Search ))
Minneapolis Law Firm

ATTORNEYS & PARALEGALS

New Search for Attorney or Paralegal

Barbara A. Wrigley

   DOWNLOAD PDF ))
Partner

Barbara Wrigley Photo
612.607.7595
email
vCard

Overview 

  • Co-Chair of firm’s MedTech Practice Group
  • Intellectual property attorney with 23+ years of experience focusing on medical technology intellectual capital management and strategy
  • Significant expertise on issues related to the 2011 America Invents Act including post-grant review processes; fast-track prosecution; and Patent Trial Appeal Board procedures 
  • Regularly advises on acquisitions of technology, offensive and defensive litigation strategies, infringement and validity issues, risk analysis and competitive assessment
     

Representative Experience  

  • Currently responsible for the portfolio strategy and management of over 1,000 patents and patent applications world-wide
  • Conducts IP diligence and freedom to operate analyses for clients in the medical device technology fields
  • Negotiates IP monetization and complex technology transactions on behalf of clients
  • Represents medical technology clients in post-grant proceedings in USPTO
Education
William Mitchell College of Law  »  J.D.  »  magna cum laude
College of St. Thomas  »  M.B.A.
Villanova University  »  B.S.
Areas of Practice
Patenting StrategyPortfolio ManagementIP Monetization and Complex Technology Transactions
Publications

Med-Tech Industry Licensing Strategies, INSIDE THE MINDS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING STRATEGIES, 2013 ed. (Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters Company).

 

LICENSING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE INFORMATION AGE (Carolina Academic Press, 2nd ed. 2005).


Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege in the Context of M&A Intellectual Property Diligence, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE publication, May 2005.


Who Owns Your Inventions?, MINNESOTA BUSINESS, February 2004.

 

Safe and Secure–Proceed with Caution when Licensing Intellectual Property Assets, MINNESOTA BUSINESS, December 2003.


The Key to Successfully Starting a Medical Technology Company, CATHLAB DIGEST, March 2003.


Extracting Value from Your IP: Patent and Technology Licenses, CENTURY CITY LAWYER, September 2002.


Intellectual Property Strategy as an Investment Lure, MX, November/December 2002.


IP Value Extraction – Patent and Technology Licenses, CORPORATE COUNSEL, September 2002.

 

Speaking Engagements

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

Associations & Pro Bono
American Heart Association  »  Twin Cities Chapter  »  Board of Directors
American Heart Association  »  Heart & Stroke Gala  »  Executive Leadership Team
Bar Admissions
Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. District Court  »  District of Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals  »  Federal Circuit