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Stuart J. Olstad

Retired

612-315-4113
olstad@cfd-ip.com

Practice Areas

  • Patent Prosecution
  • Trade Secrets
  • IP Portfolio Management
  • Licensing
  • Technology Review and Product Clearance

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Minnesota Supreme Court

Biography

Stuart Olstad is a retired partner with Christensen Fonder Dardi P.A.  

Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
    • J.D. – 2005
    • Honors: cum laude
  • Valparaiso University
    • B.S.
    • Honors: With Distinction
    • Major: Mechanical Engineering
  • Purdue University
    • M.S. – 1984
    • Major: Mechanical Engineering

Past Positions

  • Lockheed Missiles and Space Company’s Materials Research Laboratory, Scientist

Published Works

  • International Patent Protection: Hurry Up & File, Ideas on Intellectual Property Law, February/March, 2010
  • IP Insurance – A New Reality for Innovative Companies, Ideas on Intellectual Property Law (August/September 2013)
  • The Sudden Rise (and Fall?) of False Patent Marking Claims, The Hennepin Lawyer (June 2011)
    International Patent Protection: Hurry Up & File, Ideas on Intellectual Property Law (February/March 2010)

Professional Associations

  • Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Member