Telephone
612.455.3804
Fax
612.455.3801
E-mail
dmueller@hsml.com
Support Staff
Gina Dahl
612.455.3817
Technology Areas
Chemical
Mechanical
Llight Electrical Fields
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Education
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1979
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
J.D., with honors, 1983
Bar Admissions U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1981
Virginia, 1983 (currently associate status)
District of Columbia, 1985
Minnesota, 1995
Experience U.S. and international patent and trademark prosecution including reexaminations
and interferences, infringement and validity opinions, and counseling
clients with respect to IP acquisition, portfolio management and business
strategies. Practice areas include a wide range of chemical, mechanical
and light electrical fields such as semiconductor devices and processing,
pharmaceutical agents and delivery systems, coating compositions and
methods, medical equipment, display systems and components, etc. Mr.
Mueller represents U.S. and overseas clients in proceedings at the
USPTO, and has had significant relationships with law firms and companies
in Japan throughout his career. At a former firm, Mr. Mueller prepared
the successful reexamination requests of the "turmeric" and "basmati"
U.S. patents on behalf of the Indian government.
Presentations
- Enablement - Paper and lecture presented at the American Intellectual
Property Law Association Advanced Chemical Prosecution Workshop
- Selected Issues in U.S. Patent Practice -Paper and lecture presented
in Japan
- Proving Invention Dates - Paper and lecture presented in Japan
- Current Issues in U.S. Patent Practice - Paper and lecture presented
in Japan
- Inter Partes Reexamination - Paper and lecture presented at the
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association program on the American
Inventor Protection Act
- Ownership of Inventions - Paper and lecture presented in Japan
- Patent Prosecution after Festo - Paper and lecture presented in
Japan
- U.S. Claim Drafting - Paper and lecture presented in Japan
- Doctrine of Equivalence Under Post-Festo Federal Circuit Cases
- Paper and lecture presented in Japan
Honors & Distinctions
- Minnesota Super Lawyers List, 2008 to 2011
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Central Michigan University’s
College of Science and Technology, in recognition of outstanding
personal and professional achievements as a graduate of Central
Michigan University, 2010
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Japan Intellectual Property Association
Member of Central Michigan University College of Science and Technology
Alumni
Advisory Committee
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Virginia State Bar
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