Nikolai & Mersereau proudly announces that  Laurie Young passed the Examination for Registration to Practice Patent Cases before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Laurie joined the firm last fall after earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University in 2004 and a J.D. degree from the William Mitchell College of Law in 2007.  Laurie is also admitted to practice before the courts of the State of Minnesota and the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.  Prior to joining the firm, Laurie held positions with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Best Buy, Inc. and AEIOMed, Inc.  She also worked as a research assistant for Professor Kenneth L. Port co-authoring Trademark Law and Policy 2006 Supplement. 

Jim Nikolai       (612) 392-7302           Jim.Nikolai@nm-iplaw.com