CURTIS B. HAMRE
Founding Partner
612-455-3802
chamre@hsml.com

Education
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
   B.A., Physics and Mathematics majors, cum laude, 1964
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
   M.S., Physics, 1967
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, IA
   J.D., 1979, Law Review

 
Bar Admissions
Minnesota State Bar, 1979
Iowa State Bar (inactive), 1979
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1978
U.S. District Court, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1979

Relevant Experience
Two years with Honeywell, Inc., Systems and Research Division, and eight years with U.S. Government laboratories doing research and engineering projects.

Practice Areas
U.S. and international patent and trademark prosecution; patent novelty, infringement and validity opinions; trademark registrability and use opinions; IP acquisition and licensing; and counseling clients with respect to portfolio management and business strategies. Technology practice areas include mechanical (e.g., automobiles, motorcycles, machines, medical devices, pumps, farm implements, etc.), optics, light electrical, semiconductor, processes and methods including manufacturing methods and business methods, etc. Mr. Hamre has obtained hundreds of patents and trademarks for U.S. and overseas clients, and frequently interviews Examiners and handles appeals of rejections. Mr. Hamre has had several patents litigated and found valid and infringed resulting in multi-million dollar judgments for the patent owner. Mr. Hamre has significant relationships with companies and law firms around the world, but particularly in Japan and Korea. Mr. Hamre has done business in Morocco. Mr. Hamre has been on Boards of Directors.

Professional Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle
International Trademark Law Association
Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc.
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Observer at Asia Patent Attorney Association
Marques, Association of European Trademark Owners
Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc.