Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2013
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
University of Saint Thomas, M.S.E.E, 2017
William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 2012
University of Saint Thomas, B.S., 2009
James Pechacek is a Member in Dykema's Minneapolis office. He has over nine years of experience in the patent field, including work in patent preparation, prosecution, litigation, and licensing. His experience includes preparing and prosecuting patent applications with the U.S. Patent Office while also conducting complex patent litigation in a number of venues across the country.
Mr. Pechacek's technical experience includes significant work in electromagnetic and solid state data storage systems and sub-systems, electro-mechanical systems, and manufacturing automation. His experience also includes work in biomedical, automotive and green technologies. As an engineer, he worked as a lead product design engineer in the photo-electric sensor industry.
Experience
- Patent preparation and prosecution
- Patent litigation
- Trademark preparation and prosecution
- Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings
- Domain name administrative proceedings
- Copyright protection
- License agreements
Publications
- "Note: The Past, Present and Future of South Africa's Patent System"June 1, 20123 Cybaris 188
Press Releases
- January 6, 2021
Awards & Recognition
William Mitchell Achievement in Public Service Award for pro-bono legal services to the Twin Cities community
Societas Approbatus and Societas Incipiens from the University of Saint Thomas for work mentoring college students