Gregory S. Schwartz

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Biography

Greg Schwartz is a patent attorney and chemical engineer who works with a wide range of clients on their most challenging intellectual property issues. A significant portion of his practice focuses on high-stakes patent matters involving competitor activity, especially when those matters have visibility to executive leadership. His experience includes directly advising and presenting strategy to C-suite executives and board members of public and private companies on matters concerning freedom-to-operate, threatened patent litigation, and patent assertion and enforcement.

Another significant portion of Greg’s practice includes advising clients on patent procurement and global patent portfolio strategy. His experience includes building patent portfolios for clients in highly competitive industries and working with technical teams to carve out space in crowded patent landscapes. Greg is known for incorporating broader strategies for offensive and defensive purposes into patent prosecution matters. He understands the importance of pairing prosecution strategy with broader objectives.

Greg works with clients of all sizes, ranging from start-ups and emerging companies to research institutions and large multinational corporations. He also works with clients across a variety of different industries. His industry experience includes agriculture, nutrition, blockchain, construction, medical device, fuel cells and batteries, personal care, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, specialty chemicals and materials, and others.

Concentrations

•Agriculture
•Blockchain
•Construction
•Medical device
•Personal care
•Pharmaceutical
•Semiconductor
•Specialty chemicals
•Solar cells

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Recipient, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 'Leadership Award,' 2025
•Recipient, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 'Best Under 40 Award,' 2023
•Recipient, Minnesota Lawyer, Diversity & Inclusion Award, 2022

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Areas of Practice (10)

  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Patents and Innovation Strategies
  • Patents and Innovation Strategies
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Venture Capital & Emerging Technology
  • Venture Capital & Emerging Technology

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Minnesota, B.S., Chemical Engineering
Law School Attended:
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., cum laude; Articles Editor and Associate Editor, Hamline Law Review; Recipient, CALI Award (Highest Final Grade), Legal Research and Writing I, Civil Procedure I, Evidence, Transnational Intellectual; Property, and Professional Responsibility; Member, Giles Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition
Year of First Admission:
2011
Admission:
Minnesota; U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, Korean American Bar Association of Minnesota, 2015-Present
•President, 2019-2024
•Member, Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2012-Present
•Advisory Board Member, 2017-Present
•Immediate Past President, 2016-2017
•President, 2015-2016
•President-Elect, 2014-2015
•Vice President of Sponsorship, 2013-2014
•Director of Programs, 2012-2013
•Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2012-Present
•Co-Chair, Asian American Adoptee Network, 2016-Present
•Board of Governors, 2016-2020
•Central Regional Governor, 2018-2020
•Alternate Central Regional Governor, 2016-2018
•Adjunct Professor, Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, 2013-2014

Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Experience: Led patent team and advised client concerning a large freedom-to-operate analysis involving multiple products and over 100 competitor patents.; Led patent team and advised client concerning a complex freedom-to-operate analysis involving over 30 different highly specialized components of a larger system.; Led patent team and advised client concerning a freedom-to-operate analysis involving a competitor patent in response to threatened patent infringement claims.; Advised client concerning a multitude of freedom-to-operate analyses involving competitor patents in crowded patent landscape across multiple product lines and business units.
ISLN:
923529824

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