Nicole works with clients of all sizes to leverage their intellectual assets through strategic patent portfolio development and management. She prosecutes patent applications domestically and abroad in a wide range of technologies. Nicole also provides litigation support and has experience with trademark clearance and protection.Nicole handles intellectual property issues in a variety of industries, including those relating to chemical process control, water and waste treatment, energy and “green” technologies, specialty materials and coatings, molecular profiling, IT infrastructure, medical devices, and consumer products.She has led parallel reexamination and reissue proceedings, prepared non-infringement and freedom to operate opinions, and has effectively represented clients in appeal proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Some representative matters include:
- Represented an early stage start-up company through diligence proceedings, satisfying investor’s needs to secure substantial first round funding from multiple venture firms.
- Formulated an intellectual property strategy on key subject matter for a technology development company that became the object of a favorable and profitable licensing agreement shortly after filing.
- Filed a portfolio of patent applications on behalf of a small client directed to inventive products and services, leading to industry adoption of their advancements and deterring competitors from entering the market.
- Negotiated a license leading to the transfer of a blocking trademark to our client, avoiding costly opposition proceedings, expediting registration, and strengthening the client’s own trademark.
- Successfully pursued a UDRP proceeding on the basis of bad faith domain name registration and use, resulting in transfer of the offending domain to our client.
