Todd E. Rinner

Education

	The John Marshall Law School, Intellectual Property Law Program (LL.M. in Intellectual Property, with honors, 2007)
	The John Marshall Law School (J.D. cum laude, Order of John Marshall, J.D. Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, 2004)
	Washington University in Saint Louis (B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2001)

Professional Experience

Mr. Rinner is an associate in the Albuquerque office. He practices in both the Litigation and Business Departments with an emphasis in intellectual property law, particularly patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law. His practice also includes licensing, unfair competition law and entertainment law, as well as general civil litigation.

Mr. Rinner served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law as the instructor/coach for the 2007 and 2008 Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition teams.

As a law student, Mr. Rinner served as the Executive Lead Articles Editor for The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law. He also served as the President of the Intellectual Property Law Society, and was a judicial extern to the Honorable James F. Holderman, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

Publications

Protecting Minor Improvements on Your Core Patent: Complementing Traditional Patent Protection with Strategic Disclosure, 2 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 398, available at http://www.jmls.edu/ripl/vol2/issue2/rinner.pdf (2003).

Contributing Author, Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace, BNA Books, 2004 Supplement.

Professional Memberships & Activities

	State Bar of New Mexico
	State Bar of Illinois
	U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
	American Intellectual Property Law Association