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Philip M. Nelson

2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614-3641
Tel: 949-760-0404
Fax: 949-760-9502
Email:

 

Legal Areas of Emphasis

Patent Prosecution

Client Counseling and Intellectual Property Strategy

Intellectual Property Litigation

International Patent Protection

Patent Infringement and Validity Analysis

Negotiation and Licensing

Copyright and Trademark Protection

Technical Areas of Emphasis

Physics & Optics

Medical Devices and Procedures

Biophysics

Aerodynamics & Aerospace

Professional Profile

Philip M. Nelson is a partner in our Orange County office.  Mr. Nelson’s practice emphasizes strategic patent protection, including patent prosecution and litigation.  His clients include companies involved in medical, optical, semiconductor, electrical, and computer research and technologies.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Nelson externed for the Honorable Judge Randall R. Rader at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2002, and for the Honorable Judge Dee Benson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in 2003.  During law school, Mr. Nelson served as Senior Editor of the BYU Law Review and was Vice President of the Student Intellectual Property Law Association.  He was a summer associate with the firm in 2001 and 2002. 

Mr. Nelson joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2009.

Education

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D. 2003) cum laude

Senior Editor, BYU Law Review

Brigham Young University (B.S. 2000) with University Honors and magna cum laude

Student Speaker, University Honors Graduation

Major: Physics

Minor: Mathematics

Clerk Experience

Extern to the Honorable Judge Randall R. Rader at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2002.

Admissions/Qualifications

State Bar of California

Language Proficiency

French

 





 
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