Jeff Stone counsels national and international clients on patent strategy, patent prosecution and portfolio development. This includes rendering patent opinions, conducting due diligence, freedom-to-operate analyses and post-grant review (IPR). Jeff also advises on the transactional aspects of IP licensing, including joint research, development and commercialization agreements.

His clients range from startup and emerging companies through mid- to large-cap corporations focusing on developing life-saving medical devices. Jeff has deep experience with cardiovascular devices, including those that treat patients in the key areas of vascular intervention, structural heart valve supplementation and/or replacement, and heart failure, as well as with devices that detect and treat central nervous system disorders including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury.

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I partner with clients to develop and protect innovative medical technologies, providing strategic IP guidance from product conception through commercialization."
Credentials

Education

  • University of North Dakota, B.S., 1985
  • William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 1999, cum laude
  • University of Minnesota, M.P.H., 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
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