Michael Essien | Saint Paul Business Lawyer

Michael A. Essien is a Principal and Counsel with the Essien Law Office, practicing intellectual property law with a focus on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and e-commerce. Mr. Essien’s background includes both corporate and law firm experience. He is a patent attorney and supports his clients’ needs for patents, trademarks, opinions, copyrights, strategic planning, e-commerce, technology transfer agreements and client counseling regarding corporate and intellectual property protection. He is an international intellectual property consultant supporting research institutions in Africa.

Mr. Essien supports businesses in entity formation and selection, agreements and licensing issues, including litigation management. He also supports several non-profit organizations as their legal counsel, assisting them on legal issues, including organization and IRS recognition.

Mr. Essien is admitted to practice in the State of Minnesota, before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is a member of Ramsey County Bar Association, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association and the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers. He frequently speaks on Intellectual Property Law and related issues and is an Adjunct Professor at Concordia and Strayer Universities.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Essien worked for several years as a quality, process and new product development engineer at 3M. He is a named inventor on two issued US patents. He has extensive experience in adhesives, film technology, process engineering and start-ups.

Mr. Essien received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. His J.D. is from William Mitchell College of Law where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Essien was the recipient of the William Mitchell Alumni Association Student Award of Merit for exceptional contributions to the College. He volunteers with several organizations, is a board member of VOOM Foundation and Books for Africa and President of Association of Nigerian Engineers in Minnesota (ANEM).

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Principal | IP Attorney	Essien Law Office, PLLC	Saint Paul, MN	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
William Mitchell College of Law	J.D.	Law School	2002
University of Oklahoma	Bachelors	Chemical Engineering	1987

State / Court	Date
Minnesota	2002

• Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers | Immediate Past President | 2018 - Present
  Minnesota State Bar Association | Diversity & Inclusion Council | 2017 - Present
  Books for Africa | Advisory Board - Law and Democracy Initiative | 2017 - Present
  NIDO Americas | Legal Adviser | 2014 - Present
  Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance | Legal Counsel | 2004 - Present
  American Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present
  Minnesota State Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present
  Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers | Member | 2002 - Present
  Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association | Member | 1998 - Present
  Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers | President | 2016 - 2018
  Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers | Vice President | 2015 - 2016

• Alumni Award of Merit | William Mitchell College of Law | 2002
  License to Practice Before USPTO | US Patent and Trademark Office | 2002
  Staff member - Law Review | William Mitchell College of Law | 2001

• DDBH, LLC, et .al. v. JODOCOAM, LLC et.al. | Not yet resolved. Seahawk Logistics, Inc. v. Sanya Imports, LLC | Not yet resolved. Last v. TLC Milimeter Wave Products | Settled. Sunrise Development, LLC v. United Solar Consultants, Inc | Settled. Crutchfield Dermatology, P.A. vs. Sensus Healthcare, LLC | Settled. Skyline Displays, Inc. d/b/a Skyline Exhibits v. Hangzhou Skyi Display Equipment Co., Ltd. | Domain Name transfer affirmed.

• MIPLA New Matter | Implementation of the Madrid Protocol | 2003
  MN Lawyer | US Accedes to the Madrid Protocol | 2002

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