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Marian J. Furst Attorney At Law

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Biography

4956 W. 6200 S. # 315
Kearns, Utah 84118

Prior to starting the firm, Dr. Furst was employed as a licensing associate and patent attorney by the office handling technology transfer for the University of Colorado, and at a leading Denver law firm.  In addition to experience in intellectual property law and licensing, she has extensive experience in patent preparation and prosecution in chemical, chemical engineering, and mechanical arts and has worked closely with many Ph.D.-level researchers in academic technology transfer and industrial environments. 

Marian J. Furst is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and admitted to practice in Colorado.  The state of Colorado does not certify attorneys as specialists in any field. 

EDUCATION

  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF LAW, Juris Doctor, December, 1995
  • CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Doctor of Philosophy in Geochemistry, 1979
  • UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Master of Science in Inorganic Chemistry, 1973
  • REED COLLEGE, Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, 1972

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • STATE OF COLORADO, Registration No. 26,799
  • U. S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Registration No. 39,984

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

  • MARIAN J. FURST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Sole proprietor, 2001-present.  Law practice emphasizing patent prosecution and licensing
  • UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Patent Attorney and Licensing Associate, 1998–2001
  • HOLME ROBERTS & OWEN LLP, Associate, Denver, Colorado, 1997–1998, Intellectual Property practice group
  • CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY, Staff Attorney, Boulder, Colorado, 1996–1997.  International human rights and immigration law
  • MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Patent Law Trainee, Littleton, Colorado, 1992–1995

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Free-lance technical and scientific writing and editing
  • 10 years in oil and gas industry, managing oilfield evaluation projects

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Authored 18 publications in various scientific journals
  • Wrote or edited 8 major proprietary reports
  • Drafted more than 50 United States patent applications, many of which have issued as patents