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Practice Areas:
Patent Prosecution:
Mechanical Engineering
Technology Transactions and Licensing
Summary of Practice:
Mr. Kugler’s primary focus of practice includes
patent prosecution in the areas of mechanical engineering
as well as process engineering related to the oil and gas,
chemical and manufacturing industries. Other areas of practice
include licensing and technology transfer and prosecuting
design patents to assure protection for product configurations
and unique ornamental shapes. Mr. Kugler has successfully
prosecuted over 300 patents at the United States Patent Office,
and his practice includes counseling clients interested in
obtaining utility and design patents in foreign countries.
Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1992
United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1995
Education:
| U.S. Air Force Academy, (1977-1978) |
| Colorado School of Mines
(B.S., Petroleum Engineering, 1981) |
| University of Denver College
of Law (J.D., 1992) |
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General Editor, Denver University
of Law Review, 1991-92 |
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Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award |
Professional and Trade Memberships:
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Registered Professional Engineer in Colorado
Colorado School of Mines Board of Technology Transfer - Board
of Directors
Presentations, Articles,
Publications:
Publication: “Protecting Nonfunctional Product
Configurations As Intellectual Property.” The Colorado
Lawyer, Vol. 24, No. 12, December 1995.
Publication: “The Use of Optical Fiber in Safety System
Design.” J. Petrol. Tech., July 1988. |
