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Biography
Michelle Dawson is the Co-Founder of Padmanabhan & Dawson, PLLC, which is a leading boutique law firm in the field of plaintiff-side intellectual property litigation. Like the majority of Padmanabhan & Dawson’s lawyers, Michelle began her legal career at a large law firm in the Midwest, representing all types of clients, from small companies to Fortune 500 companies in technology related areas, including patent, trademark, trade secret and contract law disputes. Michelle is dedicated to giving back to the community, including teaching a course on patent law at a local law school.
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Winner, Giles S. Rich National Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition
- University of Minnesota
- B.A.
- Major: Biology, English and Latin
- University of Minnesota
- M.S.
- Major: Health Services Research Policy & Administration
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- IP Contracts & Licensing
- IP Consulting
- Prosecution
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
Honors
- Rising Stars – Minnesota Super Lawyers®, 2013-2018
- MSBA North Star Lawyer – for Pro Bono Service, 2013-2014
Representative Matters
- Representing a company with MRI technology that the purchaser failed to commercialize post-acquisition
- Representing a company in patent infringement actions against 2 multinational companies relating to gaming technology
- Represented life sciences company pursuing trade secret misappropriation claims relating to cell culture devices;
- Obtained multi-million-dollar jury verdict in favor of client, prevailing on all counts, in patent infringement action relating to inkjet dark fabric transfer technology;
- Represented accused infringer in a patent infringement action related to USB storage devices;
- Represented plaintiff in infringement matter relating to formatted magnetic data storage tapes; settled during trail;
- Won summary judgment of non-infringement on patent relating to self-nanoemulsified drug delivery system; affirmed on appeal;
- Represented plaintiff in an action involving a patent directed to electronic braking systems; successfully secured a Federal Circuit ruling of infringement and validity;
- Represented plaintiff in actions against several defendants involving a patent directed to the physical chemical structure of an animal nutrition product; obtained a jury verdict of willful infringement and obtained treble damages;
- Represented plaintiff in an action involving patents directed to decision-making software; case settled on terms favorable to client;
- Represented defendant in an action involving a patent related to internet software; obtained a summary judgment of non-infringement;
- Represented defendant in action relating to patent on computer storage systems; obtained favorable settlement and dismissal;
- Represented defendant in an action involving a patent related to fertilizer formulations; plaintiff stipulated to noninfringement based on the Court’s Markman order;
- Represented defendant in action involving patents relating to decision making software; case settled on terms favorable to client;
- Represented patent owner in an infringement action relating to LED light technology;
- Represented patent owner in an infringement action relating to point of sale (POS) systems;
- Represented accused infringer in a patent action and co-pending IPR relating to precision agriculture technology. Successfully invalidated all claims of the three asserted patents in IPR and ultimately a stipulated dismissal of the litigation
Classes & Seminars
- Taught patent law at University of St. Thomas