Jason Sanders

Attorney

Jason started his career at Townsend and Townsend and Crew (now Kilpatrick Townsend) and was a partner at Maschoff Brennan before starting Sanders IP Law. He has represented universities, large companies, and startups worldwide. He also assists companies with patent protection in foreign locations ranging from China, Japan, and Korea, to Australia, Israel, South Africa, Brazil, Europe and beyond. Jason has also experience working as part-time in house counsel for a number of tech companies advising these companies on IP, contracts, fund raising, and joint development agreements, among others.

Jason also has thriving trademark practice. He manages a portfolio that includes US and foreign applications and registrations. He has successfully negotiated coexistence and consent agreements to settle Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) oppositions and in response to cease and desist letters. Jason represented Dirty Dough Cookies in the famous Utah Cookie Wars for various trademark, trade dress, and trade secret issues and was quoted in the Wall Street Journal discussing this case.

Jason has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Utah State University and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to law school, he was the payload manager for a series of experiments that flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Later he received a patent for his graduate research. While working as an associate, he founded two non-profit charter schools in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado: Ben Franklin Academy and Parker Performing Art School, each of which now enroll over 800 students. He currently sits on the board of Eagle harbor Technologies, EHT Ventures, and Kelvin Thermal Tech. 

His pride and joy are his son and three daughters. If he’s not answering his phone, it’s probably because he’s on a ski slope in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, or deep in a slot canyon in southern Utah.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2006
Deans Certificate

Utah State University
M.S., Physics, 2000
B.S., Physics, 1998

Geoff Shipsides

Counsel

Geoff brings over 20 years of experience in guiding start-up and emerging growth companies through technical development, clinical trials, operations, commercialization, and mergers and acquisitions in the MedTech and Intellectual Property space. Prior to joining Sanders IP Law Firm, Geoffrey served as General Counsel at Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc., where he provided legal advice on various corporate matters including research and development, supply chain, regulatory compliance, and IP management.

Geoff's expertise includes drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, leading mergers and acquisitions transactions, developing and managing patent portfolios, conducting freedom-to-operate analyses, and advising on healthcare compliance and data privacy issues. He has successfully negotiated IP transactions with major companies and implemented compliance policies and procedures for various commercial models.

With his comprehensive legal background and experience in the medical and technology industries, Geoffrey is a valuable asset to the Sanders IP Law Firm team.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2006

University of Florida
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2001

Jared Berg

Litigation Counsel

Jared is a litigator’s litigator. He represents clients in commercial IP litigation. He represents a wide range of clients from major corporations, start ups, franchisors, manufacturers, and technology companies. He offers legal services in Salt Lake City, Denver, and throughout the country, having represented clients in litigation and trials in several jurisdictions, including Colorado, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Montana, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire.Throughout his legal career, Jared has prosecuted and defended claims worth millions of dollars.

One of his notable trademark clients is Dirty Dough Cookies v. Crumbl as part of the famous Utah Cookie Wars for various trademark, trade dress, and trade secret issues.

Education

University of Virginia School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2004

University of Virginia
M.A., German Literature,

Brigham Young University
B.A., Comparative Literature, 1996

Jayne Durden

US & Global trademark & brand protection expert

Jayne has experience in all areas of trademark law. She has worked as an in-house brand owner managing a large portfolio, a lawyer at an international law firm handling all aspects of trademark law, a trademark paralegal, and as an IP expert at two of the largest IP service providers helping firms and companies manage trademarks and brands. 

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Jayne worked as a paralegal and as a licensed solicitor at what is now Allens Linklaters in trademark clearance and then in trademark prosecution and litigation. After coming to the US, she worked for 11 years on the global PPG Industries Inc. trademark portfolio in-house at the company, then at The Webb Law Firm, and Ladas & Parry. Throughout this time, she has helped each of these build more consistent brands and establish stronger trademark management and processes.

In 2013 she moved to CPA Global where she helped develop software and services to support law firms and IP owners work more seamlessly together and provide better transparency of patent and trademark portfolios. This experience led her to Anaqua Inc. where she supported law firms.  From here she went to lead the Global Trademark and Brand Protection function at Techtronic Industries, managing such well known brands as RYOBI, MILWAUKEE TOOLS and HOOVER.

At Sanders IP, Jayne works with startups, large corporations, and international law firm partners to put filing and protection strategies in place that help brands grow.

In her spare time, Jayne can be found sailing the Chesapeake Bay and all along the Atlantic Coast.

Audri Payne

Paralegal

Audri does a little bit of everything for Sanders IP. Most importantly, she makes sure we are up to date on all our deadlines, files, and correspondences. She also handles all our filings at the USPTO. She started her career at Maschoff Brennan in Salt Lake City in 2014, and has been working with us ever since. If we need to get something done, Audri gets it done.

In her spare time, Audri likes doing home projects and traveling. You can also find her shooting hoops with her son, baking with her daughters or trying a new restaurant with her husband.

Education

Utah State University
B.S. Recreation Management, 2013
Minor in math

COUNSEL

Adam Neville is an IP industry leader with over 12 years’ experience as a patent attorney and an engineer, providing guidance to large and small companies. Mr. Neville began his career with a well-known boutique IP law firm in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He has worked for a global IP management company, and has run his own law firm.  Prior to becoming an attorney, he worked as a rocket engineer with a leading aerospace and defense contractor.

Mr. Neville is an expert in developing patent portfolios, having managed asset and portfolio development for brand new companies and for some of the world’s largest companies. He has coordinated large and complicated asset development programs, in the US and internationally, and has helped to develop software targeted to aiding large and small companies develop more patent applications for filing and development.

Mr. Neville holds a JD with an emphasis in Law, Science, and Innovation, and was recognized as Law, Science, and Innovation Fellow for three years during law school. He also holds an MS in mechanical engineering and a BS in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the Patent Bar and the Utah Bar and is licensed to practice in the state of Utah as well as before the USPTO. 

Education

Arizona State University
Juris Doctor, 2012
Deans Certificate

Utah State University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006