Trusted advisor and advocate in global trademark and copyright matters

Ian Saffer is consistently recognized as one of Colorado’s top intellectual property (IP) attorneys. Advising clients in a variety of industries – including media and entertainment, telecommunications, electronics, resorts and hospitality, financial services and others – Ian focuses on:

• Trademark and copyright counseling
• Intellectual property litigation

Ian offers clients clear advice, crafts practical solutions and treats clients the way he would like to be treated. He has first-chair trial experience in a variety of dispute resolution forums.

Ian was the managing partner of Adsero IP, which combined with Quarles in 2023.

Bar Admissions

• Colorado

Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1992)
  • English

• New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996)

• "Diversity Bootcamp on Intellectual Property, Colorado IP Inn of Court"
• "Intellectual Property Issues in the Marijuana Industry"
• "Practical Copyright and Trademark Basics"
• "What You Need To Know About Top-Level Domains"
• "When Do I Have An IP Problem?"

Seminar

• 2023 North America Roundtable–Enforcement and Anticounterfeiting (Littleton, Colorado)
• Enforcing your Trademark and Expressive Works