Leslie has more than 15 years of trademark prosecution experience, including applications, oppositions, cancellations, availability searches and clearance opinions, brand management strategy, renewals, assignments, licenses, infringement opinions, and international prosecution. She has worked with domain name disputes and other Internet-related matters involving trademarks.
Prior to joining the firm, Leslie practiced for 10 years at Dorr, Carson, Sloan, Birney & Kramer in Denver, where she was a senior shareholder.
- The Best Lawyers in America — Intellectual Property Law, 2009–12
- Top 50 Trademark Attorneys — NameProtect Trademark Insider®, 2006
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Objections and Pitfalls - the Prosecution Process
International Trademark Basics Forum (2007)
- Introduction to Trademarks
IPI Seminars (2003)
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Intellectual Property
Legal Opinion Letters Formbook, Third Edition (2010)
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Colorado Chapter, published annually by the International Trademark Association
State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law
Related Practices
Intellectual Property
Trademark, Copyright, Advertising & Media (T-CAM)
Related Industries
Food & Agriculture
Franchising & Distribution
Manufacturing & Industrials
Retail
Sports & Entertainment
Education
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
J.D., Law Review (senior editor) (1994)
Temple University
M.A. (1981)
Johns Hopkins University
B.A. (1976)
Legal Updates
07-October-2011 - Protecting Your Brand in a World of New gTLDs
News
06-September-2011 - Ninety Faegre & Benson Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
09-August-2010 - Ninety-Three Faegre & Benson Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
31-July-2009 - 96 Faegre & Benson Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
01-October-2008 - The Best Lawyers in America 2009 Includes 90 from Faegre & Benson
07-May-2007 - Faegre & Benson's Kramer is the Only Colorado Attorney Named to National Top Trademark Attorney List
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)