Attorneys

Vytas M. Rimas, Esq.

Counselor and Litigator

Attorney Vytas Rimas, the founder of Rimas Law Firm, is licensed in Minnesota and California and AV-Rated.

His legal work and litigation has been on behalf of clients ranging from start up entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 Companies in diverse industries and technical fields, including financial services, and computers and semi-conductors, consumer goods, medical devices, building agricultural products, sports equipment, entertainment and housing.

He has been selected as an expert and a mediator by appointment from the U.S. District Court.

ADMISSIONS

California Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth, Ninth and Federal Circuits
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States District Courts for the Districts of Minnesota
United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Districts of Minnesota
United States District Courts for the C.D. and N.D. of California
United States District Courts for Colorado, W.D. Michigan, W. D. Wisconsin
Pro hac vice admissions throughout the U.S.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Corporate Counsel Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
AIPLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutral Registry
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
California State Bar, Intellectual Property Section
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association and Lawyer Referral and Information Service
Mediator by appointment from U.S. District Court

EDUCATION

Golden Gate University Law School, Juris Doctor, San Francisco, California
University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Science, Biology, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Additional graduate-level course work in Biomedical Computer Programming

SEMINARS

Lectured on topics including trademark, copyright, Internet law, trade secret protection and litigation, and ethical issues in intellectual property litigation
Chaired E-Law Symposium and presented Combating Unauthorized use of Trademarks, Copyrighted Materials and Linking

PUBLICATIONS

Intellectual Property for Business Lawyers, West Group, (contributing author)
Trade Secret Protection of Computer Software, Rimas, 5 COMPUTER/LAW JOURNAL (77-99)
Cause of Action Against United States for Patent Infringement Under 28 U.S.C.A. 1498, 64 Causes of Action (2015)

RECOGNITION

National Writing Award, University of Southern California Computer Law
Quoted in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press newspaper
Recognition by The State Bar of California Board of Governors for Outstanding Contribution of Pro Bono Legal Services in California

RATINGS

Martindale-Hubbell AV