EMPLOYMENT

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

Associate, 2004 - Present

Law Clerk, 2003

• Patent prosecution - U.S. and international

• Intellectual property litigation support

• Patent clearance and invalidity searching and opinions

• Patent Buddy® 2011 Top Patent Prosecutor

• Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors volunteer

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin

Juris Doctor, May 2004

• Dean's List

• State Bar Award for highest grade in Substantive Criminal Law Section

• Summer Extern for Federal District Court Judge Lynn Adelman, 2002

• Treasurer, Intellectual Property Student Organization, 2002 - 2003

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 2001

• Dean's List

EXPERIENCE

Asyst Technologies, LLC, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Summer Intern, 1999

• Developed quality control record keeping system for entire parts inventory for Quality Department

Case Corporation, Racine, Wisconsin

Summer Intern, 1997 - 1998

• Coordinated management of safety information related to material handling devices for Plant Maintenance Department

U.S. Army, Conn Barracks, Schweinfurt, Germany

Mortar Crew Member, Specialist, 1995 - 1996

• Participated in Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia

• Awards include Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal

ACTIVITIES

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota

Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

United States Patent and Trademark Office

PRESENTATIONS

2011 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Patentable Subject Matter After In re Bilski

 

2010 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Written Description Requirement: Ariad v. Lilly

 

2009 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Means-Plus-Function & Computer-Implemented Inventions

 

2008 Kinney & Lange Seminar – Recent Trademark Cases

 

2007 Kinney & Lange Seminar – KP Permanent Make-up v. Lasting Impression: Fair Use and Likelihood of Confusion

PUBLICATIONS

The Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Patent Law, The IP Book, Minnesota IP Institute (3^rd Edition, 2005), co-authored with Paul Koziol, Alan Koenck, and Larrin Bergman

 

Overview of Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, Kinney & Lange, P.A. (annual)

 

Intellectual Property Law for Business Lawyers, Kinney & Lange, P.A. (annual)

ACTIVITIES

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

Wisconsin State Bar Association