Devan V. Padmanabhan
Work in Padmanabhan & Dawson, PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Litigation, Appellate, Patent, Business Law, Copyrights, Trademarks
45 South 7th St., Suite 2315, Minneapolis, MN 55402
About Devan V. Padmanabhan
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Appellate
- Patent
- Business Law
- Copyrights
- Trademarks
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1993J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Journal: Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Executive Editor, 1992 - 1993
- Northwestern University, 1990B.S.
- Major: Electrical Engineering
- Honors: Tau Betta Pi
- Honors: Eastman Kodak Scholar
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.
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.
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)
Past Positions
- William Mitchell College of Law, Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, 1998 - 1999
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Partner, 1992 - 2012
Fraternities and Sororities
- Tau Beta Pi
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
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