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Address
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (Hennepin Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
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(Main Office) Founded by a group of skilled and experienced patent litigation attorneys, CCVL specializes in the trial and appeal of patent, trade secret, and other high technology cases. CCVL's attorneys also have extensive experience in successfully advising and navigating clients through complex business disputes before litigation becomes necessary. Through proactive, far-sighted business strategies, CCVL wins disputes before they arise. In the pre-litigation area, CCVL specializes in: developing client-specific business plans to enforce and license patent portfolios; negotiating licenses; conducting pre-suit investigations including patent infringement and validity studies; conducting due diligence investigations in support of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; developing patent procurement and patent prosecution strategies and consulting in the prosecution of key patents before the Patent and Trademark Office. With the addition of five attorneys in 2008, CCVL now has a pharmaceutical group. Statement of PracticeIntellectual Property, Patent, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secret Litigation and Counseling. Year Established: 2003
Firm Size: 23
Representative Clients:ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
Anchor Wall Systems Inc.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.
Valspar Corporation.
Address225 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
Minneapolis, MN 55402, (Hennepin Co.)
PhonePhone: 612-436-9600
Fax: 612-436-9605
Website
http://www.ccvl.com
Alan G. Carlson (Member) born Hibbing, Minnesota, March 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., 1967); Ohio State University, University of Minnesota; William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Pi Tau Sigma. Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998 and 1999-2000 and 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Alan G. Carlson
Philip P. Caspers (Member) born Melrose, Minnesota, October 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Eighth Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Hamline University (B.A., summa cum laude, Physics, 1984); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006 editions for Intellectual Property Law. Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Philip P. Caspers
J. Derek Vandenburgh (Member) born Arlington Heights, Illinois, May 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1992, Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., Physics, 1985); George Washington University (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Hon. Giles S. Rich, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1989-1991. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: J. Derek Vandenburgh
Timothy A. Lindquist (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1990); University of Illinois (B.S., 1990; J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Law Clerk, Hon. S. Jay Plager, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Timothy A. Lindquist
Dennis C. Bremer (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, June 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Missouri; 1995, Illinois; 2000, Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1991); Washington University (J.D., 1994);. Order of the Coif. Primary Notes and Comments Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Dennis C. Bremer
Matthew J. Goggin (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Minnesota and Minnesota Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1983); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Phi Kappa Phi. Member: American and Minnesota Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Matthew J. Goggin
Rabea J. Zayed (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 2001, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1979); University of Illinois (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Federal Bar Association. Languages: Arabic and Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Investigations.Email: Rabea J. Zayed
Iain A. McIntyre (Member) born Glasgow, Scotland, July 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 2000, Minnesota; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Strathclyde, Scotland (B.Sc., 1st class honors, 1981); University of St. Andrews, Scotland (Ph.D., Physics, 1985); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Optical Society of America; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Iain A. McIntyre
Mark D. Schuman (Member) born Sheboygan, Wisconsin, January 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin; 1986, Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.Ch.E., with distinction, 1982); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Law Clerk to the Hon. Daniel M. Friedman, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Pharmaceutical Patent (ANDA) Litigation.Email: Mark D. Schuman
Jeffer Ali (Member) born Buffalo, New York, March 17, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (Pharm.D., 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Trademark; Copyright Litigation.Email: Jeffer Ali
Samuel A. Hamer (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, December 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Minnesota. Education: Wheaton College (B.S., Physics, summa cum laude, 1996); Harvard University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Samuel A. Hamer
Brian W. Hayes (Member) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Minnesota. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1996; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Brian W. Hayes
Tara C. Norgard (Member) born September 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, Minnesota; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1993); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2000). Articles editor, Minnesota Law Review. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Tara C. Norgard
ASSOCIATESThomas R. Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Minnesota. Education: University of Wisconsin-River Falls (B.S., Economics, with highest honors, 1989); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation.Email: Thomas R. Johnson
Russell J. Rigby (Associate) born Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Minnesota; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Transylvania University (B.A., Chemistry, 1998); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Russell J. Rigby
Todd S. Werner (Associate) born Virginia, Minnesota, October 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Minnesota. Education: Michigan Technological University (B.S., Biochemistry, summa cum laude, 2000); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Todd S. Werner
Samuel T. Lockner (Associate) born Owatonna, Minnesota, November 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, 2001); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Samuel T. Lockner
Marlee A. Jansen (Associate) born Escanaba, Michigan, April 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Minnesota). Education: Purdue University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1997); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Law Clerk to Hon. Michael S. Kanne, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Marlee A. Jansen
Joseph W. Winkels (Associate) born Edina, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2005, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Joseph W. Winkels
James R. Hietala, Jr. (Associate) born Livingston, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Stevens Institute of Technology (B. Eng., with high honors, Computer Engineering, 2000); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2006). Senior Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Tau Beta Pi. Member: Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(100%).Email: James R. Hietala, Jr.
Sarah M. Stensland (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2001); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Sarah M. Stensland
Jonathan D. Carpenter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of North Dakota (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., with distinction, 2006). Order of the Coif; Tau Beta Pi. Law Clerk, Hon. Chief Judge Daniel L. Hovland, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, 2006-2008. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(100%).Email: Jonathan D. Carpenter
Andrew M. Mason (Associate) born St. Paul, Minnesota, February 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1999); University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Andrew M. Mason
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