About the Authors

• Author: Austen Zuege
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About the Authors

The authors are Minneapolis-based attorneys specializing in intel-

lectual property (IP) law, including patents, trademarks, copyright,

unfair competition, and related licensing and litigation. The authors

have worked with clients in a wide range of technological fields, and

assist individuals and groups of all sizes, from small domestic busi-

nesses to large multinational corporations. All of the authors regularly

prosecute patents and engage in freedom-to-operate studies, helping

our clients to identify, understand, and avoid risks posed by the pat-

ents of their competitors.

AUSTEN P. ZUEGE is an officer and attorney with Westman, Cham-

plin & Koehler. He has extensive experience organizing and con-

ducting patent freedom-to-operate studies as well as managing large

teams involved with them. In addition to practicing IP prosecution

and litigation, Austen regularly writes and speaks about IP law topics.

He has also trained many young patent attorneys on topics such as

patent searching and infringement analysis. Austen received his Bach-

elor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of

Wisconsin–Madison, and received his Juris Doctor (cum laude) from

the University of Illinois College of Law.

DAVID R. FAIRBAIRN is president and a founding attorney of Kin-

ney & Lange. Dave is a frequent author and lecturer in the field of IP.

He has also taught Communications Law in the Master of Business

Communication Program of the College of St. Thomas. Dave served

as president of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association in

1995–1996, is a former member of the Governing Council of the Hen-

nepin County Bar Association, and chaired the Patent Law Committee

of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in 1996–1998.

He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu Engineering

Honors Societies. Dave holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

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