Faculty – “Strategic Patenting – The Business Perspective,” University of Minnesota Medical Device Innovation Fellows Program, September 2010 and 2011
Moderator – The 2010 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, “Pitfalls of Co-Inventorship and Co-Ownership of Patents,” September 2010
Faculty – Hot Topics in IP Licensing 2009: Legal and Business Considerations, “Involuntary Licensing – The Implied License,” Minnesota CLE, May 2009
Moderator – The 2008 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, “First Chair Forum for In-House Counsel, Advisors and Litigation Managers,” September 2008
Moderator – The 2008 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, “First Chair Forum for Private Practitioners, Litigators and Advisors,” September 2008
Faculty – Advanced Patent Prosecution, Minnesota CLE, “Restriction Requirements and Election of Species,” March 2008
Chair – Advanced Patent Prosecution, Minnesota CLE, May 2008
Presenter – 6th Annual IBF MedTech Conference – “Patent Law Reform-Strategies for Portfolio Companies,” May 2007
Presenter – Mid-America Health Care Investors Network Conference – “Patent Law Reform,” February 2007
Presenter – MedTech Trends, “Building a Strategic Patent Portfolio – The Changing Landscape,” December 2006
Faculty – Hot Topics in IP Licensing 2006, “Avoiding Common Licensing Pitfalls,” June 2006
Faculty – The 2005 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, “Ethical Considerations in Negotiating IP Transactions,” September 2005
Chair – Intellectual Property in Complex Corporate Transactions, Minnesota CLE, May 2005
Faculty – Intellectual Property in Complex Corporate Transactions, Minnesota CLE, “Can Opinions of Counsel be Shared During the Diligence Process? Preserving Privilege if the Deal Falls Through,” May 2005
Faculty – The Collaborative 18th Annual Minnesota Venture Finance Conference, “IP Portfolio Strategies,” October 2004
Chair – Patent Protection for Medical Devices: Law and Strategy, Minnesota CLE, May 2004
Faculty – Patent Protection for Medical Devices: Law and Strategy, Minnesota CLE, “Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. §155 and Scope of Protection under §156,”
Faculty – IBF MedTech Investing Conference, “The Importance of IP in Financing the Transaction,” May 2004
Presenter – MedTech Trends, “Intellectual Property in Strategic Alliances—Who Owns What?,” April 2004
Faculty – The New Inter Partes Reexamination, The 19th Annual Intellectual Property Law, American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property, April 2004
Faculty – The 2003 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, “Yours, Mine and Ours: Technology-Based Partnering Arrangements,” September 2003
Moderator – IBF MedTech Investing Conference, “Licensing and Technology Partnering Deals,” April 2003
Faculty – The Collaborative 16th Annual Minnesota Venture Capital Conference, “Intellectual Property Issues in Obtaining Financing,” October 2002
Faculty – The 2002 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, “Strategic Uses of Reissue and Reexamination,” September 2002
Presenter – MedTech Trends, “Yours, Mine and Ours – Technology-Based Partnering Deals,” February 2003
Presenter – IBF MedTech Investing Conference, “IP Savvy Due Diligence for the Technology Investor,” May 2002
Presenter – MedTech Trends, “Building a Patent Portfolio to Attract Investors,” December 2002
Presenter – All District Legal CLE, “Patent and Technology Licensing,” March 2002
Panelist – University of St. Thomas, “Strategic Alliances—Choosing the Right IP Partner for Your Strategic Alliance,” December 2001