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		<title>National Patent Suit Concluded, Infringement Abated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Nikolai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[National Flooring Equipment is a family-run business known for its innovative designs related to tools used for flooring installation, care and removal.  For more than 24 years, Nikolai &#38; Mersereau has helped National protect its intellectual property.
In 2001, Marty Anderson came to us seeking to protect a novel walk-behind floor stripping machine with a hydraulic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, February 8, 2010 through Wednesday, February 10, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Paige</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been closed since Monday, February 8, 2010 through Wednesday, February 10, 2010 due to inclement weather.  The USPTO has issued a statement notifying inventors and businesses each that Monday, February 8, 2010 through Wednesday, February 10, 2010 is a &#8220;Federal holiday within the District of Columbia&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laurie Young Published for a Fourth Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Nikolai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Laurie Young has been published for a fourth time.  Her most recent publication &#8220;Earmuffs, Barbie Dolls and The Bourne Identity&#8221; was published in the Minnesota State Bar Association New Lawyers Section&#8217;s Hearsay publication.
Laurie also authored &#8220;Even Intellectual Property Law has Fictional Characters&#8221; which was published in the Minnesota Intellectual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accelerated Examination for Green Technologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office has commenced a pilot program for accelerated examination of patent applications related to green technologies.  This pilot program became effective on December 8, 2009, and will run for twelve months or until 3,000 applications are submitted for petitions to make special.  The USPTO then will have the option [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Word of Caution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is upon us, therefore, it only is appropriate for your friendly intellectual property law attorneys to remind you that while everyone may be taking things more slowly than normal and putting what they feel is not important &#8220;on the back burner,&#8221; you may not want to relax if you are dealing with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redskins Will Remain Washington, D.C.’s Football Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 16, 2009 the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert. in the Harjo v. Pro-Football, Inc. case.  This finally brings an end to the debate about whether the Redskins have an offensive trademark for their football team.   The Supreme Court did not provide any comments regarding its decision to not hear this case.
The case started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Lieutenant Announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Nikolai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce Jim Paige has been promoted to First Lieutenant in the Minnesota Army National Guard&#8217;s JAG Corp.  In this role Jim will advise soldiers in the Minnesota Army National Guard.  We congratulate Jim on this honor.
Jim Nikolai        (612) 392-7302              Jim.Nikolai@nm-iplaw.com
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		<title>Perfecting Security Interests In Intellectual Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Nikolai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks, venture capitalists and other lending institutions often require borrowers to pledge their intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrighted matters) as collateral for a loan.  Before the lender is in a position to foreclose on such collateral and assert a priority position in a bankruptcy proceeding, it is essential that the lender has properly &#8220;perfected&#8221; its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hennepin County Bar Association New Lawyers&#8217; Section</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Nikolai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Laurie Young, our second year associate, has been elected to be the next vice-chair of the Hennepin County Bar Association, New Lawyers&#8217; Section.  In this role, Laurie will be supporting the chair and learning all of the responsibilities of being the chair of the HCBA New Lawyers&#8217; Section.  Laurie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use of Popular Celebrity Names as Trademarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Nikolai</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Since giving birth to octuplets in January, Nadya Suleman, aka OctoMom, has captured nationwide media attention.  Earlier this month Ms. Suleman filed two separate applications to register OCTOMOM as a trademark and a service mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  Was she beaten to the punch?  Almost a month earlier Super Happy Fun [...]]]></description>
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