Brian L. Stender - Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen: Intellectual Property Law

Brian L. Stender is an associate with Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen whose practice combines intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution. His experience lies in the areas of chemical, biochemical, mechanical and medical devices. Brian also handles preparation of patentability, infringement, and invalidity analyses and opinions on behalf of the firm’s clients.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Brian worked as an in-house patent liaison for Phillips Plastics Corporation where he focused on patent prosecution and portfolio management and developed extensive knowledge in injection molding, insert molding and multi-shot processes. In addition, he has experience with small-scale pharmaceutical-derivative synthesis and characterization, aquatic photochemistry, time-resolved flash photolysis and process development.

Case Studies

Represented a defendant distributor of cooking accessories in a patent infringement case, which settled before initiation of the discovery phase on favorable terms for the defendant
In a trade dress case, represented a manufacturer and distributor of music chairs-case settled with favorable terms for client during the course of bench trial
Represented various defendants in architectural design copyright cases that settled before trial with favorable terms for the defendants
In a trademark litigation case, represented the plaintiff against multiple infringers who were not only infringing on client's trademark, but also cybersquatting on confusingly similar marks-cases settled with defendants transferring domain names to plaintiff, along with other terms favorable to client
Represented defendant accused of trademark infringement-case settled early in discovery phase with plaintiff transferring domain names to the defendant

Recognitions

Rising Stars, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2010