Attorney Profile

Bradley A. Forrest Bradley A Forrest is a shareholder of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. His practice is focused on patent prosecution for complex technologies, IP counseling and IP strategy formation, and opinion work and licensing. Brad received his B.S.E.E. in 1978 from the University of Minnesota, and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., 1981). During engineering and law school, Brad worked part-time for Honeywell International, Inc. designing computer simulations. From 1984-1993, Brad was with IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, as Counsel and Manager of the Intellectual Property Law Department where he identified several key inventions and wrote many important patents, including the RAID V patent, magneto-optic recording patents, networking patents, and basic patents covering server driven work processing, known as IPC. From 1994-1995 Brad was a Division Counsel and the Copyright and Trademark Counsel for IBM worldwide in New York. Brad is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association and has served on its Board of Governors. He was President (2001-2002) of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association and past Committee Chair of the AIPLA Electronics and Computer Law Committee, and Emerging Technologies Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Brad is an active speaker and publisher on all areas of intellectual property protection.

Areas of Practice:

• Bioinformatics
• Computer Hardware & Design
• Electrical
• Material Science
• Medical Devices

Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education:

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN, 1981
  • J.D.
• University of Minnesota, 1978
  • B.S.E.E.

Presentations, Seminars, and Classes:

• All Areas of Intellectual Property Protection

Published Works:

• "Various Titles, All Areas of Intellectual Property Protection"

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Member
• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Governors
• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, 2001 - 2002
  • President
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Co-Chair, Emerging Technologies

Past Employment Positions:

• Honeywell, Inc., 1978 - 1980
• Rosemount, Inc., Patent Attorney, 1981 - 1984
• IBM, Rochester, Minnesota, Counsel, Manager, Intellectual Property Law Department, 1984 - 1993
• IBM, New York, Division Counsel, Copyright and Trademark Counsel, 1994 - 1995