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Kenneth D. Suzan is of counsel in Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Minneapolis, Minnesota, office and is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Department.. Mr. Suzan has experience in the areas of trademark law, copyright law, Internet law, social media law, domain names, and service mark matters. He has counseled his clients on a variety of issues ranging from the inception of a trademark to ultimate registration, licensing and enforcement. Mr. Suzan counsels and assists wearable technology companies to protect brand names through trademark, copyright and domain name filings. He also performs trademark clearance searches for mobile application names and logos. Mr. Suzan has also worked with an expansive network of associates worldwide on trademark clearance, licensing and litigation matters.. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Suzan served as a partner at Hodgson Russ LLP in Buffalo, New York, where he managed a worldwide docket of trademark and service mark applications and registrations, prosecuted and defended trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, handled multiple federal trademark litigation matters, and advised and counseled clients on all facets of trademark issues. In addition, Mr. Suzan has also served as a senior associate for Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., and as an associate for Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP.. Mr. Suzan earned his J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University in 1996, where he served as managing editor of lead articles for the Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology. Mr. Suzan also earned his LL.M. in Trade Regulation (Intellectual Property) from New York University School of Law in 1998 and his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Rochester in 1993.. Mr. Suzan is a co-host of IP Fridays, a podcast dedicated to intellectual property matters. The show is distributed , the iTunes Store, and .. Active in the community, Mr. Suzan served as past president of the Buffalo Arts Studio in Buffalo, New York, and is a member of the board of advisors for the Intellectual Property Counselor.. Mr. Suzan is admitted to practice in Minnesota and New York.

J.R. Maddox practices intellectual property and business law, focusing on the development and protection of intellectual property and other business assets through creative and efficient legal work. J.R. has litigation experience across all disciplines of intellectual property law including patent, trademark, copyright, false advertising, and trade secret. His experience ranges from successfully representing one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in ANDA litigation, arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act, to successfully representing a celebrity inventor, patent holder and entrepreneur. J.R. also handles a variety of transactional matters related to intellectual property and corporate law. He advises one of North America’s largest food companies on forward-looking intellectual property issues, and has developed tools to guide product development and streamline in-house legal affairs. J.R.’s thorough understanding of technology, law, and business allows him to add real value to a client’s enterprise as well as provide clients with practical, cost effective legal solutions.

In-house counsel responsible for protecting intellectual property assets of Carlson, Inc. and its subsidiaries.  Primary focus on trademarks and brand protection.  Also responsible for company patent portfolio, copyright registration and counseling, domain name acquisition and transfer, and intellectual property due diligence in M&A transactions.  Advise on legal aspects of social media, advertising review and franchising / licensing.  Brands include Carlson, Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson Red, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, and Carlson Wagonlit Travel - CWT.

I draft, prosecute, and analyze patents relating to complex technologies. I focus on matters relating to active medical devices, electromagnetics, optics, photonics, semiconductors, microelectronic fabrication, and aerospace applications. I am licensed to practice before the USPTO, and in the state of Minnesota.

Frank S. Farrell is an attorney with 37 years of experience.  Mr. Farrell has represented U.S., Asian and European clients in state and federal court on many patent infringement and other intellectual property cases; and has extensive trademark prosecution and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board experience. His experience includes taking a patent infringement case to a successful jury verdict in 2010. He is a frequent lecturer on Intellectual Property Law topics for continuing legal education and other professional development seminars; He has structured and negotiated many patent, copyright and trademark licensing and technology transfer transactions, and has experience with infringement licensing.. Mr. Farrell is an experienced litigator, and has extensive experience in resolving disputes involving intellectual property and / or technology issues, including patent, trademark and copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, disputes about software development and other information technology issues and vendor / client disputes involving products and services.