Peighton Bruno

Associate

Peighton is passionate about providing strategic guidance to clients, helping them protect and leverage their intellectual property (IP) to its highest potential in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.

Peighton has extensive experience developing comprehensive patent strategies and assisting inventors and businesses navigate the complexities of the patent process. She has successfully drafted and prosecuted design and utility patent applications across a diverse range of technologies and industries, delivering tailored solutions that align with the unique needs of each client.

In addition to patent prosecution work, Peighton conducts critical IP analyses, including freedom-to-operate, patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement assessments. She supports clients with IP diligence reviews in their preparation for acquiring, selling, or licensing valuable IP assets. Peighton draws on this comprehensive skill set to help clients navigate the full spectrum of IP-related legal issues.

Driven by a desire to continually expand her expertise in the evolving IP landscape, Peighton actively seeks opportunities to broaden her practice and continues to gain experience in other areas of IP law, including trademark law and technology transfer. This dedication enables her to offer well-rounded, forward-thinking counsel to clients.

With a passion for advancing innovation and supporting the success of her clients, Peighton is dedicated to delivering clear, practical solutions to her clients at every stage of their business cycle.

Representative Work

  • Design patent procurement related to automobiles, consumer products, and medical devices.
  • Design patent enforcement, including requests for removal of infringing products from e-commerce platforms in foreign jurisdictions such as China.
  • Utility patent procurement related to mechanical, software, and electro-mechanical technologies as well as home and consumer products.
  • IP portfolio management and monetization.
  • Trademark procurement.
  • Freedom-to-operate, invalidity, IP due diligence, non-infringement, patentability, and other patent analyses and opinions.

Education

  • J.D., University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, Magna Cum Laude
    • Intellectual Property Law Certificate
    • Associate Editor, The University of New Hampshire Law Review
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Denver – Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science

Admissions

  • Colorado
  • USPTO