Resources are available for Minnesota residents to help inventors and entrepreneurs learn more about protecting their intellectual property. First, the applicant for patent must be able to demonstrate that he or she has developed a new, useful, and not obvious process or product.Below are the most commonly used forms in the District Court of the District of Minnesota. For additional forms, please visit the forms library. We have litigated and won lawsuits involving critical patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing agreements and trade secrets across the country. Our national patent litigation team has the skill and experience necessary to protect those innovations. We have a deep bench of professionals. (800) 657-3787 (Outside the Twin Cities) (800) 627-3529 (Minnesota Relay). Minnesota's new law permits an individual or business to file a complaint with the Attorney General. Hennepin County Library houses the only Patent and Trademark Resource Center in Minnesota.