Denver Colorado Litigation & Appeals Attorney
When your intellectual property is infringed, or when your business is targeted with a frivolous lawsuit, you need more than a transactional attorney — you need an aggressive, trial-ready advocate. At Williams Intellectual Property, we represent plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes intellectual property disputes across Colorado and nationwide. Admitted in California, Colorado, and multiple federal courts, including the elite Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, we have the experience and the credentials to win.
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Elite Representation in Federal Courts and Administrative Tribunals
Intellectual property litigation is highly specialized and belongs almost exclusively in federal court. Success requires a deep understanding of complex technical concepts, federal civil procedure, and specialized patent, trademark, and copyright laws.
Founder Ben Williams brings a proven track record of successful litigation results, including an $800,000 arbitration victory at the American Arbitration Association, a significant federal trademark fraud judgment, and early, favorable settlements in federal patent infringement suits. We provide the sophisticated, high-caliber representation typically found only at massive national firms, combined with the personalized, partner-level attention and cost-effective billing of a boutique practice.
Our IP Litigation Practice Areas
Federal Court Patent, Trademark & Copyright Litigation
We represent patent holders, brand owners, and creators in enforcing their exclusive rights against infringers. We also defend businesses against accusations of infringement, helping them defeat overreaching claims, invalidate weak patents, and secure early dismissals. We practice in the following federal courts:
- District of Colorado
- Central District of California
- Southern District of Texas
- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) — the nation’s premier appellate court for patent law.
PTAB Proceedings (Patent Trial and Appeal Board)
We represent clients in administrative trials before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). This includes Inter Partes Review (IPR), Ex Parte Reexamination, and Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceedings — highly specialized administrative actions used to challenge or defend the validity of issued patents.
TTAB Proceedings (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board)
We advocate for brand owners in trademark oppositions and cancellations before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Whether you need to block a competitor’s pending trademark application that threatens your brand, or defend your own registered trademark against a cancellation petition, we have the specialized expertise to protect your identity.
Our Strategic Litigation Philosophy: Built to Win
Litigation is a business decision, not just a legal battle. We align our courtroom strategy with your commercial objectives:
Strategic Pillar | Our Approach | Your Advantage |
|---|---|---|
Early Assessment | We conduct an immediate, rigorous analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the case. | Prevents wasted legal fees on unwinnable battles; identifies early settlement opportunities. |
Aggressive Discovery | We deploy targeted discovery requests to uncover critical technical and financial evidence. | Builds a powerful evidentiary record that forces opponents to the negotiating table. |
Appellate-Ready Record | We draft every motion and brief with an eye toward potential federal appeals. | Ensures your rights are fully preserved if the case goes to the Federal Circuit. |
Alternative Dispute Resolution | We leverage mediation and arbitration (AAA, Amazon APEX, ICANN) when appropriate. | Secures fast, private, and highly favorable resolutions without the cost of a full trial. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The CAFC is a specialized federal appellate court located in Washington, D.C. Unlike other federal courts of appeals, which cover specific geographic regions, the CAFC has exclusive jurisdiction over all patent appeals nationwide. Because of this, it is the most influential court in the country for patent law. Ben Williams is fully admitted to practice before the CAFC, giving our firm the elite credentials required to handle your patent dispute from the initial trial all the way through final appeal.
Inter Partes Review is an administrative trial conducted before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to challenge the validity of claims in an issued patent. It is often filed by a defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit as a faster, more cost-effective alternative to fighting patent validity in federal district court. We represent both patent owners defending their patents and challengers seeking to invalidate overreaching patents in IPR proceedings.
Patent litigation is notoriously expensive due to the complexity of the technology, the need for expert witnesses, and the extensive discovery process. A full-scale federal patent trial can easily cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of dollars. However, at Williams Intellectual Property, we leverage our boutique structure to offer flexible, cost-effective fee arrangements, and we focus heavily on securing early, favorable settlements during the pleading stage to protect our clients’ bottom lines.
Under U.S. law, parties generally pay their own attorney’s fees. However, under federal patent, trademark, and copyright statutes, a court can order the losing party to pay the winner’s attorney’s fees in “exceptional cases” (such as willful infringement, bad faith litigation, or fraud). In copyright cases, timely registration is a prerequisite for recovering these fees.
Both are administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to challenge a trademark. A trademark opposition is filed before a trademark is registered, during the 30-day public publication window. A trademark cancellation is filed after a trademark has already been registered, seeking to remove it from the official registry due to junior rights, non-use, genericness, or fraud.
Fight for the Rights You Have Earned
Whether you need to stop an infringer from stealing your market share or defend your business against an aggressive lawsuit, Williams Intellectual Property is ready to stand in your corner.
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TESTIMONIALS
“William Intellectual Property assisted in my trademark registration. I was very pleased with the team’s results. Ben and team did a great job walking me through the process, expected costs, and were very quick to respond to any official responses from the US Patent & Trademark Office. I would recommend and use them again!”
Chris R