Deborah A. Peacock, P.E.
Intellectual Property -- Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Licensing

Deborah A. Peacock received her B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering (with highest honors) from the Colorado School of Mines in 1978 and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1985. Deborah was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 1985 and the Colorado Bar in 2001. She is a Registered Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is also a registered Professional Engineer in New Mexico and Colorado. Since 1988, along with Jeffrey D. Myers, Peacock has headed the largest group of intellectual property attorneys in private practice in New Mexico.

Prior to practicing law, Deborah worked in the mining industry in the United States and Tasmania (Australia). She was employed as a metallurgical engineer and front-line foreman at several mining and metals processing facilities.

Deborah is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Albuquerque Economic Development, and New Mexico Amigos. She is past President of the Board of Directors of Explora Science Center and Children's Museum, and is on the Boards of Explora, The Nature Conservancy, the Association of Commerce and Industry, the New Mexico Angels, and the International Women's Forum (New Mexico). She has received the prestigious Governor's Award for Volunteerism, the YWCA "Women on the Move" award, and the New Mexico Business Weekly Power Broker award. Deborah has served as an Advisor to the Technology Ventures Corporation for over ten years.

Deborah is a well-known and experienced intellectual property practitioner, and has been so recognized by inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble (certifications derived from national lawyer survey).

Peacock Myers, P.C., represents major universities, Sandia National Laboratories, museums, numerous companies, venture capital groups, several Native American nations and organizations, and individuals for all phases of business (e.g., corporations, LLCs, agreements) and intellectual property work (e.g., searches, U.S. and foreign applications, licensing, interference, reexamination, reissue, appeals, and infringement litigation). Patent areas include materials science, chemical, mechanical, electrical, optics, computer, biotechnology, and environmental technologies.

Copyright and art law clients include the R. C. Gorman estate, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, and Kabana, Inc., for copyright registration, licensing, and infringement litigation. The firm also represents numerous companies and individuals in trademark searches, trademark registrations (state and federal), trade secret, entertainment law, and related litigation.

Representative patents prosecuted include:

• 6,891,512 Antenna
• 6,893,552 Microsensors for glucose and insulin monitoring
• 6,878,255 Microfluidic devices with thick-film electrochemical detection
• 6,860,614 Chemiluminescent jewelry and accessories
• 6,774,009 Silicon target assembly
• 6,736,966 Portable water disinfection system
• 6,608,760 Dielectric material including particulate filter
• 6,599,958 Radiation curable nail coatings
• 6,558,537 Portable hydration system
• 6,359,582 Concealed weapons detection system
• 6,318,122 Interchangeable ornament jewelry display
• 6,240,308 Method and apparatus for archiving and displaying anatomico-physiological data in a normalized whole brain mapping and imaging system
• 6,195,802 Tactical vest
• 6,159,371 Constructed wetlands remediation system
• 6,063,960 Recovering nitroamines and reformulation of by-products
• 6,026,099 Pulse forming x-ray laser
• 6,003,512 Dust gun-aerosol generator and generation
• 5,746,994 Method for synthesizing ferrate and ferrate produced thereby
• 5,672,366 Method of improving efficiency in ruminants
• 5,589,396 Coatings with controlled porosity and chemical properties
• 5,568,662 Spinal/cervical immobilization device and method
• 5,472,294 Contaminant remediation, biodegradation and volatilization methods and apparatuses
• 5,292,423 Method and apparatus for trace metal testing
• 5,256,849 Apparatus and method for making and using high index of refraction materials
• 5,089,063 Method for providing adhesion to a metal surface
• 5,023,072 Paramagnetic/superparamagnetic/ferromagnetic sucrose sulfate compositions for magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract
• 4,940,670 Method for compounding and testing patient specific monoclonal antibodies and monoclonal antibody fragments for in vivo use
• 4,823,116 Fluid detector
• 4,761,208 Electrolytic method and cell for sterilizing water
• D490,588 Ice cream cone-shaped candy and container therefor
• D466,270 Alien head for confectionery product