EXPERIENCE
Attorney & Founder
BL Speer & Associates, Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 2004 – Present
General Counsel
FrontRange Solutions, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado
International software company with more than $80 million in gross revenues and 400 employees; Maker of the award-winning software programs, HEAT® and GoldMine®.
June 2003 – June 2004
Technology Licensing Specialist
MCI WorldCom, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado
International telecommunications company with more than $25 billion in gross revenues and 58,000 employees.
June 2000 – June 2003
Instructor
Denver Career College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Part-time instructor in the paralegal program in the subjects of Intellectual Property Law, Legal Research and Ethics.
September 1999 - December 2000
General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer
Arlun Floor Coverings, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado
Flooring subcontracting firm with $26+ million gross revenues and 100+ employees.
June 1998 – June 1999
Attorney
Braden, Frindt & Stinar LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Intellectual property law solo practice was merged with this 8 attorney general practice law firm.
March 1997 – April 1998
Solo Practitioner
Law Office of Brenda L. Speer, P.C., Silverthorne, Colorado & Colorado Springs, Colorado
Solo practice encompassed intellectual property law and related matters, general business, corporate and real estate law.
July 1993 – February 1997
Attorney
Reid & Priest, Washington, DC
Practiced with the intellectual property law department of this 200+ attorney law firm headquartered in New York, New York.
June 1992 – June 1993
Attorney
Sheridan & Ross, Denver, Colorado
Practiced intellectual property law with this 25+ attorney firm specializing in patent, trademark and copyright law.
January 1990 – September 1991
Attorney
Coors Biotech, Golden, Colorado
A subsidiary (now defunct) of Coors Brewing Company specializing in agricultural biotechnology.
June 1989 – December 1989
PATENTS (representative)
- US Patent D 360,580 for Oil Spout by Alex Bomareto, issued July 25, 1995.
- US Patent 5,682,145 for Toxic Gas Detector With a Time Measurement Sensor by Gerald Sweetman et al., issued October 28, 1997.
- US Patent 5,887,279 for Surgical Garment for a Patient by James Elting et al., issued March 30,1999.
- US Patent 4,895,068 for Hard Binding for a Snowboard by Fintan Doyle, issued April 13, 1999.
- US Patent 5,941,103 for Faucet Locking Device by Kenneth Stearns, issued August 24, 1999.
- US Patent 6,042,834 for Herbal Composition for Diabetes and Method of Treatment by Mohamed Baraka, issued March 28, 2000.
- US Patent D570,982 for Range Hood by Wendell Michael Phillips, issued June 10, 2008.
- US Patent 7,464,947 for Hand Truck Capable of Multi-Directional Movement by Richard Cortese, issued December 18, 2008.
- US Published Patent Application 2008/0082451 for Biometric Authorization of Electronic Payments by Yada Schneider and Gerald B. Van Wie, published April 3, 2008.
- US Published Patent Application 2008/0161179 for Non-Porous, Non-Corrosive, Impact-Resistant Ceramic Composition by Kathleen N. Baker, published July 3, 2008.
- US Published Patent Application for Multi-Purpose Infuser of Consumable Matter into Bottles by Darin Collins and Venus Collins, published July 17, 2008.
- US Published Patent Application 2008/0257351 for Resuscitation Device by David Gitschlag, published October 23, 2008
- US Published Patent Application for Convertible, Multi-Purpose Children's Chair by Robert Piserchio, published November 26, 2009.
- US Published Patent Application 2010/0132226 for Attachable Cuff for a Boot by Kelli Dochter, published June 3, 2010.
- US Published Patent Application 2010/0165639 for Light-Transmitting Columbarium Niche Shutter by William Skeele, published July 1, 2010.
- US Published Patent Application 2011/0000924 for Sewage Ejector Basin Extension, published January 6, 2011.
- US Published Patent Application 2011/0016651 for Pressure-Sensitive Toothbrush by Robert Piserchio, published January 27, 2011.
- US Published Patent Application 2011/0077134 for Heavy Training Bag by Jeff A. Smith, published March 31, 2011.
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