Joe Kovarik represents inventors and entrepreneurial ventures – helping them to protect their technologies from a legal standpoint, as well as assisting them to commercialize on the opportunities that arise from their innovations. Joe represents both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property disputes and transactions in the U.S. and internationally, with an emphasis on aggressive assertion of patent rights and defenses to further their interests. With strength gained through 25 years experience in patent prosecution and litigation strategies, Joe is able to cost effectively promote clients’ interests, whether before the Patent and Trademark Office, in Federal court or across a negotiating table.
Practice areas
36 years
36 years
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36 years
22 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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DC | Administratively Suspended - Non-Payment of Dues | 1990 | 06/08/2022 |
CA | Inactive | 1989 | 06/16/2022 |
CO | Active | 1986 | 06/08/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2022 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2022 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2021 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2020 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2019 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2018 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2017 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2016 |
Fellow of the Foundation | American Bar Foundatoin | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2015 |
Membership | International Association of Defense Counsel | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2014 |
SuperLawyer | SuperLawyers | 2013 |
SuperLawyer | Superlawyers | 2012 |
Superlawyer | Superlawyers | 2011 |
Superlawyer | Superlawyers | 2010 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers | 2009 |
Registered to Practice | United States Patent and Trademark Office | 1988 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Shareholder | Sheridan Ross P.C. | 1990 - Present |
Vice President/General Counsel | Advance Display Technologies, Inc. | 1989 - 1990 |
Associate | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 1988 - 1989 |
Associate | Rothgerber, Appel, Powers and Johnson | 1986 - 1988 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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International Association of Defense Counsel | Member | 2014 - Present |
Startup Colorado | Advisory Board | 2012 - Present |
Defense Research Institute | Member | 2010 - Present |
American Intellectual Property Law Association ( AIPLA ) | Alternative Dispute Registry – AIPLA | 2005 - Present |
Licensing Executives Society (LES) | Member | 1995 - Present |
Bar Association of the District of Columbia | Member | 1990 - Present |
State Bar of California | Member | 1989 - Present |
Colorado Bar Association | Member | 1986 - Present |
Denver Bar Association | Member | 1986 - Present |
Association for the Advancement of Science | Member | 1983 - Present |
American Chemical Society | Member | 1983 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Newsletter | The Patent Ineligibility Tsunami: The Impact of the Mayo and Alice Decisions on the Future of Innovation | 2017 |
ExecSense | Constructing Patent Estates of Value - For Less | 2013 |
2012 IP Institute | Prosecution on a Shoestring – Maximizing Coverage, Minimizing Costs | 2012 |
University of Denver Journal of Transactional Law | Mediation of Patent Disputes: “You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist” | 2004 |
Denver University Law Review | United States Supreme Court Review of Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions | 1986 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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CDR Associates | Mediation Training | 2004 |
University of Denver Sturm College of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1986 |
Univiersity of Colorado, Boulder | Graduate Study - MCD Biology | 1982 |
Univ of Colorado Boulder | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1981 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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American Chemical Society Annual Meeting - Denver | Startups and Acquisitions - focus on IP issues | 2015 |
Angel Capital Summit | "What is the Value of a Patent?" | 2013 |
Entrepreneurial Finance | Intellectual Property: Case Studies in Entrepreneurship | 2012 |
BioWest 2012 | Creating Value in Your Technology | 2012 |
10th Anniversary of the Rocky Mountain IP Institute | Prosecution on a Shoestring – Maximizing Coverage, Minimizing Costs | 2012 |
Entrepreneurial Finance class | IP Issues for Start Up Businesses | 2011 |
7th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute | Pitfalls in Claims Drafting | 2009 |
Licensing Executives Society (LES) 2009 Winter | “Mediation of Patent Disputes” | 2009 |
5th International Congress of Nano-Bio & Clean Tech 2008 | Patent Mediation | 2008 |
5th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property &Technology Institute | Fundamentals of IP Law | 2007 |
2nd Annual Chris Munch Summer Institute in Intellectual Property | General Principles of Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets & Copyrights | 2002 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Florida Power & Light v. LIXI | Favorable Settlement |
Kikkerland Design, Inc. v. B & R Plastics et al | Settled |
WCM Industries, Inc. v. American Brass & Aluminum Foundry Company | Settlement and Consent Judgment |
LENOX-MACLAREN SURGICAL CORPORATION v. MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC. | Plaintiff prevailed against MSD for a cause of action - Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Relations. |
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January 8, 2013
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