$ 400-450 per hour
Thomas F Brennan
About Thomas
Biography
Registered Patent Attorney responsible for patent portfolio management, including patent drafting and prosecution, FTO/clearance, and licensing, IP due diligence, opinion and litigation support for companies in the supercomputing, networking, oil services, telecommunications, computer security, wireless services, and broadband communications access industries.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Patent Application
90%
34 years | 850 cases
Intellectual Property
5%
35 years | 40 cases
Patent Infringement
5%
35 years | 75 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Minnesota for 30 years
State: Minnesota
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
1625 Radio Drive., Suite 300, Woodbury, MN, 55125
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Patent infringement lawyer
Experience
Honors
2005
Minnesota Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2004
Minnesota Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Principle, Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
1993 - 2013
Shareholder, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, PA
1990 - 1993
Law Clerk, Merchant & Gould An Intellectual Property Law Firm
Associations
1990 - Present
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
1990 - Present
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
1995 - 2004
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law AssociationChair/Co-Chair, Software Protection Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Networked agricultural monitoring and control system
Issued as U.S. Patent No. 5,260,875
Portable fingerprint scanning apparatus for identification verification
Issued as US Patent No. 5,222,152
Education
1995
William Mitchell College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
Southern Methodist University
MA - Masters
1981
University of Wisconsin, Madison
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2006
2006 Minnesota Intellectual Property Association CLE Stampede
Patent Continuation Practice
2005
Seminar
Portfolio Mining and Analysis
2004
Hot Topics Seminar
Patent Claim Construction
2003
Mergers and Acquisitions Seminar
IP Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
2003
Hot Topics Seminar
Claim Interpretation, Inequitable Conduct, 102(f) Prior Art and Limitations on Charitable Deductions for Donating Intellectual Property
2003
Hot Topics Seminar
Festo and the Doctrine of Equivalents
2003
2003 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute
Sending and Responding to Letters Alleging Infringement
2002
Eastman Kodak Company Seminar
Basic Law for Validity Analysis
2002
2002 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute
Portfolio Mining and Analysis
2002
2002 Intellectual Asset Management Seminar
Portfolio Mining
2001
Telephone Seminar
It’s the Law: Validity Analysis
2000
2000 Advanced Computer and Electronics Patent Practice Seminar
Prosecution of Computer-Related Inventions from the Practitioner’s Perspective
Publications
2010
U.S. Patent No. 7,774,408
Methods, Systems, and Emails to Link Emails to Matters and Organizations
2010
U.S. Patent No. 7,853,572
Bulk Download of Documents from a System for Managing Documents
2001
Intellectual Property Issues Facing High-Tech Industries (SPIE Critical Reviews Vol. CR79)
Intellectual Property Management
2001
European Patent Office WO 01/03028 A2
Procurement of Legal Services Using a Bid Process Conducted Via a Global Computer Network
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Will I be sued for trademark infringement?
18 Nov 2015
Q&A
Can an undocumented immigration apply for provisional patent in US?
22 Nov 2015