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About Kurt
Practice Areas
10
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
48%
21 years
Business
10%
21 years
Licensing
10%
19 years
Mergers and Acquisitions
10%
14 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Iowa for 20 years
State: Iowa
Acquired: 2005
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Experience
Honors
2015
Alumni Service Award, Drake Law School Moot Court
2009
Alumni Service Award, Drake Law School Moot Court
Work Experience
2021 - Present
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Corteva Agriscience
2017 - 2021
Senior Corporate Counsel, Corteva Agrisceince
2016 - 2017
Corporate Counsel, Pioneer Hi Bred International
2011 - 2016
Intellectual Property Transactions and Litigation Counsel, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
2005 - 2011
Patent Attorney, McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.
Associations
2013 - Present
Six SigmaGreen Belt
2005 - Present
Order of the CoifMember
2005 - Present
Order of BarristersMember
2009 - 2014
Iowa State Bar Association, e-Commerce SectionSection Chair
2009 - 2010
Licensing Executives SocietyChair, Digital Content Committee
2008 - 2009
Licensing Executives SocietyChair-elect, Digital Content Committee
2007 - 2014
Iowa State Bar Association, e-Commerce SectionSection Council member
2007 - 2011
Licensing Executives SocietyMember
2005 - 2012
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
2005 - 2012
American Bar AssociationMember
2005 - 2014
Iowa State Bar AssociationMember
2005 - 2012
Iowa Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
2005 - 2012
Polk County Bar AssociationMember
2004 - 2005
C. Edwin Moore American Inn of CourtMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Sam's Riverside, Inc. v. Intercon Solutions, Inc.
Summary judgment in favor of client on all claims.
Education
2005
Drake University Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
Drake University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2015
2015 DuPont Global Commercial Practice Meeting
Indemnities - Experiences and Approaches
2012
DuPont Widener IP CLE
Intellectual Property Licensing
2011
ISBA e-Commerce Seminar
Moderator
2011
AIPF 2011 Annual Meeting
Enhancing IP Rights in a Time of Erosion
2010
ISBA e-Commerce Seminar
Moderator
2009
Technology Association of Iowa Legal & Finance Clinic
Understanding Trademarks
2009
ISBA E-Commerce Seminar
Moderator
2008
Iowa State Bar Association eCommerce Seminar
Protecting Your Company's Presence Online: Issues and Strategies for Domain Names
2008
2008 Licensing Executives Society USA & Canada Annual Meeting
Hot Topics in Licensing Digital Content in the Sports & Entertainment Industries
2007
Iowa State Bar Association eCommerce Seminar
Using Trademarks as Keywords in Online Advertising: Competition or Infringement?
2005
Iowa Intellectual Properly Law Association Annual Meeting
Baffles and Bullets and Blackberries, oh my!: The Federal Circuit's Patent Cases Year in Review
2005
Business of Fine Art Conference
Copyright Law for Artists & Entrepreneurs
Publications
2007
Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology
Bridge over Troubled Water: The Supreme Court's New Patent Obviousness Standard in KSR should be Readily Apparent and Benefit the Public
2006
2005
Drake Law Review
Prosecution History Estoppel after Festo: Can an Equivalent Ever Break Through the File Wrapper?
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Is mp3 rocket legal?
15 Jul 2009
Q&A
Is it illegal to watch new movies online for free if you don't download them?
26 Jun 2009
Q&A
Can someone patent something that has already been released in a sell catalog by a company within the past 6 months
16 Jun 2009