Practice Expertise

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Areas of Practice

  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Patent
  • Sports, Entertainment and Media Industry
  • Trademark
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Profile

Trusted advisor and advocate in global trademark and copyright matters

Ian Saffer is consistently recognized as one of Colorado’s top intellectual property (IP) attorneys. Advising clients in a variety of industries — including media and entertainment, telecommunications, electronics, resorts and hospitality, financial services and others — Ian focuses on:

  • Trademark and copyright counseling
  • IP litigation

Ian offers clients clear advice, crafts practical solutions and treats clients the way he would like to be treated. He has first-chair trial experience in a variety of dispute resolution forums.

Ian was the managing partner of Adsero IP, which combined with Quarles in 2023.

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado

Education

  • Columbia University in the City of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1992)
    • English
  • New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996)

Areas of Practice

  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Patent
  • Sports, Entertainment and Media Industry
  • Trademark

Professional Career



Articles

  • "Diversity Bootcamp on Intellectual Property, Colorado IP Inn of Court"
  • "Intellectual Property Issues in the Marijuana Industry"
  • "Practical Copyright and Trademark Basics"
  • "What You Need To Know About Top-Level Domains"
  • "When Do I Have An IP Problem?"

Seminar

  • 2023 North America Roundtable–Enforcement and Anticounterfeiting (Littleton, Colorado)
  • Enforcing your Trademark and Expressive Works

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