John R Posthumus

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Litigation

Intellectual Property

Commercial Litigation

Technology

Professional Memberships

Leadership

-International Trademark Association, International Amicus Committee, 2018 – Present

- State of Colorado, Office of Economic Development, Member, Advance Industries Electronics Committee, 2020 – Present

- Colorado Bar Association Foundation Fellow, 2011 – Present

- Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee, 2016 – 2017

- U.S. Amicus Subcommittee of the International Amicus Committee, 2012 – 2015

- Emerging Issues Committee – Issues Identification Subcommittee, 2010 – 2011

- Colorado Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section Chair, (2010 – 2011); Vice Chair (2009 – 2010); Secretary & Treasurer, 2008 – 2009

- Dilution and Well-Known Marks Committee – North America Subcommittee, 2004 – 2009

- Appointed to Special Task Force that Harmonized the Model State Trademark Bill with the Federal Trademark Dilution Revision Act, 2007.

Philanthropy

- Disability Law Colorado

- Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 2008 – 2017

- Vice President of the Board, 2012 – 2013

- President of the Board, 2014 – 2015

Publications

- Developments in Trademark Registration Practice: The USPTO and TTAB, Speaker, IP – Ski Conference, CLE International, January 5, 2022

- Denver-area attorneys see uptick in design patent infringement, Quoted, Denver Business Journal, July 23, 2020

- Maximizing Value of an Intellectual Property Portfolio, Speaker, Polsinelli Business Law Institute, July 15, 2020

- A Brief History of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Denver, Author, ColoradoBIZ, November 9, 2019

- SCOTUS to Decide Case About Attorney Fees in Denied Patent Litigation, Quoted, Law Week Colorado, October 15, 2019

- Five-Year Scorecard: A Look at Successes and Challenges of Denver's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Quoted, Denver Business Journal, August 15, 2019