Minnesota Trademarks Lawyers

I work with businesses and individuals developing and exploiting their trademark and copyright assets, through registrations, licensing and enforcement of rights. I value personalized service and I take the time to really get to know about each client and their unique legal needs. My goal is to make sure to help clients understand the legal issues for themselves. By providing legal services in an informative and personal manner, I hope to empower my clients with the the information they need to make the best decisions possible for their businesses and families. Representative services include: Trademark...

Thomas B James (Thomas James) is a private practice attorney with over 25 years experience at the Law Office of Tom James in Cokato, Minnesota. He focuses on business law, nonprofits, trademark registration and enforcement, copyright registration and enforcement, intellectual property licensing, and appeals. Thomas James is licensed to practice in Minnesota state and federal courts, the 8th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; and the United States Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board (TTAB); In addition to practicing law, Tom James is the author of "E-Commerce Law: The Handbook for...

Walter G. Lehmann is managing partner of the art, entertainment and museum law firm LEHMANN PLC (formerly Lehmann Strobel PC). An attorney and business consultant for over 20 years, he has focused on helping individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations manage their real and intellectual property assets. He has represented independent producers, artists, writers, as well as museums and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations on a wide range of legal and business matters including business organization, financing, intellectual property management, board governance, nonprofit administration, and museum collections management, policies and ethics. Lehmann’s education includes a BA in English...

Kristian is an experienced attorney specializing in business/corporate law. He guides entrepreneurs, small business owners, executive management teams, boards of directors, closely-held family businesses, shareholders and investors through all aspects of the business life cycle from entity creation to operation to exit.

Kristian provides value due to his expertise in all sectors of a business. He works with limited liability companies and partnerships, large corporations, nonprofit organizations and cooperatives. Kristian helps guide clients through every business matter they will face, ranging from corporate governance, debt and equity financing, purchase and sales, regulatory compliance, business strategy joint ventures and complex reorganizations. Clients...

Paul Godfread is a Minnesota attorney with a practice focusing on trademark, copyright, technology and business law.

I have been practicing intellectual property law for 25+ years. I have experience representing Fortune 500 clients as well as small businesses and independent inventors. My background is mechanical engineering.

Steven C. Opheim is an attorney at law with over 25 years of experience, practicing in the areas of Business Law, Creditor’s and Debtor’s Rights, Bankruptcy (Consumer and Business), Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law. Mr. Opheim is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), Ramsey County Bar Association and Bankruptcy Section and Real Property Law Section of the MSBA. Mr. Opheim received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota in 1982 after graduating from William Mitchell College of Law in 1985. Originally born...

Draeke Weseman is a trademark and business attorney in Minneapolis, MN. He started Weseman Law Office, PLLC in 2010 to serve entrepreneurs, start-ups, and businesses in Minnesota. Visit www.wesemanlaw.com or call 888-614-6864 for more information.

B.S. University of Minnesota, 1984
J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 1992

I have been a member of the Jacobson and Johnson law firm since 2000 and practices in the area of intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights, and patent prosecution. I provide strategic client counseling in the start-up, development, and management of client’s intellectual property portfolios including the protection and enforcement of those rights; and handling of intellectual property disputes.