Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth
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Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. (Formerly Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.) is an intellectual property
law firm
founded in December 1993 by six attorneys and associated staff. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
, the firm was one of the first patent
law
boutique firms in the United States
to focus solely on patent prosecution
and not on patent litigation (although this was already fairly common in Europe
). The founding attorneys had previously worked at Merchant & Gould
. Since its inception, the firm has grown to at least 70 attorney
s, and three offices.
Foundation IP, an IP management software producer, reports that Schwegman, Lundberg, & Woessner, P.A. counts the University of Minnesota
and Fortune 500
companies Micron Technology
, Intel, and the Guidant Corporation among their clients.
In March, 2003, a survey by PatentRatings, LLC rated Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A. with top-ten scores in five of its categories, including first in biotechnology patents, computer patents and medical patents, and third in electrical patents (PDF file). In March, 2005, PatentRatings, LLC rated the firm first among U.S. companies for chemical patents, tenth for biotechnology and drug patents, second for computer and software patents, third for electrical patents, and second for medical patents (See EarthTimes article).
In September, 2007, the firm amended its name to Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. with the retirement of partner Daniel Kluth.
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
founded in December 1993 by six attorneys and associated staff. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, the firm was one of the first patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
boutique firms in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to focus solely on patent prosecution
Patent prosecution
Patent prosecution describes the interaction between applicants and their representatives, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent...
and not on patent litigation (although this was already fairly common in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
). The founding attorneys had previously worked at Merchant & Gould
Merchant & Gould
Merchant & Gould is an intellectual property law firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Example clients include Microsoft....
. Since its inception, the firm has grown to at least 70 attorney
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
s, and three offices.
Foundation IP, an IP management software producer, reports that Schwegman, Lundberg, & Woessner, P.A. counts the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies Micron Technology
Micron Technology
Micron Technology, Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, SSD and CMOS image sensing chips. Consumers may be more familiar with its consumer brand Crucial...
, Intel, and the Guidant Corporation among their clients.
In March, 2003, a survey by PatentRatings, LLC rated Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A. with top-ten scores in five of its categories, including first in biotechnology patents, computer patents and medical patents, and third in electrical patents (PDF file). In March, 2005, PatentRatings, LLC rated the firm first among U.S. companies for chemical patents, tenth for biotechnology and drug patents, second for computer and software patents, third for electrical patents, and second for medical patents (See EarthTimes article).
In September, 2007, the firm amended its name to Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. with the retirement of partner Daniel Kluth.