Klifton Kime

Of Counsel

1800 Broadway, Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302

P 303.473.4804

OVERVIEW

Klifton focuses his practice on preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications in the electrical engineering and computer-related arts.

He largely serves clients in the telecommunications, storage, and satellite communications industries. He also has significant experience preparing invalidity and non-infringement opinions, novelty assessments, and conducting due diligence analysis.

Klifton has practiced for nearly two decades before the PTO. Before joining Holland & Hart, he was a senior patent attorney in the Denver office of a large international law firm.

EXPERIENCE

Experience

Preparation and Prosecution

Domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution
Standards-related patents

Opinions and Counseling

Patent infringement and validity analysis
Non-infringement/invalidity opinions
Product design counseling

Patent Licensing and Due Diligence

Strategic patent acquisitions
Product clearances
IP due diligence

TECHNOLOGIES

Electrical/Electronic/Computer Science
Wireless telecommunications, standards-related technologies, control systems, communication systems, networks, computer software, printing and photocopying, circuits, memory and data storage, optics, electronics, and electromechanical

Complex Mechanical and Medical Devices
Commercial Designs

PRACTICES

Practices

Patent Prosecution, Counseling and Opinions

Intellectual Property

EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

George Mason University School of Law
J.D., 1997

With Honors
George Mason Law Review

Bradley University
B.S., 1993

Engineering Physics
cum laude

Bar Admissions

Colorado

United States Patent and Trademark Office

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