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Minna Chan is a partner at Russ August & Kabat, where she focuses on intellectual property and litigation.. Ms. Chan specializes in complex patent and other intellectual property disputes, and has significant experience in all phases of litigation before federal district courts, the ITC, and the USPTO. Over recent years, she has helped attain highly favorable settlement and trial outcomes resulting in multiple tens of millions of dollars in awards and settlements for her clients across a wide range of technologies, including smart thermostats, data compression, wireless communications, electronic storage devices, and semiconductors.. Prior to joining Russ, August, & Kabat, Ms. Chan successfully defended complex product liability, tort, and business litigation cases on behalf of automotive manufacturers and ride-share technology companies in both pre-trial and trial phases. She also worked closely with her clients regarding novel autonomous vehicle research/development issues. Ms. Chan formerly externed for the Honorable Otis D. Wright, II and the Honorable Craig Richman. Ms. Chan graduated from Loyola Law School where she served as the Senior Production Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review.. Ms. Chan has been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Star” by Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2020. In 2023, she was named a Top 100 Rising Star and a Top 50 Women Rising Star.

Focus on patent preparation and prosecution for large corporations and select smaller entities.  Experience in patent, trademark, copyright and contract litigation.  Pro bono experience in civil rights and First Amendment litigation.

Nicholas R. Grennan is a patent attorney with Suiter Swantz IP. Nick received his engineering degree from Cornell University with a major in Operations Research & Information Engineering, which has been described as “advanced analytics to help make better decisions”. Nick graduated with honors from the Creighton University School of Law.. Several years prior to attending law school, Nick served as a project engineer intern for the nation’s largest privately-held mechanical contractor, where he gained an excellent understanding of the construction industry and mechanical systems.. Prior to joining Suiter Swantz IP, Nick practiced complex commercial litigation.. Nick represents clients in a broad spectrum of technological areas, including the mechanical arts, electro-mechanical devices, telecommunications, networking, computer hardware, semiconductors, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), data analytics, user-interface systems, software, aerospace, medical devices, and designs.. Nick was recently selected by his peers as one of the Top Lawyers of Omaha, by Omaha Magazine. Nick was also named to Super Lawyers’ 2013-2021 Rising Stars.. Additionally, Nick enjoys advising clients on various issues throughout the life of patents, such as helping clients to enforce and monetize their patents, as well as defending clients from patent infringement lawsuits. Nick has a diverse practice that allows him to serve clients from conception of the invention through enforcement of an issued patent, and if necessary, in litigation.. In addition to patent-related matters, Nick routinely represents clients with respect to various intellectual property matters related to trademarks, trade secrets, licensing, infringement analysis, and ownership of intellectual property rights.. Nick frequently enforces clients’ intellectual property rights throughout the United States and defends clients from intellectual property claims asserted by third parties. When necessary, Nick represents clients in lawsuits in various federal courts.. Nick is admitted to practice as a patent attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In addition, he is admitted to practice in all Nebraska state courts, the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nick is a member of the Omaha Bar Association and the Nebraska State Bar Association.