Paul Godfread is an attorney with a practice focusing on trademark, copyright, technology and business law. He worked for several years as an information technology project manager for Caribou Coffee Company. During law school he worked as a research assistant to Professor Kenneth Port helping to complete a longitudinal study of U.S. trademark litigation damages and interned with Ecolab’s in house trademark counsel. He has served as a board member of the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is a contributor to TECHdotMN, a resource for Minnesota technology startups.
Education:
B.A., Saint Olaf College
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Memberships and Professional Affiliations:
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association – Software Protection Committee Chair
Minnesota State Bar Association – Computer and Technology Law Section
American Bar Association – Cyberspace Law Committee Member
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic National Bar Association
Community Service
Electronic Frontier Foundation – Subpoena Defense
Dayton’s Bluff District Council – Board Member 2004-2010
LegalCORPS – Pro Bono Assistance
Online Media Legal Network – Pro Bono Assistance
Presentations:
“Cyberbullying Trends and Legal Implications” with Julie Hertzog, Joint presentation of the MSBA Computer & Technology Law and Children and the Law Sections, November 9, 2010.
“Staying Legal Online: A Guide to Internet Law” International Association of Business Communicators, MN Chapter, October 21, 2010.
“Copyright Law and DRM: Challenges of eBooks for Libraries” Hennepin County Libraries, August 12, 2010.
“Fixating on Copyrights” Ignite Minneapolis. April 22, 2009.
“Click Agree to Continue: Internet Exceptionalism in Contract Law” with Jeff Anderson, MSBA Computer and Technology Law Section Meeting, March 10, 2009.
Publications:
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Recent Developments in Section 230 Immunity Cases, 67 Bus. Law. ___ (forthcoming late 2011).
Developments in Domain Names, co-authored with Kristine Dorrain, 66 Bus. Law. 221 (2010).
“Watch” Out for the First Sale Doctrine: Costco v. Omega, MIPLA New Matter Newsletter, June 2010.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Legal Handbook Chapter: Intellectual Property, co-authored with Maureen Ventura, 2010.
Survey of the Law of Cyberspace: Domain Names, co-authored with Kristine Dorrain, 65 Bus. Law. 251 (2009)