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William D. Bauer
William D. Bauer is a founding shareholder in IPLM Group, P.A., an intellectual property
law firm servicing high technology clients desiring good service and a
quality product. Bill has over 26 years of experience practicing intellectual
property law, focused on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications,
both in the U.S. and around the world, intellectual property agreements
and providing strategic intellectual property planning and management
for major international corporations. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and a J.D.
degree from William Mitchell College of Law. He is a registered patent
attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and is admitted to
practice law in the State of Minnesota.
Most recently, Bill was Director of Intellectual Property and Assistant
Secretary at Imation Corp., an international corporation in the removable
data storage and color graphics arts industries, where Bill managed the
company's entire intellectual property portfolio. Prior to joining
Imation in a spin-off in 1996, Bill practiced intellectual property law
for the multi-national 3M Company for 17 years. Bill also practiced intellectual
property law for Univac (now Unisys) after joining the company as an engineer
and designing central processing units for digital computers.
Bill has technical experience in computer technology, including communication
and data storage technologies, a variety of medical products, imaging,
including print imaging, display imaging and color science, business methods,
static control products, traffic control products and a variety of areas
in the mechanical arts and physics.
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Education
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1974
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JD
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William Mitchell College of Law
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1969
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BSEE
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Iowa State University
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Admission to Practice
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1977
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U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
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1976
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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1974
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Minnesota Supreme Court
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Work History
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2002
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IPLM Group, P.A. (Intellectual Property Law)
Shareholder
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1996-2001
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Imation Corp., Legal Affairs
Director of Intellectual Property & Assistant Secretary
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1979-1996
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Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.,
Office of Intellectual Property Counsel
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
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1975-1979
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Univac, Legal Dept.
Patent Attorney
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1969-1975
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Univac
Electrical Engineer
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