Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Jill Chalmers offers her broad-based intellectual property experience to organizations and individuals with U.S. and international trademark portfolios and actively manages and protects these valuable client assets. Her IP practice focuses on trademarks, trade dress, copyrights and transactional issues relating to intellectual property.

In offering the full spectrum of trademark and brand protection services, Jill helps clients with selecting trademarks, actively clearing trademarks upon adoption, protecting trademarks by means of federal and foreign registration, developing and implementing effective and appropriate trademark enforcement strategies and exploiting and maximizing the value of their brands through licensing and sponsorship programs. She also has experience in nontraditional marks, including protecting trade dress as a trademark, and even protecting certification or collective membership marks.

Jill also assists clients in handling disputes related to intellectual property on the internet and domain names, conducting intellectual property audits, drafting policies and guidelines relating to use and protection of intellectual property assets and navigating copyright, trademark and related infringement issues.

In her sports and nonprofit practices, Jill advises clients about corporate governance, management issues, contracts, sponsorship and licensing, resolving membership disputes, eligibility issues, team selection and compliance with league rules, the USOC constitution and bylaws, the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and other state and federal laws.

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, 2021-2024 USA Table Tennis Nominating and Governance Committee Member and Chairperson, 2007–present Court Care for the Pikes Peak Region, Director, 2005–2007 International Triathlon Union, Women's Committee Member, 2004–2005 USA Triathlon, Inc., Director, 1998–1999; Legal Committee Member, 2000–2004 Colorado Women’s Hockey Foundation, Inc., Director, 2001–2003 International Triathlon Union, Athletes Committee Chairperson, 1996–2000 Extern for the Honorable Garland Burrell, U.S. District Court, Eastern Division California, 1993 Colorado Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2012-2016 People's Court - Best Trademark Lawyer, Law Week Colorado, 2011 Barrister's Best (editor's choice) - Best Trademark Lawyer, Law Week Colorado, 2010 Top Women Lawyers, Law Week Colorado, 2010 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS California Bar Association Colorado Bar Association El Paso County Bar Association International Trademark Association International Trademark Association, Harmonization of Law and Practice Committee, 2016-2017 International Trademark Association, Harmonization of Law and Practice Committee, International Classification Subcommittee, 2014-2015 International Trademark Association, Domain Disputes, Ownership & Whois Subcommittee, 2012-2013