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Dustin L. Taylor

Dustin L. Taylor

Partner
Overview

Dustin helps ensure innovations receive the proper protection.

Dustin’s practice involves litigation in patent, trademark and trade secret law. He collaborates with clients at every stage of litigation. Early on, he collects and responds to discovery, creating a path to minimize business interruptions. Dustin works to master each client’s complex litigation dispute in order to craft advanced legal theories and discovery strategies. Dustin views himself not only as a litigator, but a trial attorney, and has substantial experience beyond the discovery phase of litigation.

Dustin represents clients nationwide in federal courts and has participated in litigation nationwide, including in Colorado, California, Texas, Delaware, New Jersey, and Missouri. He has experience with cases involving a wide range of technology, from pharmaceuticals to farm equipment. He also has experience with computer access laws, including the CFAA, CDAFA, and Colorado Computer crime laws.

On behalf of clients, Dustin dives deep into issues involving innovative subject matters, then communicates to judges and juries in clear, concise language.

Dustin also helps clients with data privacy litigation concerns and has advised clients against claims that the use of session replay technology and chat functionality on websites violates state privacy laws.

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Education

  • J.D., University of Texas School of Law
  • B.S., University of Texas at Austin
    • with honors
    • Advertising

Admissions

  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • Texas

I essentially closed my laptop in Chicago and opened it in Denver without missing a beat.

Featured Experience

Husch Blackwell Team Gains Favorable Judgment for Client in Trade Secret Litigation

Farmobile, an independent farm data company, faced allegations that it misappropriated trade secrets from competitor Farmers Edge. The lawsuit sought a judgment declaring the plaintiff to be the owner of certain Farmobile intellectual property. Persuasive argument by the Husch Blackwell team, led by Marnie Jensen and including Dustin Taylor, resulted in a complete victory on summary judgment for Farmobile.


Additional Experience
  • Won summary judgment for client in case alleging misappropriation of trade secrets under both state law and Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.
  • Aided Sigmapharm Laboratories in arguing for claim construction. Court adopted proposed construction verbatim.
Case Studies
Farmobile LLC

Farmobile secured a complete defense victory in enterprise-threatening trade secret litigation.

Outside the Office

Dustin enjoys escaping to the mountains outside Denver with his wife and two golden retrievers.

Whether it is skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing in the winter or hiking and camping in the summer, Dustin enjoys capturing the Colorado landscapes as a hobbyist photographer.