The 2024 legislative session saw the Minnesota Legislature make a number of sweeping changes and clarifications to the State’s one-year-old cannabis statute. And in recent days, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) added some additional details and clarity every aspiring cannabis entrepreneur should note. In May, the Legislature defined the process applicants will need to ...
Megan Miller of Winthrop & Weinstine and Jay A. Erstling will be presenting a CLE titled, “Demystifying the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)” on January 31, 2024. Sponsored by the ABA, the purpose of this webinar is to demystify the PCT and help participants become better PCT practitioners. Based on the presenters’ own experience and drawing ...
January 31, 2024
Megan Miller was featured in Hennepin Lawyer in their “My First …” section, where members reflect on their professional firsts. Megan discusses her board involvement with Hennepin County Bar Association’s New Lawyers Section, and how she recently had her first opportunity to serve as a judge for appellate oral arguments presented by MHSL students. I ...
Kyle Kroll and Megan Miller will be part of the St. Thomas New Lawyers Q&A Panel on November 27, 2023. Alongside fellow panelists, they will discuss their journeys as new lawyers, navigating the challenges of preparing for the bar exam, and reflecting on their experiences in law school. For more information and to register, please ...
November 27, 2023
Megan Miller was recently profiled for Minnesota Lawyer‘s “Breaking the Ice” series. The Q&A format of the article explores Megan’s journey from paralegal to IP attorney, and specifically talks about her recent co-authorship of a guide on international patent filing strategy and procedures. The book, “The Practitioner’s Guide to the PCT,” explains the complexities of ...
Winthrop & Weinstine attorney Megan Miller and former Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Jay Erstling, recently co-authored the book The Practitioner’s Guide to the PCT, Second Edition. The book demystifies the complexities of international patent filing strategy and procedure and is a resource for both prosecution and litigation issues involving international patent ...
This is the first post of many to analyze Minnesota’s recreational adult use cannabis legislation. Authors: David M. Aafedt, Gerald H. Fornwald, Peter G. Economou We are within days of adult recreational cannabis officially becoming a law here in the North Star State.[1] Competing bills have woven their way through dozens of committees in both ...
With the Minnesota House passing its version of an adult-use cannabis bill this week, and the Minnesota Senate scheduled to debate—and potentially vote on—its own bill, here are 5 things to keep your eye on. 1. Differences are Narrowing. In their original forms, the House and Senate bills were dramatically different, with some describing the ...
Winthrop attorney Megan Miller will be speaking at the University of St. Thomas Law School about transitioning from law school to being a new lawyer, and about her involvement in the Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) New Lawyers Section (NLS) as Co-Membership Engagement Director. The event is hosted by the St. Thomas New Lawyers Association, ...
March 24, 2022
Tim Sitzmann and Megan Miller will be presenting an IP CLE for the Hennepin County Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Section on March 17, 2022. Every company has intellectual property, whether it be patents, trade secrets, copyrights, or trademarks. This CLE will provide an overview of how to evaluate a company’s intellectual property and how to ...
March 17, 2022
12:00 PM to 1:00 PMOn February 12, 2022, Kyle Kroll and Megan Miller attended the ABA’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Assembly – the principal policy-making body of the ABA YLD. They joined a full delegation of nine from Minnesota and hundreds of leaders across the country. Kyle will be voting in the House of Delegates on February 14, 2022 ...
February 12, 2022
Megan Miller, Counsel in the Intellectual Property group, will participate in a webinar on Careers in Intellectual Property Law. The webinar, presented by The ABA International Law Section’s Seasoned Lawyers’ Interest Network and Young Lawyers’ Interest Network Committees, in collaboration with the ABA’s Young Lawyers Division and Law Students Division, will address the nuts and ...
November 18, 2021