Professional Recognition
- Utah Legal Elite – 2007, 2010
- MartinDale-Hubbell (Distinguished Rating) – 2018, 2021
- Mountain States Super Lawyers – 2020, 2021
Areas of Special Expertise
- Enforcing and securing trademark rights
- Coordinating global trademark protection
- International brand protection
- Uniform domain dispute resolution
Bar Admissions
- Colorado Bar
- Utah Bar
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Community and Professional Organizations
- Member, International Trademark Association (2006-present)
- Member, Trademark Office Practices Committee (2016-2020)
- Member, Utah State Bar Association
- Board Member, Junior League of Salt Lake City, Inc., 2004-2005
- Chair, Intellectual Property Section of the Utah State Bar (2008-2009)
- Member, Indigenous Rights Committee (2020-present)
Education
- Miami University, B.A. in Microbiology, Nutrition Minor, cum laude
- Indiana University, M.S., Physiology
- College of William and Mary School of Law, J.D.
Prior Professional Experience
- Attorney, Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson
Selected Publications & Presentations
- Burton, H.D., K. Weber Powell. “The Art of Patent Infringement Defense.” Managing Intellectual Property, American IP Focus: Protection and Enforcement (2002): 70-74.
- Speaker: Protecting your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives Conference; Friday, November 4, 2016, University of Utah – Global Intellectual Property Systems; The International Registration of Trademarks Using the Madrid System
- Speaker: China Intellectual Property Roadshow; Thursday, October 5, 2017, Utah State Bar – Trademark Enforcement in China