Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. is a law firm devoted to the intellectual property needs of high technology companies. Our attorneys concentrate in the areas of patent protection, patent infringement and validity counseling, and licensing. From the firm's Twin Cities office, we serve clients in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, across the United States and internationally.
With solid electronics, software, chemical, mechanical, materials and medical device backgrounds, our attorneys have obtained patent protection for inventions ranging from microprocessors to neurological stimulators.
A combination of legal skill, technical knowledge, and corporate experience helps us craft intellectual property strategies that serve the business objectives of our clients. At Shumaker & Sieffert, we know your technology and have mastered the legal issues that impact it.
News & Events
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COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPS
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July 13th, 2010
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Shumaker & Sieffert is proud to have sponsored the
University of Minnesota Law School Theatre of the Relatively Talentless (TORT) production of "A Midsemester Night's Dream" and the Race for Justice this year. Minnesota Law School students participating in TORT produce an annual musical show, while the Race for Justice raises money to subsidize education debts for dedicated, low-paid public interest attorneys.
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SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT SPONSORS CHARITY 5K RUN
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May 8th, 2010
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Shumaker & Sieffert was proud to sponsor the 2nd Annual Wooly Run in St. Paul, MN. The Wooly Run is a charity 5K run that supports the efforts of Medicine for Sick Children - a local foundation that provides medicines and medical supplies directly to needy children and pediatric clinics in some of the poorest countries in Africa. True to the run's name, 13 employees and friends of the firm braved the unseasonably chilly weather to run for the cause.
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NEW ASSOCIATE JOINS SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT
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March 24th, 2010
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Jeffrey Joseph recently joined the firm as an associate attorney. Jeff is a registered patent attorney and will assist in the firm's electrical and medical device practice areas.
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NEW ASSOCIATES JOIN SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT
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March 5th, 2010
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Thomas Francis and
Kraig Jakobsen recently joined the firm as associate attorneys. Thomas will assist in the firm's medical device and electrical practice areas, and Kraig will assist in the firm's software and electrical practice areas.
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SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT COLLECTS FOOD FOR FOOD SHELF
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December 18th, 2009
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Shumaker & Sieffert is proud to sponsor the Christian Cupboard Food Shelf in Woodbury, Minnesota. The firm recently provided 122 pounds of food to the food shelf. The Christian Cupboard Food Shelf is a non-profit organization that provides food for those in need living in Washington County, Minnesota.
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NEW ASSOCIATES JOIN SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT
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December 9th, 2009
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Doreen Gwin recently joined the firm as Senior Counsel, and Kurt Krenz and
Paul LaVanway recently joined the firm as associate attorneys. Previously, Doreen was a patent attorney at Sughrue Mion Zinn MacPeak & Seas and Exxon Chemical, and senior intellectual property counsel at
3M. Kurt was a patent attorney at Fish & Richardson. Paul recently graduated from the
University of Minnesota.
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SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT ADOPTS A FAMILY THROUGH NEIGHBORS, INC.
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December 7th, 2009
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Shumaker & Sieffert will be participating in the "Adopt-A-Family" program through Neighbors, Inc. of St. Paul, Minnesota. Neighbors is a non-profit, social-service agency serving the Northern Dakota County communities of Inver Grove Heights, South St. Paul, West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Mendota, Sunfish Lake and Lilydale. Shumaker & Sieffert will be providing gifts for two families this holiday season through the Adopt-A-Family program. For more information regarding Neighbors, please visit neighborsmn.org.
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NEW ASSOCIATES JOIN SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT
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October 30th, 2009
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