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We understand that intellectual property often crosses national borders. Many of our attorneys regularly work across borders to secure and protect the rights of our domestic clients in other countries, and help foreign clients secure, protect and defend their U.S. rights. We partner with colleagues from throughout the world on the full range of intellectual property issues on a daily basis.

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On matters relating to patent or trademark searching, new applications, opinions, or special issues, our international attorneys will work with attorneys in appropriate M&amp;G practice groups, tech advisors, paralegals, and other legal and administrative specialists, if needed. On matters relating to litigation, our international attorneys will work closely with our highly respected litigation attorneys to bring the best possible service to our clients.

We have a dedicated foreign patent filing department, which is highly skilled in procedural matters with respect to obtaining patent rights in other countries. The foreign patent filing department works with our international attorneys to coordinate work with law firms in other countries. We also have an experienced staff who can efficiently and promptly attend to the filing of U.S. applications for patents or trademarks and assist in the prosecution of those applications.

From the point of view of our U.S. clients, our International Group can rapidly deal with almost any issue in a foreign country by accessing the law firms we have worked with successfully for many years throughout the world. From our international clients’ point of view, our International Group has developed an efficient workforce of legal and administrative specialists, paralegals, and staff engineers to take care of their U.S. trademark, patent, copyright, and litigation matters.

Minneapolis

Partner

Gregory  A. Sebald

Tong Wu

Associate

Taylor R. Stemler

Daniel L. Bruzzone

Partner & Chairman Emeritus

Brian H. Batzli

Dennis R. Daley

New York

Andrew O. Larsen, Ph.D.

Benjamin  H. Graf

Benjamin A. Tramm

Brent E. Routman

Danielle I. Mattessich

Jim A. Larson

Jonathan Berschadsky

Andrew  J. Lagatta

Andrew S. Ehard

Christopher J. Schulte

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal

Chieko  M. Rogers

Washington, D.C. Area

Intellectual Property Paralegal

Donna L. Lizama

Kamila Z. Williams

Kevin W. Austad

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Five new hires bring decades of experience, leadership and innovation</h2>



Merchant &amp; Gould welcomes Daniel J. Pereira, Ph.D., John S. Kern, Eric W. Schweibenz, and Donald R. McPhail, as Partners and Alexander B. Englehart, as Of Counsel in its Washington D.C. Area office. The new additions will expand Merchant &amp; Gould’s capabilities in handling International Trade Commission (ITC) cases, complex IP litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent prosecution, and strategic IP portfolio management, as well as increase its presence in Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea.



“We are continually investing in serving our client base worldwide, and this group will deepen our bench nationally and increase our existing presence in Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea,” said Heather Kliebenstein, Managing Director and Partner at Merchant &amp; Gould. “Each of these experienced attorneys brings the right cross-culture experience and technical background that we want at Merchant &amp; Gould.”



All five hires look forward to continuing their work in the D.C. area, serving clients worldwide. Merchant &amp; Gould’s long-standing reputation for stability, creative legal solutions, collaboration and technologically advanced systems attracted the latest hires.&nbsp;



“Transitioning to Merchant &amp; Gould was the right move for us and our clients. We are excited to join such a dynamic firm that has superior technical strength, advanced internal systems and processes, extensive trial experience, and breadth of knowledge in all areas of intellectual property,” said Pereira. Dr. Pereira most recently served as the Managing Partner and previously led the Chemical Practice Group at Oblon. Mr. Kern and Mr. Schweibenz formerly led the Electrical/Mechanical and Litigation Practice Groups, respectively.



One of the oldest full-service intellectual property and trial law firms in America, Merchant &amp; Gould evolves with technology, just like its client base. Through harnessing and pioneering advanced legal solutions, they have established themselves as an indispensable partner in delivering exceptional legal guidance and service to their clients.



“When we look to add new talent to our team at Merchant &amp; Gould, we want to find people who have the right mindset — forward-thinking, collaborative and client-focused,” Kliebenstein shared. “Each of these attorneys embodies those values and will carry our firm’s legacy forward.”

Strategic Power Move: Merchant & Gould Lures Quintet of Highly-Experienced Attorneys to Supercharge DC Office and Accelerate Asia Expansion

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