John M. Dahl is a registered patent attorney practicing in the electrical and mechanical arts, including a broad range of electronic, computer, electromechanical, and business-related technologies. John also works with and advises development stage companies, and provides guidance in developing strategic intellectual property programs. John received his undergraduate (B.S.E.E.) and graduate (M.S.E.E.) degrees from the University of North Dakota, and received his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Minnesota. He was employed at IBM as an intern while attending undergraduate school, where he focused on computer system reliability and architecture. While pursuing his master's degree, he worked at 3M as a graduate research engineer, focusing on magnetic data recording technology.  John is presently pursuing a Ph.D in electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota, where he has completed all but his dissertation.