

ACTIVITIES

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

President, 1995 - 1996

Board of Directors, 1987 - 1988

Treasurer, 1980 - 1981

 

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Chair, Patent Law Committee, 1996 - 1998

 

Member:

 

Minnesota State Bar Association

Hennepin County Bar Association

American Bar Association

ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of Minnesota

U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Minnesota and Colorado

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Canadian Patent Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   



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