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Saalini is an intellectual property attorney in the Electrical &amp; Software Group at Merchant &amp; Gould’s Minneapolis, Minnesota, office. She focuses on patent work for clients in the electrical engineering and computer engineering spaces. An experienced engineer in her own right, Saalini brings her former work with IBM to the table to further client goals on a daily basis.

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Skilled Patent Prosecution for Engineers, by an Engineer

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As an engineer, you understand how technically complex your innovation is. You also understand that there can be a long onboarding process to bring in outside help to protect your innovation. When you work with Saalini, that process is cut back extensively. Her education, training, and work experience in engineering means she has been in your shoes, speaks your language, and can quickly anticipate your needs.

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Moreover, Saalini understands the business side of pursuing engineering patents. She’s worked in a large company and has experienced firsthand what the internal processes are like, the hurdles that must be overcome, and so much more.

Saalini takes this broad knowledge and applies it to the patent prosecution process, carefully completing patent applications and advocating tenaciously when interacting with the US Patent &amp; Trademark Office.

Dedicated Advocacy Based on More Than Just Research

Your patent attorney should not only offer to do detailed research into the technology behind an invention. Your attorney should also take the time to get to know you, your business and your objectives. Your attorney should dive deep into immediate needs and long-term goals.

Saalini will do this and more, offering you the space you need to share all relevant information that will determine how to best proceed with your latest innovation.&nbsp;

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University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2018

Iowa State University, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2008

Iowa State University, B.S. Computer and Electrical Engineering, 2006

Saalini Sekar, Intellectual Property Attorney

Minneapolis

Saalini Sekar Was Recipient of Merchant &amp; Gould’s Scholarship at U of M Law School.



Merchant &amp; Gould is excited to welcome Saalini Sekar as its newest associate in the Minneapolis office.   She will bring her electrical engineering and patent experience to the Electrical Group.



After seven years in the technology sector with IBM, Micron and Maytag, Saalini went to the University of Minnesota Law School and graduated last year.&nbsp; While in law school, she received the Merchant &amp; Gould Scholarship, worth $10,000/year, which included a match from University of Minnesota Law School.&nbsp; This scholarship also led to a summer associate opportunities for two consecutive summers at Merchant &amp; Gould – and now a full-time position, effective February 11.



“It is very gratifying to see the scholarship make it possible for exceedingly well-qualified law students to further their interest in IP law &#8212; and enrich the profession with their experience,” said Christopher J. Leonard, Managing Director of Merchant &amp; Gould.&nbsp; &#8220;We are proud that our scholarship inspired such a talented attorney here.&nbsp; Welcome, Saalini!”



Prior to her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota, Saalini earned a Master of Science in electrical engineering, as well as a Bachelor of Science in both computer and electrical engineering, from Iowa State University.



“I sincerely thank you for the scholarship, as well as for the opportunity to work at your firm.&nbsp; I am truly grateful for your generosity,” Saalini wrote in a letter in December 2017, after receiving the scholarship and summer associate opportunity.&nbsp; “In addition to the financial support that this scholarship has afforded me, I am thankful for the opportunities that it has since opened up.”

Merchant & Gould Welcomes New Associate to Its Minneapolis Office

Electrical & Software

Melissa Ziegler

Associate

Saalini V. Sekar

<h3>Publications</h3>
Changes in dc current bias as a function of input drive for a depletion mode SiC MESFET, in Electro Information Technology Conference, Sekar, S., Cao,<a href="http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/c/Cao:Haibo.html"> H.</a>, Weber,<a href="http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/w/Weber:Robert_J=.html"> R.</a> (2008). May 18 – 20, 2008, Ames, IA., pp. 367-371.
Phased array system design and modeling, in International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics, Wanner, S., Sekar, S., Fu, B., Weber, R., and J. Song. (2007) Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2007, Montreal, B.C., Canada, pp. 455-458.

Saalini V. Sekar

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