Merchant & Gould Minneapolis, Minnesota Office Profile

About this office:

Before we were attorneys, many of us were inventors, engineers and scientists. As a result, we understand the passion that our clients have for their creations. As lawyers, we actively engage with clients and immerse ourselves in their businesses to understand, build and implement technology and intellectual property driven strategies that add bottom-line value.

In helping clients create and strategically manage global intellectual property assets, our firm also employs staff engineers, patent agents, legal assistants and drafting personnel to provide services in more timely and cost-effective ways.

Our IP Practice

Consistently ranked as a top patent, trademark and copyright firm in both the U.S. and globally, Merchant & Gould is devoted solely to the practice of intellectual property law. While the majority of our work is on behalf of U.S. and international-based Fortune 500 companies, we are always open to new ideas, inspiration and challenges in the area of intellectual property law - no matter where they come from. M&G offers IP-related services covering a full range of issues such as unfair competition, trade secret protection, infringement, copyrights and trademark law.

Community Connections

Giving back to the communities we live and work in is a core value at Merchant & Gould. Our attorneys are actively involved in professional organizations such as the Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the American Bar Association. Many attorneys have taught at local law schools, been guest lecturers and served in various capacities in moot court activities.

Likewise, any cross-section of the firm shows our generous community and volunteer service on behalf of local public radio boards, zoos, museums and other cultural institutions, groups such as the American Cancer Society and Habitat for Humanity, and, in a tradition dating back 20 years - active, firm-wide participation in the United Way.

The Next Step

For more than 100 years, lawyers at Merchant & Gould have been providing innovative legal services to the best and brightest here in the United States and from around the world. Contact us - we look forward to speaking with you about your ideas and your business.