Devan V. Padmanabhan

Devan Padmanabhan has been practicing intellectual property law for over 30 years. He is currently the Co-Founder of Padmanabhan & Dawson PLLC. Padmanabhan & Dawson is a leading boutique law firm in the field of plaintiff-side intellectual property litigation. Devan cut his teeth at a large law firm in the Midwest and has represented clients of all sizes from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies in matters relating to intellectual property rights, copyright, and trade secret misappropriation. He remains passionate about giving back to the community in Minneapolis and has taught a course on Intellectual Property Law at a local law school for the over 15 years. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Devan V. Padmanabhan included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recommended in Intellectual Property – Chambers USA, 2017 Local Litigation Star – Benchmark Litigation, 2015-2018 The Best Lawyers in America© – Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2015, 2019; Litigation – Patent, 2015-2019 IP Star – Managing IP, 2013-2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers® – 2014-2018 Attorney of the Year – Minnesota Lawyer, 2013 Matteucci Technical Excellence Award Honorable Mention – “The ROI of IP,” 2012 Web Coating & Handling Conference Other Sources of Feedback About Devan V. Padmanabhan Included on the 2026Minnesota Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2022 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2015 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2014 Minnesota Super Lawyers list 2002 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

• Owner

• William Mitchell College of Law, Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Law, 1998 - 1999
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Partner, 1992 - 2012

• I Can Patent 2 + 2 - Can You? Important Business Implications Posed by The Expanded Scope of Patent Protection After State Street, 1999 Computer Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, 1999 - Present
• Making Order Out of Chaos: Basic Patents, Intellectual Property 101, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, 2000 - Present
• "Software Patents, Procuring and Enforcing", Patent Resources Group, 2001 - 2019
• Taught patent law at William Mitchell, Hamline, and Univ. of St. Thomas for over ten years.

• Cargill, Incorporated v. Salt Creek, Inc.
• Sofamor Danek et al. v. Osteotech, Inc
• Itron, Inc. v. CellNet Data Systems, Inc
• CellNet Data Systems, Inc. v. Itron, Inc.

• Minnesota, 1993
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Supreme Court

• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (Member)
• Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Tau Beta Pi