MUETING RAASCH GROUP - Key Persons
Christopher is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, immunology, peptide and nucleic acid technologies, regenerative medicine, and medical devices. Christopher has worked as in-house intellectual property counsel for 3M.
Jay is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of optics, electronic, mechanical, electro-mechanical, and medical device patent law, related opinion work, and intellectual property agreements. Prior to joining Mueting Raasch Group, Jay was Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at 3M.
Jorden is a patent agent practicing in the areas of biotechnology, biomedical sciences, chemical arts, and medical devices. Prior to becoming a registered patent agent, Jorden earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota where she studied the use of fragments to target epigenetic proteins and developed biophysical assays to study protein-ligand interactions. During her Ph.D. work, Jorden was an N.I.H Biotechnology Fellow which allowed her to complete an internship at NVE Corp. where she worked on developing electroplating techniques and pathogenic sensing devices. Following her Ph.D., Jorden was a postdoctoral researcher in a chemical engineering lab studying protein engineering.
Julie is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of mechanical and electro-mechanical systems and related opinion work, with an emphasis in medical devices. Julie's practice includes patent preparation and prosecution and freedom to operate analysis. Julie was a co-op engineer before attending law school and is a named inventor on a patent, so she understands patents from multiple perspectives. Among other things, Julie has experience preparing patent applications for various medical devices, optical devices, robotics systems, and other mechanical systems.
Lotta Kiuru-Ribar is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of chemical arts, mechanical devices and systems, material science, medical devices, and food science. Lotta's practice includes patent preparation and prosecution, patent licensing, patent due diligence, freedom to operate analysis, and non-infringement and invalidity opinions.
She has served on the LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program committee and been a volunteer attorney, helping low-income inventors, since 2015.
In her free time, Lotta enjoys crafts, such as knitting, crochet, sewing, and ceramics, and playing and performing music with various music groups.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota Law School
J.D.
University of Helsinki
M.S., Analytical Chemistry
Mark is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of domestic and international patent procurement and related opinion work in the electrical, electronics, and electromechanical arts with an emphasis on electrical, electronic, and optoelectronic systems and sensors, medical devices, communications, software, and cleantech technologies. Mark was a Research Engineer at ARCO Solar and a Senior Electrical Engineer at Litton Aero Products Division in Southern California. Mark co-founded the Intellectual Property law firm of Hollingsworth Davis, LLC (2005-2019), and was listed in IAM 1000 World's Leading Patent Professionals 2012-2018 and 2020.
Nancy is a patent attorney practicing in the areas of biotechnology and the biomedical sciences. Nancy was a patent examiner with Art Unit 1642 (Cancer Immunology) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She has worked as a scientific review administrator with the NIH Human Genome Project and as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Provence, D.L., and R. Curtiss III, "The genetic and molecular basis of hemagglutination by an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli: the putative hemagglutinin has significant homology to the Hemophilus influenzae and Neisseria gonnorrhoeae IgA1 proteinases," Abstract, Gordon Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Adhesion (1993).
Susan is a creative and enthusiastic patent attorney with twenty years of in-house patent experience. Susan joined MRG as Of Counsel. Susan's in-house in experience includes invention mining, portfolio building and portfolio management, international patent portfolio strategy, patent drafting and prosecution, due diligence, patentability opinions, freedom-to-operate opinions, risk assessments, licenses, and budget management. Most recently, she spent two years in-house in Europe, building her experience in international patent portfolio management including leveraging European Opposition practice.
Bill is a patent attorney who prepares and prosecutes mostly electrical and mechanical patent applications, with an emphasis on optics, control systems, computer systems and architectures, and telecommunications. Bill was a software and mechanical engineer with Motorola before entering into patent law practice. Bill has developed in-house legal software for tracking IDS submissions.