AUSTEN ZUEGE
KINNEY & LANGE, P.A.
312 South Third Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
(612) 339-1863

EMPLOYMENT

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

Associate, 2003 - Present

Law Clerk, Summers 2002 and 2003

• Patent prosecution and litigation

• Trademark prosecution and litigation

• Copyright counseling and licensing

EDUCATION

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois

Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2003

• Dean's List (two semesters)

• College of Law Civil Liberties Union

• American Constitution Society

• IP Moot Court, Fall 2001

• Daily Illini Buzz Magazine, writer

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, May 2000

• Dean's List (seven semesters)

• Research, Member of Professor Barrett Caldwell's University of Wisconsin GROUPER Lab Cross-Disciplinary Research Team, designed tools for K-12 level educators, students and administrators, focusing on science and math

• WSUM-Madison Student Radio, program director, governance board vice-chair and DJ

• Volunteer tutor in math/science/engineering

EXPERIENCE

Wisconsin Circuit Court Branch V, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Summer Extern, Summer 2001

• Assisted judges at the Fond du Lac County Trial Court, researched case law and comparative statutes for trials and motions in a variety of practice areas, advised judge on in limine evidence motions, researched as potential pretrial release statute proposal

Center for Biology Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Information Technology Instructor, Summer 2000

• Taught information technology with biology program for minority and under-represented high school students

PUBLICATIONS

Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, West Group, (2005-present) (contributing author and editor)

 

Overview of Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, Kinney & Lange, (2005-present)(contributing editor)

 

"Untying Patets from the Sherman Act: Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc.," The IP Book, 4th Edition (2006), with Thomas Steuber and Jessica Kwak

 

"The 'Written Description' Requirement: Recent Cases and Their Practice Implications," The IP Book, 2nd Edition (2004), with David Fairbairn and Andrew DeMaster

 

"Implications of SmithKline Beecham v. Apotex Corp. on the Experimental Use and Inherent Anticipation Doctrines," The IP Book, 3rd Edition (2005), with Michael Pape and Jessica Kwak.

SEMINARS

"Pushing the Boundaries of Copyright Law" Midwest Intellectual Property Institute (MSBA 2007) with Thomas Steuber

 

"Three Days in February at the Federal Circuit" Modern Age Intellectual Practice Issues for In-House IP Counsel (MIPLA 2004) with David Fairbairn and Andrew DeMaster

ACTIVITIES

Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association

Buckminster Fuller Institute

Minneapolis Civilian Police Review Authority, Board Member (2008 - present)

ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of Minnesota

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit