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. He has served as a board member of the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council in Saint Paul, Minnesota since 2004. He is currently serving as the legal correspondent for TECHdotMN, a resource for Minnesota based technology startups.

Education:

B.A., 2001, Saint Olaf College
J.D., 2008, William Mitchell College of Law

Bar Admissions:

Minnesota State Bar
Minnesota Federal Bar

Memberships and Professional Affiliations:

Andresen Law Firm, PLLC – Of Counsel
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 – Member

Community Service

Dayton’s Bluff District Council – Board Member, Treasurer
LegalCORPS – Pro Bono Assistance
Online Media Legal Network – Pro Bono Assistance

Presentations:

“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: Domain Names, (co-authored with Kristine Dorrain) 65 Bus. Law. 251 (2009)

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Legal Handbook Chapter: Intellectual Property, (co-authored with Maureen Ventura) forthcoming 2010.

“Watch” Out for the First Sale Doctrine: Costco v. Omega, MIPLA New Matter Newsletter, June 2010.