Intellectual Property
USA Guide 2024 : Colorado
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About
Provided by Perkins Coie LLP
Perkins Coie’s IP practice includes more than 250 lawyers focused on IP litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent and trademark prosecution, strategic portfolio counseling, technology licensing, copyrights, and trade secret and unfair competition counseling. Its clients include companies in all technologies and industries around the world. The IP practice has extensive experience litigating patent and trademark infringement actions, internet disputes, trade secret, and gray market and anti-counterfeiting claims for companies in the online, biotechnology, medical products and electronics industries. More than 175 of Perkins Coie’s attorneys have degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and life sciences-related fields. Perkins Coie’s clients benefit from its interdisciplinary approach to matters, which combines extensive legal and technical experience with strong corporate and litigation resources in a leading technology law firm. Perkins Coie has one of the largest patent groups in Colorado, including 15 attorneys focusing on IP full-time. Our attorneys are particularly strong with electrical, software, semiconductor, Internet-based businesses, business applications and mechanical technologies.
Chambers Review
Perkins Coie LLP is acknowledged for its expertise in patent litigation. The team is also skilled in handling trademark prosecution as well as licensing issues. It represents a wide range of local and national clients and is particularly well known for its work in software, electrical and mechanical technologies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Perkins Coie's deep bench brings the depth of experience necessary for sophisticated IP matters."
"The attorneys at Perkins Coie are extremely knowledgeable and sophisticated. They are able to process complicated issues quickly and efficiently. They are then able to communicate with the business team in a straightforward manner that assists with decision-making."
"The team is highly responsive."
"Perkins Coie's deep bench brings the depth of experience necessary for sophisticated IP matters."
"The attorneys at Perkins Coie are extremely knowledgeable and sophisticated. They are able to process complicated issues quickly and efficiently. They are then able to communicate with the business team in a straightforward manner that assists with decision-making."
"The team is highly responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Amanda Tessar is a noted patent litigator who draws praise for her work representing technology companies in complex infringement disputes.
David St. John-Larkin is noted for his sophisticated representation of clients in highly technical industries in a range of complex patent matters, both contentious and noncontentious.
"David is an outstanding, practical, thoughtful attorney."
Peter Kinsella is a well-established IP attorney with a strong reputation in the market for his licensing and transactional work. He regularly advises clients from a broad array of industries, with particular expertise in technology-related matters.
"Peter is extremely responsive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Perkins Coie LLP
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