Shane Percival

Partner

As an intellectual property attorney, Shane frequently organizes cross-disciplinary actions in providing clients innovative legal solutions. As a former engineering manager tasked with the timely resolution of customer issues while operating independently within a customer location, Shane translates those previously honed organizational and managerial skills to apply intricate legal frameworks to cutting-edge technology and novel business models. Whether he is providing a client with patent, trademark, transactional due diligence, litigation support, or licensing/commercial agreement work, Shane ensures this work is properly aligned with the client’s vision and goals. As an engineer, Shane was previously based in London, UK, and frequently worked with customers while stationed in Hong Kong. He is now able to rely on the skills honed during this time when managing clients’ global legal issues to fortify their market position and secure their commercial success.

Representative Work

• Providing trademark counseling, protection, and enforcement for an innovative 3v3 professional women’s basketball league.
• Prosecuting dozens of international design patents on behalf of an industry-leading manufacture of strength training equipment.
• Drafting and negotiating licensing, services, and customer agreements on behalf of a provider of access management systems for numerous Fortune 50 companies.
• Successfully obtaining broad utility patent portfolio protection for an identity orchestration platform..

Recent Presentations

• Guest Speaker: SEA Change accelerator, Social Enterprise Colorado Cohort; 09/24/2024
• The Importance of IP, Drink It In Series, CSU Strata Technology Transfer Office; 10/05/2023
• Rightsizing your IP, 21st Annual Rocky Mountain IP Institute, 5/31/2023

Affiliations

• Board Member; Colorado Apex Accelerator; 2024-Present
• Board Member; SEA Change Accelerator, 2025-Present

Practice Areas

• Strategic IP Counseling
• Patent Protection & Procurement
• Trademark Protection & Procurement
• Trade Secret Processes & Procedure
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Technology Transactions
• General Counsel Services
• Intellectual Property Litigation

Industry Experience

• Software/SAAS
• Consumer Products
• Artificial Intelligence
• Outdoor Gear
• Food & Beverage
• Medical/Life Science
• Professional/Consumer/Financial Services
• Robotics
• Chemical Sciences
• Hardware & Semiconductor
• Environmental

Education

• J.D., University of Denver – Sturm College of Law
  • Law Review
  • Moot Court Board
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado

Admissions

• Colorado
• US District Court for the District of Colorado
• USPTO