Amy M. Salmela
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4800 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About Amy M. Salmela
Practice Areas
- Patent
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2003J.D.
- Law Review: Minnesota Law Review, Note & Comment/Research Editor
- Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2000B.S., Electrical Engineering
- Honors: With Honors
- Minor: Management
Languages
- German
Classes and Seminars
- “Getting From Idea to IP: Protecting Innovation,” Kauffman FastTrac TechVenture IP webinar, November 7, 2018
- “Making Smart Patent Application Filing Decisions,” University of Minnesota Medical Device Innovation Boot Camp,” Minneapolis, MN, October 2010 – 2017
- “IP Hot Topics, NGO Management 101,” Equal Justice Conference, Austin, TX, May 2015
- “Section 101 in View of Alice v. CLS Bank,” internal training at British Telecommunications, April 2015
- LegalCORPS IAP Volunteer Attorney Training, St. Paul, MN April 2015
- “Advancing Women in IP Practice,” moderator, William Mitchell College of Law, April 2015
- “IP Business Basics,” Kauffman FastTrac TechVenture IP presentation, University of Minnesota – Rochester, April 2013, 2015, 2016
- “The LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program,” MN-CLE webinar, March 2015
- Young Professionals Leadership Panel, 2015 Leadership Foundations Program, University of Minnesota Law School, January 2015
- “Getting from Idea to IP: Why, How and When to Patent,” International Medical Devices Conference, Chicago, IL, September 2012 – 2014
- “Patents & the Global Marketplace,” U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, Washington, D.C., March 2011
- “Recent Developments in U.S. IP Law,” Geyer Fehner & Partners and Ashurst internal training, Munich, Germany, April 2010
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Minnesota
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, IPL Section Pro Bono Committee (Chair)
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Partner Leadership Council
- Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
- LifeScience Alley Women in the Life Sciences Leadership Roundtables (2010, 2012)
- Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA)
Past Positions
- U.S. Steel Corporation, Electrical Engineering Intern
- Northern States Power Company (now Xcel Energy), Minnesota, Electrical Engineering Intern
- Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, Law Clerk, - 2002
Articles
Published Works
- Experts Forum: Diversity and Inclusion in Law, Minnesota Lawyer, December 2018
- Attorney of the Month, Attorney at Law Magazine, July 2017
- Best of Times and Worst of Times for International IP, IP Law360, October 2016
- Upper Midwest Jazzed Up About Expansion of Patent Pro Bono Program, IP Watchdog, May 2, 2016
- LegalCORPS Provides Pricey Patent Help For Free, Minnesota Business, March 25, 2015
- In-House Pro Bono: Doing Intellectual Property Work for Those Who Need it Most, Landslide, January/February 2015
- How the Patent Pro Bono Program is Making a Difference (available here to Law360 subscribers), Law360, September 15, 2015
- A Cooperative Clinic/Corporate Patent Pro Bono Project, Landslide, September/October 2014
- LegalCORPS Cited by White House for Helping Low-Income Inventors, Star Tribune, March 1, 2014
- Patent Law Pro Bono: A Best Practices Handbook, (with Privratsky, Mark R.) (2013) Cybaris®: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 1.
- Usefulness Varies by Country: The Utility Requirement in Patent Law in the United States, Canada and Europe, Cybaris®: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 1.
- Nonprofit Offers Patent Help to Inventors, Star Tribune, June 11, 2012
- Patents & the Global Marketplace," U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium, March, 2011
- Recent Developments in US IP Law, Geyer Fehner & Partners and Ashurst internal training, Munich, Germany, April, 2010
- Making Smart Patent Application Filing Decisions, University of Minnesota Medical Device Innovation Bootcamp, October, 2010
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