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Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Intellectual Property listing)
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4400 Republic Plaza Building 370 Seventeenth Street Denver, CO 80202-5644 http://www.dorseylaw.com

Effective Date: May 2001

Associate	Base Salary	Bonus Range		Bonus	Comments
Year		Low	High	Discretionary
1st Year	$130,000	$6,500	$26,000	Yes	See comments below
2nd Year	$140,000	$7,000	$28,000	Yes	See comments below
3rd Year	$150,000	$7,500	$30,000	Yes	See comments below
4th Year	$160,000	$8,000	$32,000	Yes	See comments below
5th Year	$170,000	$8,500	$34,000	Yes	See comments below
6th Year	$180,000	$9,000	$36,000	Yes	See comments below
7th Year	$190,000	$9,500	$38,000	Yes	See comments below
8th Year

General Salary Comments:
* This base salary only applies to Patent Attorneys with a tech background who are admitted to the PTO bar. Trademark attorneys are paid on a slightly lower scale.

Dorsey & Whitney's Associate Bonus Program incorporates two separate components in an effort to recognize a variety of contributions to the firm by our associates. All associate are eligible to receive bonuses under either or both components.

The first component, based upon individual lawyer productivity, is designed to recognize associates who exceed their hours requirements. The hours counted towards this requirement include client billable hours, approved administrative hours and up to 100 hours of pro bono time.

The bonus award structure is as follows:

Hours above requirement:	% of bonus award:
1-100	5-8%
101-200	10-12%
201-300	14-16%
301 and greater	18-20%

The second component of the program is the discretionary bonus to recognize associates who have made exceptional contributions to the Firm. The emphasis is on high quality legal work, firm citizenship, market conditions, and revenue production (e.g., recognizing exceptional billable hours, premium billing or other contributions to revenue). Eligibility for this component is not tied to the hours requirement noted above.

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