Background
Schmidt, Cecil C. was born on August 14, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
Schmidt, Cecil C. was born on August 14, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
University of Cincinnati (Chemical Engineering, 1959). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Worked at Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, Professional, Association (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in Intellectual Property Law, Contracts Law, International Licensing and Technology Law, Strategic Business Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Minnesota and United States. District Court, District of Minnesota.
1971, United States.
Supreme Court. Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Phi Delta Phi. Tau Beta Pi. Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Author: "Inventions and Proprietary Information: A Tug of War Between Employees and Employers," A.B.A. Law Notes, Volume 7, page 39, January, 1971. "Whose Invention," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 28, Number.
5, November 1971. "Employment Agreements.
Their Preparation and Enforcement," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 33, Number. 5, November, 1976; "Wanted-Guidelines Foreign Making Ethical Decisions in the Care and Treatment of Newborns and Young Children," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 35, Number.
8, February 1979. "Biology-Medical Ethics: The Need for a Broader Vision," Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Volume 37, Number.
9, March, 1981. Lecturer: "Employment Agreements," Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1976. "Legal Ethics in Minnesota," Minnesota Patent and Trademark Law Association, 1978.
"Perinatology and the Law," Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Continuing Medical Education, 1979. "Licensing as an Alternative to Exporting," United States.
Department of Commerce, 1979.
"Developing and Implementing a Patent and Trademark Strategy in International Markets," United States. Department of Commerce, 1981. "Antitrust Considerations in Licensing," Minnesota Patent and Trademark Law Association, 1982.
"Who Owns The Results of Sponsored University Research," University of Minnesota, 1982.
"Trade Secrets and Confidential Information," Minnesota State Bar Association, 1983. "Arbitration of Patent Disputes - a Practitioners Point of View," Minnesota Patent and Trademark Law Association, 1983.
"Caring for the Aged, Ethics versus Economics," Biology-Medical Ethics Workshop, 1984.
"How to Throw Your Weight Around with Trademarks," Minnesota Business/Professional Advertising Association, 1985.
"Intellectual Property in a Global Market," International Business Law Institute, 1985. "Business Planning for Start-Up Ventures," Biotechnology Seminar, Advanced Legal Education of Hamline University, 1987. Guest Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law, Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
Lecturer, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education.
Member: Ramsey County, Hennepin County, Minnesota State (Editor-in-Chief, Law for Clergy, 1982) and American Bar Associations. Christian Legal Society.
International Business Fellow, Licensing Executives Society.
Member: Ramsey County, Hennepin County, Minnesota State (Editor-in-Chief, Law for Clergy, 1982) and American Bar Associations. Christian Legal Society. International Business Fellow, Licensing Executives Society.
