Lacey A. Chase

Lacey Chase is an associate in the firm’s Litigation section. Her practice focuses on complex litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property disputes, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. She has also successfully litigated contractual, false advertising, and other business-related disputes in state and federal courts throughout the country. 

 

Lacey also provides patent infringement/validity opinions and helps her clients negotiate amicable resolutions to avoid litigation wherever possible. In addition, she has experience helping clients in obtaining and enforcing trademark and copyright registration and protection. As an inventor with a patent of her own, Lacey is very familiar with the importance of intellectual property rights. 

Education

• Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, JD, 2013
• Brigham Young University, BA, summa cum laude, 2011

Experience

• Confidential client: represented client in over 700 successful utility and design patent enforcement matters; recovered damages for patent infringement and obtained permanent injunctions to prevent future infringement.
• Confidential client: represented client in trademark enforcement campaign involving over 100 successful trademark enforcement matters; recovered damages for trademark infringement and obtained permanent injunctions to prevent future infringement.
• Confidential client: obtained copyright protection for enforcement.
• Confidential client: obtained trademark protection for enforcement.
• KT Health, LLC: represented client in enforcement of trade dress rights and negotiating favorable settlement, which included modification of competitor packaging in multiple matters.
• KT Health, LLC: defended client in federal court against class action claim for false advertising.
• KT Health, LLC: obtained copyright protection for enforcement.
• KT Health, LLC: obtained trademark protection for enforcement.
• Sundesa, LLC: represented client in patent infringement lawsuit and obtained consent judgment of patent infringement and order for permanent injunction.
• Sundesa, LLC: represented client in federal court with respect to claims of patent infringement, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false marking, and obtained order for permanent injunction.
• Lumos, Inc.: represented client in federal court and obtained summary judgment on claims of copyright infringement.
• ICON Health & Fitness: represented client in federal court against claims for patent infringement and negotiated favorable settlement after successful defense.
• ICON Health & Fitness: represented client in out-of-court enforcement of multiple claims for patent infringement and negotiated favorable settlement after successful defense.

Publications

• Co-author, “Patent Infringement: Enhancing the Company’s Bottom Line,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2020.

• Utah

• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Volunteer Adult Leader, Community Young Women Youth Group
• Volunteer Adult Leader, Secretary of Community Children’s Group
• Board Member, Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School Women in the Law Board (2013)
• Service Co-chair, JRCLS Women in the Law Board (2013)

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Intellectual Property Law (2021-present)