Jean M. Macheledt

Jean M. Macheledt is an intellectual property lawyer and partner at Macheledt Bales LLP in Colorado. She advises clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, technology transfer, and employee agreements involving intellectual property rights. Macheledt works with corporations, emerging businesses, university technology transfer offices, research and development groups, and independent creators, helping them protect, manage, and transfer valuable intellectual property assets.

Macheledt earned her law degree from the University of Denver in 1988 while working at The Gates Corporation. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with distinction from the University of Minnesota in 1983. Her technical education includes upper-division electrical engineering coursework at the University of Colorado Boulder and Stanford University. This background supports her ability to understand complex technologies and prepare practical intellectual property strategies.

Macheledt’s experience includes patent preparation and prosecution, infringement analysis, novelty searches, trademark selection and registration, copyright protection, trade secret matters, licensing agreements, and intellectual property assignments. Her technical work has involved mechanical, biological, electrical, medical device, manufacturing, computer modeling, particle measurement, circuit board, and electronics technologies. She previously served as Patent Counsel for The Gates Corporation and as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Otsuka Electronics USA, Inc.

Jean M. Macheledt is admitted to practice in Colorado and Minnesota and is a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney. She is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Colorado Bar Association, and the Larimer County Bar Association. Her practice reflects a strong combination of engineering knowledge, corporate counsel experience, and intellectual property judgment, helping clients protect inventions, brands, creative works, technology, and confidential business information.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Macheledt Bales LLP
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Larimer County Bar Association
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association

Licensed State

• Colorado
• Minnesota

Education

• University of Denver
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Minnesota
  B.A. in Mechanical Engineering

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