Kourtney Mueller Merrill
- Denver
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Kourtney successfully represents leading technology companies in some of their most important and challenging intellectual property matters.
Kourtney Mueller Merrill focuses on intellectual property (IP) strategy and litigation, including patent litigation, inter partes review proceedings, and complex commercial litigation involving IP issues. She excels at early and creative dispute resolution.
Kourtney litigates IP disputes around the country, including before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and a number of federal district courts and state courts. She is experienced in all phases of litigation and works with clients in a breadth of technical fields including semiconductors, software, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices. In addition to Kourtney’s extensive patent experience, she advises clients on design patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and unfair competition.
Kourtney is also a volunteer lawyer for the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center domestic violence guardian ad litem program for children affected by temporary protective order proceedings in the Denver County Court.
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, 2005
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, with highest distinction, 2002
Bar and Court Admissions
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Colorado
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Related Employment
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Denver, CO, Associate, 2005-2011; Summer Associate, 2004
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Summer Associate, 2004; Legal Intern, 2003
Professional Recognition
Listed in 5280 as one of Denver's Top Lawyers, 2024-2025
Listed in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2022-2024
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law, 2024-2025
Listed in Super Lawyers, "Colorado Rising Stars," Intellectual Property, 2018-2020
Selected to Colorado General Counsel Group Advisor Program, 2018-2020
