Joseph Edward Kovarik

Joseph Edward Kovarik

5.0
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 39 years

Intellectual property Lawyer at Denver, CO
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement, Patent Application ... +2 more

1560 Broadway #1200, Denver, CO

About Joseph

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Licensing 20%

40 years

20%
Mediation 10%

26 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 39 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1986

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 36 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1990

Administratively Suspended - Non-Payment of Dues

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 36 years

State: California

Acquired: 1989

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Joseph Edward Kovarik

1560 Broadway #1200, Denver, CO, 80202

Law Offices of Joseph Edward Kovarik

1560 Broadway, Ste 1200, Denver, CO, 80202-5145

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Posted by Jeff | January 09, 2013 | Patent Application

Joe Kovarik is my patent attorney.

My vocabulary does not contain enough superlatives to describe Joe Kovarik, the patent attorney that I was lucky enough to hire in 2008. During this time, Mr. Kovarik has provided invaluable legal counsel, has been my most loyal advocate, has diplomatically steered me away from potential problems an...d has allowed me to be successful at the USPTO. During a conflict which I had with a large corporation, Joe took them on and soundly beat them. This was not just due to his brilliance at the time, but had a lot to do with the preparations he made years in advance where he was essentially prescient in recognizing a dishonest company. Mr. Kovarik is the finest patent attorney I've had the pleasure to work with over the past 24 years. It is worth inventing something just to have him as your attorney.

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2016

Fellow of the Foundation, American Bar Foundatoin

2015

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2014

Membership, International Association of Defense Counsel

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

SuperLawyer, SuperLawyers

2012

SuperLawyer, Superlawyers

2011

Superlawyer, Superlawyers

2010

Superlawyer, Superlawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

1988

Registered to Practice, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Work Experience

1990 - Present

Shareholder, Sheridan Ross P.C.

1989 - 1990

Vice President/General Counsel, Advance Display Technologies, Inc.

1988 - 1989

Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

1986 - 1988

Associate, Rothgerber, Appel, Powers and Johnson

Associations

2014 - Present

International Association of Defense Counsel

Member

2012 - Present

Startup Colorado

Advisory Board

2010 - Present

Defense Research Institute

Member

2005 - Present

American Intellectual Property Law Association ( AIPLA )

Alternative Dispute Registry – AIPLA

1995 - Present

Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Member

1990 - Present

Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Member

1989 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

1986 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

Member

1986 - Present

Denver Bar Association

Member

1983 - Present

Association for the Advancement of Science

Member

1983 - Present

American Chemical Society

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

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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Education

2004

CDR Associates

Mediation Training

1986

University of Denver Sturm College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

Univiersity of Colorado, Boulder

Graduate Study - MCD Biology

1981

Univ of Colorado Boulder

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

American Chemical Society Annual Meeting - Denver

Startups and Acquisitions - focus on IP issues

2013

Angel Capital Summit

"What is the Value of a Patent?"

2012

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

2011

Entrepreneurial Finance class

IP Issues for Start Up Businesses

2009

Licensing Executives Society (LES) 2009 Winter

“Mediation of Patent Disputes”

2009

7th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property Institute

Pitfalls in Claims Drafting

2008

5th International Congress of Nano-Bio & Clean Tech 2008

Patent Mediation

2007

5th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property &Technology Institute

Fundamentals of IP Law

2002

2nd Annual Chris Munch Summer Institute in Intellectual Property

General Principles of Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets & Copyrights

Publications

2017

International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Newsletter The Patent Ineligibility Tsunami: The Impact of the Mayo and Alice Decisions on the Future of Innovation

2013

ExecSense Constructing Patent Estates of Value - For Less

2012

2012 IP Institute Prosecution on a Shoestring – Maximizing Coverage, Minimizing Costs

2004

University of Denver Journal of Transactional Law Mediation of Patent Disputes: “You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist”

Languages

English

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