Intellectual Property Faculty - William Mitchell College of Law

Three full-time faculty and nine adjunct faculty teach intellectual property courses at William Mitchell. The full-time faculty members are recognized for their research, writing, and expertise in copyright, patents, and trademarks. William Mitchell's adjunct faculty come from top law firms and corporations and have years of experience practicing in intellectual property law.

Full-Time Faculty

Kenneth L. Port	Professor of Law and Director of Intellectual Property Law Studies Prof. Port's specialty is U.S. and international trademark law. His research and writing focus on trademark law and policy in the United States and on a host of issues regarding law in Japan. He has won the Ladas Memorial Award, which annually recognizes the best published trademark law article in the world.
Jay Erstling	Associate Professor of Law Prof. Erstling joined the William Mitchell faculty in 2007. Formerly, he was the director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and advisor to the director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization. The PCT allows inventors to preserve the right of their inventions in 135 countries around the world. Before working at the PCT, he was an officer and member of the intellectual property and international law practice groups at Fredrikson & Byron.
R. Carl Moy	Professor of Law Prof. Moy brought his patent law expertise to William Mitchell after working as an attorney for the intellectual property law firm Merchant & Gould, Minneapolis. Formerly, he was a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C., a patent agent for Parkhurst & Oliff, Alexandria, Va., and a guest researcher for the Max Plank Institute for Patent, Copyright, and Unfair Competition Law, Munich, Germany.
Niels B. Schaumann	Professor of Law Prof. Schaumann is a specialist in copyright law. He has served as chair of several committees in the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association and is the chair of the Committee on Pictorial, Graphic, Sculptural and Choreographic Works. He is a frequent speaker on copyright and Internet topics.

Adjunct Faculty

Gregory D. Allen '92	Greg Allen is an assistant chief intellectual property counsel at 3M Innovative Properties Company. He specializes in patent preparation and prosecution and related intellectual property agreements, including license agreements, joint development agreements, and government research and development contracts. He teaches Patent Prosecution.
James A. Barnum '84	James Barnum is deputy general counsel of Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. and its subsidiary ReelzChannel, LLC. Professor Barnum practices, teaches, and lectures in virtually all areas of media, First Amendment, newsgathering, and entertainment law, as well as employment law and FCC compliance. He teaches Entertainment Law.
Rebecca Bortolotti
Daniel J. Enebo '97	Daniel Enebo, a graduate of William Mitchell, is senior intellectual property counsel for Cargill where he represents several global business platforms. His work at Cargill focuses on strategic use of intellectual property and related activities, such as joint venture formation, licensing, business acquisition, IP enforcement, freedom to operate, and joint development. Prior to joining Cargill, Enebo was an intellectual property attorney with Fredrikson & Byron. He teaches Intellectual Property Transactions.
Michael F. Fleming '92
Patrick J. Gallagher '99	Patrick Gallagher is an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski in the firms Intellectual Property & Technology Department. He focuses on trademark and unfair competition litigation, as well as trademark enforcement, prosecution, and client counseling. He also has experience with trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office. He teaches Trademark Litigation.
H. Sanders Gwin	H. Sanders Gwin is an attorney at Shumaker & Sieffert. He practices in patents, with technical expertise in chemistry and physics. Formerly, he was a principal of Fish & Richardson and intellectual property counsel at 3M, where he prepared and prosecuted U.S. and foreign patent applications. He teaches Patent Prosecution.
Garrett M. Weber '96	Garrett Weber is a partner at Lindquist & Vennum, practicing in intellectual property including litigation in the areas of trademark, copyright, patent, advertising, unfair competition, non-compete contracts, and trade secrets. He also advises clients on intellectual property assets, especially in the copyright and trademark areas. He teaches Trademark Prosecution.
Ann Dunn Wessberg	Ann Dunn Wessberg is a partner in the intellectual property group at Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis. She focuses her practice on trademark and copyright law, protecting some of the most prominent brand identities in the Midwest. She provides comprehensive trademark counseling regarding trademark clearance, use, registration, enforcement, defense and related agreements to assist companies select, maintain, and build strong brands. She teaches Trademark Law.