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Jessica L. Gutierrez

Jessica L. Gutierrez
Associate

Experience
Jessica’s practice focuses on intellectual property and technology litigation. Jessica leverages her technical background and broad IP experience to help her clients navigate every stage of the litigation process, from pre-suit evaluation to trial. She has represented clients in district court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. She also has experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, conducting freedom to operate analyses, drafting non-infringement and invalidity opinions, and preparing licensing agreements. Jessica has worked on a wide range of technological fields, including medical devices, medical imaging, pharmacogenomics, computer data storage, computer software, oilfield drilling equipment, agricultural compositions, unmanned aerial vehicles, laser diodes, and converting machinery.
Prior to her legal career, Jessica was an Airport Design Engineer, designing improvement projects for airports throughout the southwestern United States. Jessica’s engineering background allows her to develop a deep understanding of her clients’ technologies so that she may best represent their interests.
Jessica has served as an international patent drafting competition coach at the University of St. Thomas School of Law since 2019.
Trial counsel for Dr. Richard Tholen, a top Twin Cities plastic surgeon who endured an amputated leg after Assist America refused to evacuate him for proper medical care, in Tholen v. Assist America, wherein a federal jury in Minnesota awarded Dr. Tholen a $27.8 million verdict, including $10 million in punitive damages.


- Named an “Up and Coming Attorney,” Minnesota Lawyer (2021)
- Named a "Minnesota Rising Star," Super Lawyers (2018-2022)
- Named a “North Star Lawyer” by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services (2016-2021)
- Received Equal Justice Award from Minnesota Women Lawyers (2013)
- Minnesota
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude (2014); Law Review, Managing Editor (2013-2014); Constance L. Bakken Research Fellow (2013-2014)
- Arizona State University, B.S. in Civil Engineering (2009); Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society
- Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA), Section Chair of Patent Litigation
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- The Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna IP Inn of Court
- Verdict Alert! 8-Figure Edition
Panelist, Minnesota Association for Justice, Webinar (February 2, 2022) - Maximizing Value When Acquiring or Divesting Patents for Assertion
Co-Presenter, Minnesota IP Law Association (MIPLA) Virtual Stampede (May 19, 2021) - Printing Infringement: The IP Implications of 3D Printing
Minnesota CLE presentation (2016, 2017)
Publications:
- The Privacies of Life: Automatic License Plate Recognition is Unconstitutional Under the Mosaic Theory of Fourth Amendment Privacy Law,” 38 Hamline L. Rev. 127 (Spring 2015)
- “Sharing Copyrights: The Copyright Implications of User Content in Social Media,” 35 Hamline J. Pub. L. & Pol’y 104 (Spring 2014)
- Duetsblog intellectual property legal blog, contributing author, www.duestblog.com (2014-2019)
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