DESIGN PATENT & TRADE DRESS - Key Persons


Alexandra (Allie) Morris

Alexandra (Allie) Morris, supports our marketing department as a dedicated Marketing Assistant. Although she's based in Minneapolis, she supports the marketing efforts of each Merchant & Gould office located within the US.

Allen W. Hinderaker Inducted

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
  • Inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America
  • Minneapolis Attorney
  • of Counsel / Minneapolis
Minneapolis attorney Allen W. Hinderaker, of Merchant & Gould, P.C., was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America at the LCA's Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in New York.Litigation is the exclusive focus of Allen's practice, ...

Allie F. Morris

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator
  • Marketing Coordinator / Minneapolis

Alpaslan Sapmaz

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Andrea Endris

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Andrew J. Lagatta

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner / Minneapolis
Merchant & Gould, an intellectual property and litigation law firm, announced that Andrew J. Lagatta has joined its Minneapolis office as an associate attorney. Andrew practices general intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent prosecution and ...

Andrew L. Jagenow

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Denver

Andrew O. Larsen

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner / New York

Andrew S. Ehard

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Anneliese S. Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Merchant & Gould Attorney
  • Partner / Minneapolis
Merchant & Gould attorney Anneliese Mayer will be an instructor at the CASRIP Patent and Intellectual Property Law and Practice Summer Institute, held annually at the University of Washington School of Law. As part of the IP Management Track, they ...

Anthony R. Zeuli

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Merchant & Gould Attorney
  • Merchant & Gould Partner
  • Partner / Minneapolis
Tony has been lead counsel on a number of patent infringement lawsuits for a large manufacturer of turf equipment. One case was successfully tried to an arbitration panel resulting in an invalidity decision in Tony's client's favor. Another recent case involved a full-day Markman hearing - the result of which was that 8 of the 9 claim terms were construed in Tony's client's favor. Another full-day Markman hearing in 2008 with difficult issues resulted in a significant ruling in Tony's client's favor. Tony has been lead counsel on several patent infringement lawsuits for a major automotive parts manufacturer. All of the lawsuits (more than 6) have resulted in favorable outcomes for Tony's client. says volunteering with Children's Law Center (CLC) to represent foster children in court is a rewarding experience for him and Minneapolis colleagues.Zeuli, a CLC board member, accepted the nonprofit's Distinguished ... Merchant & Gould attorney Tony Zeuli attended as a Fellow at the Hispanic National Bar Association/Microsoft Intellectual Property Law Institute (IPLI) in Washington, D.C. in early June. IPLI is a summer immersion program that provides ...

Ariel O. Howe

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate / Minneapolis
  • Associate Attorney at Merchant and Gould 's Minneapolis
Ariel Howe is an Associate Attorney at Merchant and Gould's Minneapolis office. Ariel helps companies protect their intellectual property through strategic, proactive support and litigation. Her practice includes patents (utility and design), trademark, trade secret and copyright litigation, as well as pre-litigation support. For years, Ariel has been protecting intellectual property in a wide range of industries. Many of her efforts have supported the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. However, she has enforced and defended IP in many other niches both big and small, from HVAC and farm equipment to lighting devices.

Asher F. Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Technical Advisor
  • Technical Advisor / Atlanta

B. Jefferson Boggs

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel

Benjamin A. Tramm

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Benjamin H. Graf

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner / New York

Breanna Blask

Job Titles:
  • International Legal Specialist / Minneapolis

Brenda E. Canada


Brent E. Routman

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Brian H. Batzli

Job Titles:
  • Partner and Chairman Emeritus / Minneapolis

Carol Hough

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Carol Nystrom

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Carolyn B. King

Job Titles:
  • Trademark Legal Specialist / Minneapolis

Chieko M. Rogers

Job Titles:
  • Senior Prosecution Legal Specialist / Minneapolis

Christian J. Hansen

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Christopher J. Leonard

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, CEO, and Chairman of the Board / Knoxville

Christopher J. Schulte

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Christopher J. Sorenson

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Cindy Lehmuth

Job Titles:
  • International Legal Specialist / Atlanta

Cynthia M. Keefe

Job Titles:
  • IDS Specialist / Denver

D. Kent Stier

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Atlanta

Daniel L. Bruzzone

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Daniel R. Evans

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Atlanta

Daniel W. McDonald

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel / Atlanta

Danielle I. Mattessich

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

David G. Schmaltz

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Denise Chamberlin

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Dennis J. Kolodjski

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Operations / Systems / Minneapolis

Dennis R. Daley

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Donna L. Lizama

Job Titles:
  • International Legal Specialist

Donna Tirella

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

E. Joseph Gess

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Elisabeth "Bette" S. Muirhead

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

Elizabeth A. Linford

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Los Angeles

Eric R. Chad

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Ericka R. Brundage

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant Support Manager / Atlanta

Erin L. Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Manager / Minneapolis

Gabrielle L. Kiefer

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

George C. Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Denver

Gregory A. Sebald

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Gregory C. Golla

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Hayley M. Ostrin

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney

Heather B. Kroona

Job Titles:
  • Patent Agent / Denver

Heather J. Kliebenstein

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Heather S. Chatterton

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

Ian G. McFarland

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Knoxville

Ina Quinn


James W. Beard

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Denver

Jeff Abbott

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Docketing, Client Records, and Annuities / Minneapolis

Jeffrey D. Blake

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Atlanta

Jeffrey D. Klenc

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Atlanta

Jenna Beth I. Sass

Job Titles:
  • Legal Specialist / Minneapolis

Jeremy L. Miller

Job Titles:
  • Litigation Paralegal

Jesse G. Fermin

Job Titles:
  • Foreign Filing Paralegal / Atlanta

Jody B. Pizzala

Job Titles:
  • Litigation Paralegal / Minneapolis

John A. Clifford

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel / Minneapolis

John C. Reich

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

John P. Olson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Attorney / Minneapolis

John T. Winemiller

Job Titles:
  • Partner and Chief Diversity Officer / Knoxville

Jonathan Berschadsky

Job Titles:
  • Partner / New York

Jonathan D. Kuehner

Job Titles:
  • Technical Advisor / Minneapolis

Joseph W. Bauer

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

Joseph W. Dubis

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

Joshua A. Hartman

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Julie K. Skoge

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Julie R. Daulton

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Kamal K. Arvind

Job Titles:
  • Associate Attorney / Atlanta

Karen L. Beckman

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

Kate S. Mayer

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Denver

Kathrine B. Dean

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Kay L. Woodward

Job Titles:
  • Foreign Filing Paralegal / Minneapolis

Kaye T. Holst

Job Titles:
  • Senior Litigation Paralegal / Minneapolis

Kelsey K. Covert

Job Titles:
  • Attorney / Denver

Kevin R. Swanson

Job Titles:
  • Patent Agent / Minneapolis

Kristen M. Geary

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Denver

Kristin M. Drieman

Job Titles:
  • Litigation Paralegal / Minneapolis

Lindsay Jones

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

Lisa Amos

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Lisa B. Kenney

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Luciano A. Ricondo

Job Titles:
  • Partner / New York

Marina I. Heusch

Job Titles:
  • Patent Agent / Denver

Mark L. Gleason

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Matthew E. Daigle

Job Titles:
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis Manager / Minneapolis

Matthew M. Metcalfe

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Denver

Matthew R. Linzbach

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Technology / Minneapolis

Megan A. Friedrich

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources / Minneapolis

Mele K. Caufman

Job Titles:
  • International Legal Specialist

Melissa M. Hayworth

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Merete V. Klausen

Job Titles:
  • Trademark Legal Specialist / Minneapolis

Michael A. Erbele

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Michael T. Lukon

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel / Knoxville

Misty A. Borg Misterek

Job Titles:
  • Director of Business Development & Marketing / Minneapolis

Nance S. Pitzer

Job Titles:
  • Contact My Assistant

Paige S. Stradley

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Pamela M. Gerads

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Director / Minneapolis

Peter A. Gergely

Job Titles:
  • Partner / New York

Peter S. Selness

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Minneapolis

R. Bradford Brittian

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel / Knoxville

Rachel V. Atencio

Job Titles:
  • Attorney Recruiting Manager / Denver

Rachel Zimmerman Scobie

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Ricky B. Rios

Job Titles:
  • Foreign Filing Paralegal / Atlanta

Robert A. Kalinsky

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Robert K. Lyksett

Job Titles:
  • Drafting Manager / Minneapolis

Robert S. Sykes

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Denver

Robyn R. Erickson

Job Titles:
  • Trademark Legal Specialist / Minneapolis

Ryan C. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Ryan J. Fletcher

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Denver

Saalini V. Sekar

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Samuel M. Scholz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Attorney / Minneapolis

Scott P. Shaw

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Los Angeles

Scott W. Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Shannon M. Maney

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal / Denver

Steven C. Bruess

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

T. Patrick Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Tarik M. Nabi - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel

Taylor R. Stemler

Job Titles:
  • Associate Attorney / Minneapolis

The Honorable Gerald W. Heaney

Job Titles:
  • Judicial Clerk

The Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Member
  • Member of the the Trial Law Institute

Thomas J. Leach

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Thomas R. Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Todd J. Obijeski

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Atlanta

Tong Wu

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

Tracey R. Skjeveland

Job Titles:
  • COO / CFO / Minneapolis

Warner Chilcott

Warner Chilcott Company and Warner Chilcott (US), LLC v. Watson Laboratories, Inc.-Florida (District of New Jersey) - represented the Watson (Actavis) defendants in a patent infringement action brought by Warner Chilcott relating to risedronate sodium and the Atelvia® brand-name product.

William D. Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Minneapolis

William N. Hughet

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel

Yidi Wu

Job Titles:
  • Technical Advisor / New York