Sheridan Ross Attorneys named to 2016 Best Lawyers® in America List
DENVER — Aug. 17, 2015 – Five attorneys from Sheridan Ross P.C., a Denver-based Intellectual Property law firm, were listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 in the areas of Copyright Law, Trademark Law, IP Litigation and Patent Law.
Honored Sheridan Ross attorneys include:
Todd P. Blakely; Copyright Law, IP Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
With more than 30 years of experience, Blakely regularly handles intellectual property litigation, mediation and dispute resolution, licensing and transfer of domestic and international patent, trademark and copyright rights, and freedom to operate, non-infringement and invalidity opinions.
Robert R. Brunelli; Copyright Law, IP Litigation, Patent Law, Trademark Law
As head of the firm’s litigation practice, Brunelli has more than 20 years of experience counseling early-stage start-ups to multi-national corporations in trial and appellate courts and before governmental tribunals. He has successfully managed and litigated hundreds of complex intellectual property actions in most Federal District Courts in the United States. He has also been involved in numerous Federal Appeal proceedings, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and United States Patent Office Board of Appeals and Interferences proceedings and in UDRP proceedings.
Gary J. Connell; Patent Law
Connell’s practice includes patent prosecution, technology licensing, patent opinions and strategic counseling, with an emphasis in the technology areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and chemistry. His patent practice covers preparation and prosecution of applications with extensive experience in both the United States and foreign jurisdictions.
Joseph E. Kovarik; Patent Law
With more than 25 years of experience, Kovarik practices intellectual property law with an emphasis in patent prosecution, patent litigation, mediation of patent disputes and licensing of intellectual property rights. With his technical training in biochemistry and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, he represents innovators in the medical device and biosciences fields, as well as innovative commercial products, insurance related methods, sportswear, health and beauty products, food products and formulations, lighting devices, plumbing and water treatment facilities.
Sabrina C. Stavish; Copyright Law, Trademark Law
With more than 27 years of experience and a focus on brand management and strategy, Stavish advises companies in nearly every industry while protecting their domestic and international trademarks, copyrights and Internet domains.
Her international practice includes Madrid Protocol filings, European Community filings and national filings throughout the world through a network of foreign trademark experts. She also handles domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Proceeding, and appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
