Leigh L. Augustine
EIP US LLP
Leigh Augustine, Esq., is Managing Partner of the Denver office and a highly experienced intellectual property attorney who specializes in the sports and entertainment industry. His clients have included professional athletes and sports teams, TV personalities, writers and artists, as well as television channels and marketing agencies. During his career, Leigh has prosecuted over 750 trademark applications at the US Patent & Trademark Office, and filed or defended multiple oppositions and cancellations before the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board. He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating all types of intellectual property and business contracts, including licensing agreements for trademarks and copyrights, website terms of use and privacy policies, securing domain names, and sports sponsorship agreements. Leigh started his legal career as in-house counsel for a sports marketing agency and later transitioned to private practice at law firms in Colorado. Before coming to EIP, Leigh founded his own law firm and sports marketing agency, and taught Sports Law at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law for seven years. Leigh has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Sports Law thirteen years in a row (2007-2019) and selected as one of Denver's Top Lawyers in Entertainment & Sports Law by 5280 Magazine five years in a row (2015-2019).
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