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Peter J. Kinsella

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Peter J. Kinsella

Pete advises companies on intellectual property, technology, licensing, and transactional matters.

Pete Kinsella has significant experience structuring and negotiating domestic and international agreements. His work spans numerous areas, including cloud and software as a service, outsourcing, product development, software development, semiconductor manufacturing, automation systems, medical equipment, technology transfer, aerospace, consulting services, and telecommunications. He also advises on data sharing; complex procurement arrangements; product distribution and sales; manufacturing arrangements; marketing and advertising services; content creation and distribution; and various types of patent, trademark, and copyright licenses. 

As a registered patent lawyer with an undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering, Pete understands and regularly counsels clients on cutting-edge technology matters, such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and data use issues. He routinely handles sophisticated technology, data, and intellectual property (IP) issues in public and private company mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, including several transactions valued at several billion dollars.

Education & Credentials

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1993
  • North Dakota State University, B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Computer Engineering Option), 1990

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Colorado
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Related Employment

  • Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver, CO, Partner

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024

  • Named "Technology Law Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America, 2023, 2025

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Information Technology Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Technology Law, 2007-2025

  • Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyer" for Intellectual Property, 2005-2024

  • Listed in Denver's Top Lawyers by 5280 Denver's Mile High Magazine, 2021-2024

  • Named IAM Global Leader, 2020-2024

  • Recognized as an IP Star by Managing IP, 2013-2014, 2016-2024

  • Listed in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2012-2024

  • Named the Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year Denver: Technology Law, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 

  • Corporate Counsel Black Book, 2007-2008 

  • IAM Licensing 250–The World’s Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Lawyers

Impact

Professional Leadership

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • ABA Patent-Trademark and Copyright Section
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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