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Benjamin Simler

Associate

555 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, CO 80202
P 303.295.8419
OVERVIEW

Ben’s practice focuses on litigating and resolving complex business disputes and intellectual property and technology-related issues.

Ben has a background in Internet-related technologies and business which includes his time as an owner of a web design/coding company. His clients have spanned a range of industries, including energy, software, real estate, automotive, internet, clothing/apparel, semiconductors, and biotechnology.

Before joining Holland & Hart, Ben practiced intellectual property litigation and bankruptcy litigation at Irell & Manella in Los Angeles. He was also a member of the University of Pennsylvania’s Environmental Law Group, where he assisted in submitting a public comment to the EPA on proposed greenhouse gas regulations that were repeatedly cited in the final rulemaking.

EXPERIENCE

Experience

Federal
  • Federal District Courts – Colorado, California, Texas, Mass., Nevada 
  • Federal Circuit Court of Appeal 
State Courts 
  • California State Courts 
  • Colorado District Courts 
Administrative forums
  • TTAB 
  • PTAB (e.g. IPR) 
  • ITC 
Technologies
  • False advertising claims 
  • Invasions of privacy/publicity rights 
  • Complex business litigation
CLIENT RESULTS

Client Results

  • Ben was a member of the winning defense trial team representing an automotive parts manufacturer in a major patent dispute in the District of Delaware, and he assisted the trial team in another patent trial victory in Nevada, this time on behalf of the plaintiff.

PRACTICES

Practices

Advertising, Marketing, and Sponsorships
Intellectual Property
IP Litigation
Banking Litigation
Class Actions
Advertising, Labeling, and Consumer Class Actions
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

Publications

"A Model for Predicting Permanent Injunctions After eBay v. MercExchange," Bloomberg Law Reports Intellectual Property, 2011
"Officer Liability in Tort – Not Just a ‘Veiled’ Threat," Century City Lawyer, 2011
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D., 2010
  • magna cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
  • University of Pennsylvania Law Review
  • East Asia Law Review
University of California at Los Angeles
B.A.S., 2006
  • magna cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

Colorado
California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Litigation Section Member
  • Colorado Bar Association, Member 
  • Denver Bar Association, Member
  • Colorado Intellectual Property American Inns of Court, Member 
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association, Trade Secret Standing Committee, Member, 2012-2013
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