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Devan V. Padmanabhan - Plymouth, MN
9800 Shelard ParkwaySTE 120 Plymouth, MN 55441
Padmanabhan & Dawson, PLLC
Plymouth Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Devan Padmanabhan has been practicing intellectual property law for over 30 years. He is currently the Co-Founder of Padmanabhan & Dawson PLLC. Padmanabhan & Dawson is a leading boutique law firm in the field of plaintiff-side intellectual property litigation.
Devan cut his teeth at a large law firm in the Midwest and has represented clients of all sizes from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies in matters relating to intellectual property rights, copyright, and trade secret misappropriation.
He remains passionate about giving back to the community in Minneapolis and has taught a course on Intellectual Property Law at a local law school for the over 15 years.
About Devan V. Padmanabhan
Current Employment Position(s)
- Owner
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- IP Contracts & Licensing
- IP Consulting
- Prosecution
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings
- Patent Litigation
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Copyright Litigation
- Trademark Litigation
- Technology Contract Litigation
Representative Cases
- Cargill, Incorporated v. Salt Creek, Inc.
- Sofamor Danek et al. v. Osteotech, Inc
- Itron, Inc. v. CellNet Data Systems, Inc
- CellNet Data Systems, Inc. v. Itron, Inc.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1993
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
- Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
- Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- I Can Patent 2 + 2 - Can You? Important Business Implications Posed by The Expanded Scope of Patent Protection After State Street, 1999 Computer Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, 1999 - Present
- Making Order Out of Chaos: Basic Patents, Intellectual Property 101, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, 2000 - Present
- "Software Patents, Procuring and Enforcing", Patent Resources Group, 2001 - 2019
- Taught patent law at William Mitchell, Hamline, and Univ. of St. Thomas for over ten years.
Past Positions
- William Mitchell College of Law, Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, 1998 - 1999
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Partner, 1992 - 2012
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1993
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Law Journal: Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Executive Editor, 1992 - 1993 - Northwestern University, 1990
B.S.
Honors: Tau Betta Pi
Honors: Eastman Kodak Scholar
Major: Electrical Engineering
Fraternities and Sororities
- Tau Beta Pi
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- "USPTO Accelerated Examination: A Pre-Litigation Strategy", Patent Strategy & Management, March, 2008
- “Two views: Diagnostics firms may be worried but there are write arounds", MidCity News, 27 Mar, 2012
Office Information
Address
9800 Shelard ParkwaySTE 120 Plymouth, MN 55441
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Included on the 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
- 2002 Minnesota Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Recommended in Intellectual Property – Chambers USA, 2017
- Local Litigation Star – Benchmark Litigation, 2015-2018
- The Best Lawyers in America© – Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2015, 2019; Litigation – Patent, 2015-2019
- IP Star – Managing IP, 2013-2018
- Minnesota Super Lawyers® – 2014-2018
- Attorney of the Year – Minnesota Lawyer, 2013
- Matteucci Technical Excellence Award Honorable Mention – “The ROI of IP,” 2012 Web Coating & Handling Conference
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