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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, electromechanical, chemical and process engineering related to the oil and gas, chemical and manufacturing industries. Other areas of practice include technology licensing 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 and Trademark Office, and his practice includes counseling clients interested in obtaining utility and design patents in foreign countries, as well as providing non-infringement and invalidity opinions. Mr. Kugler currently sits on the board of Technology Transfer at the Colorado School of Mines, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Colorado.
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: “A Fresh Perspective on Design Patents.” The Colorado
Lawyer, Vol. 38, No. 7, July 2009.
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. |
