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Shareholder 2200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 p: 612.977.8480 f: 612.977.8650 ghelget@briggs.com Jerry Helget is the firm s senior Intellectual Property attorney.

1 Shareholder 2200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN p: f: Jerry Helget is the firm s senior Intellectual Property attorney. He is a licensed patent attorney of 32 years through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and practices principally in the areas of: Patents Trademarks Trade dress Licensing Intellectual property litigation Copyrights Trade secrets and related matters Jerry has been practicing in intellectual property since He has a strong technical background in mechanical, electro-mechanical, digital electronics, communications, biotechnology, medical, automotive, dental, food, heavy equipment, sports, outdoor, toy, building, fluid and air handling, petroleum, jewelry and chemical technologies. He has a special interest in products and services related to the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Experienced in researching, preparing and prosecuting patent, trademark and copyright applications, Jerry has prosecuted to issuance more than 1,000 patents in the U.S. alone and has prosecuted and currently maintains over 590 trademark registrations. Jerry has successfully enforced the legalities of many U.S. patents for numerous clients. He is astute in contract negotiations and enforcement litigation and has been involved in more than 38 U.S. District Court infringement actions. Jerry also is a successful patent and trademark holder personally, with several commercial business enterprises. Jerry also does significant international patent and trademark prosecution throughout the world. Jerry currently manages more than 210 foreign patents and more than 127 foreign trademark registrations with an extensive network of foreign patent and trademark attorneys and Practice Areas Intellectual Property Patent Prosecution and Management Trademark Registration and Management Industries MedTech Education William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1983 University of Minnesota, B.A., 1976, Magna Cum Laude St. Paul Area Vocational Institute, 1984 Bar & Court Admissions Minnesota North Dakota U.S. District Court District of Minnesota U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

2 agents. U.S. Supreme Court Jerry s representative patent experience includes work in the following industries: outdoor, gun, archery and hunting products; pet supplies, inflated toys, strollers and trailer covers; landscaping; mouth guards; building and construction components and tools; jewelry; medical prosthetics and catheters; agriculture and horticulture ventilation; balloons and novelties; painting/staining, tools, sprayers and supplies; ceiling tiles; heavy duty demolition equipment; asphalt compositions and concrete; toys; gas permeation; optical disc/data storage libraries; fluid displacement pumps; printing; pharmaceuticals; beer production; water and waste treatment; physical and data security; foods and packaging. Much time, money and development goes into thousands of products each year. These products must be patented and trademarked to secure a client s niche in the IP industry and to hinder competition from copying the client s products and trade names. Patents, trademarks and copyrights are a starting point. Many products are patentable and need a federal trademark registration for marketing. If you are the first to think of an idea, then you have the right to claim, manufacture and sell your product exclusively. Jerry possesses strong connections in the manufacturing, licensing and marketing industries in the United States and abroad, offering clients an extensive network and full range of national and international business legal services. An avid hunter and fisherman, Jerry knows how important new products are in making hunting and fishing trips pleasant and successful. New products are the hallmarks of the hunting and fishing industries. These products must be patented and trademarked to secure industry niche and to thwart competition from copying products and names. Jerry understands and uses these products. He has been a speaker at the Archery Trade Association and Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade annual conventions. Experience Jerry has prosecuted to issuance more than 1,000 patents. See a full list of those patents here. Jerry's representative experience includes prosecuting: copyrights for camouflage hunting clothes for BackLand Outdoors. patents and trademarks for toys for Blipp LLC. 2

3 patents and trademarks for agricultural chemicals and fertilizers. patents and trademarks for archery accessories, including broadheads and releases, archery bows, rifles and hunting accessories for Bass and Bucks, Inc., Acu-Archery and Athens Archery. patents and trademarks for asphalt products and landscaping supplies. patents and trademarks for building trade hand tools, industrial pumps, sprayers and cleaning hand tools, plumbing supplies, portable room partitions for Versare Soltions, windows, doors, institutional ceiling tiles, and panels and treatments. patents and trademarks for heavy duty demolition equipment for Exodus Machines Incorporated. patents and trademarks for stickers, paper products and printed labels for Mello Smello, and canvas products, tamper resistant seals and packaging equipment. patents and trademarks for health food and food ingredients, agricultural and animal ventilation products for Schaefer Ventilation Equipment, beer brewing and restaurant services, and ice cream products. patents and trademarks for jewelry. patents and trademarks for pet supplies for dogids.com. patents and trademarks for sports mouthguards and dental appliances, prosthetics and artificial limbs and catheters. patents for gas permeation sensing equipment. patents for novelty and party balloons for Anagram International. patents for crossbows and accessories. trademarks and contracts for outdoor celebrities. patents and trademarks for hunting accessories for Wildlife Research Center, Inc. Jerry has also: assisted in representing the client in defending its U.S. patent in Federal District Court and Federal Circuit. represented defendants in trademark infringement, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices act litigation. obtained dismissal of claims RICO and Conspiracy Claims against group of related corporate and individual defendants. Affiliations Professional Affiliations Hennepin County Bar Association, Member 3

4 Minnesota State Bar Association, Member American Bar Association, Member American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Member International Trademark Association, Member Archery Trade Association, Member National Shooting Sports Foundation, Member President s Cabinet for the Boy Scouts of America, Northern Star Council, Member Mitchell Hamline School of Law Intellectual Property Institute, Board of Directors LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program, Patent Counsel United States Patent & Trademark Office Pro Bono Pilot Program in Minnesota, Patent Counsel News & Insights News IP Attorneys Quoted in The Mpls/St. Paul Business Journal October 6, 2008 Patent Attorney Authors Chapter in IP Legal Strategies Book August 14, 2007 Events Women's IP Forum: Top Topics in IP 2015 Briggs and Morgan, February 11, SHOT Show Jan , 2009 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL, January 15, 2009 Publications ALERT: Don t be Fooled by Bogus Operators Claiming You Need to Take Action on Your Trademarks or Patents April 25, 2017 ALERT: Trade Secret Law Gains New and Sharp Teeth May 3, 2016 Alert: Why You Should File a Patent Application as Soon as Possible After March 16, 2013 March 29,

5 Social Media Jerry contributes to IntellectualIP, Briggs and Morgan s educational co-sponsor blog with the University of Minnesota Law School. IntellectualIP is intended to provide practical information concerning U.S. and international intellectual property law. 5

Tiffany D. Gehrke. Associate. Tel

Tiffany D. Gehrke. Associate. Tel Tiffany D. Gehrke Associate Tel 312.474.6656 tgehrke@marshallip.com Tiffany D. Gehrke secures and protects intellectual property rights for a broad range of clients. In this role, her prior experience