DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Polsinelli PC

Intellectual Property

2 ranked lawyers

Band 3

Colorado

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What the team is known for

A strong team that acts for clients across industries such as pharmaceuticals, technology and bioscience in a range of IP matters. Fields experience in areas such as patent prosecution, litigation and trademark strategy.

Strengths

"The team is very thoughtful and careful," an interviewee comments, adding: "They have strong experience and a track record of success."

Another client adds: "The team defines the term 'trusted business adviser'."

Work highlights

Handled all worldwide patent and trademark matters for medical device company QuickTube Medical.

Notable practitioners

Gregory Durbin draws particular praise for his work counseling clients in the technology and engineering spaces on patent portfolio management.

John Posthumus is highlighted for his representation of technology companies in a wide range of complex IP concerns. His broad expertise encompasses patent, trademark and copyright work of all kinds, from strategic counseling to litigation.
"John is pillar in the IP space." "He is a very thoughtful and analytical lawyer."

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Overview

The Polsinelli Intellectual Property Department is a cross-functional group organized to service all our client’s intellectual property needs in a variety of industries. Our attorneys handle the most complex issues facing technology and high tech companies, bioscience and life sciences companies, animal science, medical device, pharmaceutical, chemical, software and business methods and any of a variety of other high tech industries.

The Department currently has more than 160 attorneys, patent agents, scientists and other professionals in nine distinct practice groups, constituting one of the largest IP practices in the nation. The Department also holds more than 90 technical degrees, including more than 20 Ph.D.'s.

Recent rankings include:

Nationally ranked in Tier 1 for Patent Law, Trademark Law, Technology Law and Litigation – Intellectual Property in U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 “Best Law Firms.”

Nationally ranked as a Leader in IP Litigation in BTI Consulting Group's 2022 Litigation Outlook report.

Nationally ranked in patent prosecution in the 2021 IAM Patent 1000.

Included among the top 1% in multiple categories in Patexia's Intelligence Reports: