Katie Scholz, Esq. Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Mn, Us

Started up a brand new debate team to encourage the development of communication and research skills of high school students. Since we started, we've had several students qualify for, and compete, in national and international debate competitions. We offer PF and Congressional Debate during the regular season, but also compete in Big Questions and World Schools Debate.We had a National Champion in Congressional Debate in 2021, have sent many Congressional debaters to Nationals, sent Public Forum students to nationals in 2022, 2023 and 2024, as well as students in Big Questions and World Schools

Encourage a set of excellent students to improve their confidence and public speaking abilities.Instill an understanding (if not love) of internet-based research and persuasive presentation skills. Focus on writing and understanding the 5-paragraph essay model.

Patent and Trademark Associate Attorney. Managed all trademark matters including prosecution and pre-litigation. Managed foreign patent and trademark prosecution for most small / mid-size clients. Managed patent portfolios for new, small and medium-sized companies. Known by clients as prompt to respond to questions, happy to explain the process, and for meeting / beating deadlines.

Product development and implementation of the PatentCore (now PatentAdvisor) product - a patent prosecution tool to better understand the Examiner and Art Unit to which a patent application is assigned.

Wrote articles on eminent domain law for publication in national magazines and blogs for Biersdorf & Associates.Wrote articles on the FDCPA, unpaid internship class actions and medical devices for Verismo.

Research Assistant to Professor Ruth Okediji. Focused on preparing International Intellectual Property presentations and memos.

Organized events, managed student registration and answered questions related to Barbri bar review courses. Head Rep for 2011-2012 school year.

Toronto, On, Ca

Research on new product offerings, internal strategy and optimization consulting.Prepared presentations for and on behalf of company VPs.Submitted and published articles for the Sustainability Website and Accelus Blog.

Drafted a provisional patent application, prepared IDS submissions for the USPTO. Drafted an Appeal brief and learned a lot about the patent prosecution pathway.

Guarded lives and taught children to swim butterfly in one hour or less.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Intellectual Property Law, Business Law

B.S., Chemical Engineering