David Allgeyer Publications and Presentations
Publications
"Warranties, Remedies and Related Peccadilloes: Steps to Successful Contract Negotiation," ACC Docket (The Journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel), March 2011
“U.S. Supreme Court Reminds Copyright Owners to Register Works with United States Copyright Office,” Lindquist & Vennum, Legal Alert, March 2010
A Guide to Biotechnology Finance (Supplement), Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Lindquist & Vennum PLLP, 2009
“Who Will Take Your Name? Facebook Usernames Implicate Trademark Rights,” Lindquist & Vennum, Legal Alert, June 2009
Contributing Author, Inside the Minds: Understanding Your Client’s IP Needs (chapter, "IP: Components, Cases and Questions"), Thompson Reuters/Aspatore, 2008 (available on Amazon.com)
"In Search of Lower Cost Resolution: Using Arbitration to Resolve Patent Disputes," Conflict Management, Fall 2007
"Protecting Your Company's Most Important Assets," riskVue, September 2002
Presentations
"Mornings with the Mediators," programs on Mediation Basics, Advanced Mediation Issues and Advice to Counsel from a Mediator's Point of View, MNCLE, April, May, June 2011
“IP Litigation Ethics,” MNCLE, December 2010
"Current Controversies in Arbitration," Minnesota State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Institute, 2009
"Warranties and Remedies," Minnesota State Bar Association, Advanced Contracting Seminar, 2009
"Controlling Costs in IP Protection and Defense," Minnesota State Bar Association, Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, 2009
"What Advocates Want (and Don't Want) in Arbitrators; What Arbitrators Want (and Don't Want) in Advocates," Minnesota State Bar Association, ADR Section, January 2008; Outstate Session, January 2009
"Using Arbitration to Resolve Intellectual Property Disputes," Minnesota CLE, August 2007
"Licensee Challenges to Patents: The New Medimmune Advantage," Minnesota CLE IP Institute, September 2007
"Hot Topics in Commercial Arbitration," Minnesota State Bar Asociation ADR Section, 2007
"What Clients Need to Know About Intellectual Property Arbitration," co-chair and lecturer, 2006
"A New Look at Drafting Arbitration Clauses and Effective Commercial Arbitration," Minnesota State Bar Association, 2004
"Unconventional Remedies in ADR—Thinking Outside the Box," Minnesota State Bar Association, ADR Section, April 2003
"Purchasing Law in Minnesota," Lorman Education Services, April 2003
"Ethics: Lawyer as Witness, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association," March 2003
"Recent Developments in Patent Law: Festo and Beyond," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, November 2001
"Trademark Litigation," Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, 1999
"Stopping the Infringer Right Now," Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, January 1998
Major Projects
Bass Pro v. Sportsman's Warehouse. Successful defense of registration of Sportsman's' Warehouse trademark before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Acutek v. CNS. Defense of patent infringement action in Los Angeles, California
ParAide v. R&R. Obtained preliminary injunction forbidding use of distinctive product trade dress
Carter v. EPCO (successful appeal of trade-dress-infringement claim). Obtained insurance coverage for legal expenses.
Smith v. Condux. Eleven-week defense of intellectual property claims in two federal and one state court, including appeals. Successfully defended against a $20 million claim and prevailed for more than $1 million on a counterclaim.