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CAROLYN H.B. ECKART
KINNEY & LANGE, P.A.
312 South Third Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
(612) 339-1863
EMPLOYMENT
Kinney & Lange, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate, 2008 - Present
EDUCATION
University of St. Thomas School of Law,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May
2007
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Dean's Scholarship (3 years)
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Dean's List (fall 2005)
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Dean's Award in Intellectual Property (awarded
for highest grade)
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President, Student Intellectual Property Law
Association
Lawrence University,
Appleton, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience, Psychology,
June 2004
EXPERIENCE
Beck & Tysver, LLC,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Consulting Patent Attorney, 2007 - 2008
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Drafted
amendments and responses to office actions for pending medical device
patent applications
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Assisted in complex due diligence analysis
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Researched patent issues and composed memoranda
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Conducted inventor interviews and drafted
original applications
Bacoustics, LLC, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Patent Agent/Attorney, 2007 - 2008
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Drafted
original
and continuation patents for medical devices
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Conducted prior
art searches and presented patentability opinions
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Assessed patent
portfolio and provided strategic guidance
Hennepin County District Court,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Judicial Extern, January - May 2007
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Analyzed case
files and conducted legal research
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Drafted legal
memoranda, orders, and opinions
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Observed court
proceedings and participated in judicial chambers deliberations
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Law Clerk, June - October 2006
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Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda
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Interpreted and respond to government regulatory
agency requests
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Assessed current regulatory compliance
methodology and constructed an improved process for delivery of sensitive
information
ACTIVITIES
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 – Liability for Inducement of
Infringement
2010 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Myths of Copyright Law
2009 Kinney & Lange Seminar –
Myths of Copyright Law
PUBLICATIONS
No Short-Cuts: Weighing the Facts Under §103, Journal of the Patent
and Trademark Office Society, Vol. 91, No. 6, June 2009, co-authored with Austen Zuege
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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