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Application and Prosecution: Foreign and domestic
patent application preparation and prosecution including
appeals to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences;
drafting and prosecuting patent applications in technical
areas including mechanical and aerospace systems, computer
hardware and software, GUI applications, fuel cells,
combined heat and power systems, business methods,
electronics, manufacturing processes, telecommunications and
wireless systems.
Client consultation:
Patent, trade secret, copyright, trademark, unfair
competition, licensing; prior art analyses; portfolio
management and intellectual property strategies. Drafted
confidentiality, employee proprietary information
agreements, joint development, collaboration, software
license, and other intellectual property agreements.
Prepared numerous non-infringement and invalidity opinions.
In-House IP Attorney:
Served as in-house IP Attorney for corporate research center
of a Fortune 50 corporation. Counseled clients on a wide
variety of intellectual property matters, including freedom
to practice opinions. Negotiated numerous intellectual
property, joint development, software licenses and other
agreements with both domestic and foreign corporations.
Developed intellectual property strategies for technical
projects at different stages of development.
Litigation: Patent
infringement defense; witness interviews and preparation;
discovery and settlement negotiations; deposition defense;
motions and oral hearings. Drafting complaints, subpoenas,
motions, appellate briefs, requests for production,
interrogatories, and deposition strategies. Conducting due
diligence and patent analyses. Experience in patent, trade
secret, unfair competition, death penalty appeal, and
commercial contract matters.
Adjunct Professor:
University of Denver College of Law.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
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Mr. Nickelson has three years of engineering experience as a
guidance, navigation and control (GNC) flight controller for
the NASA Space Shuttle program at NASA’s Johnson Space
Center. Mr. Nickelson’s experience focused on guidance
software and navigation and control hardware, as well as
interfaces with power and hydraulic systems. Mr. Nickelson
has extensive technical experience with mechanical systems,
such as Space Shuttle components and the spacesuit, as well
as with astronautics, such as orbit prediction and
determination. Mr. Nickelson’s experience has also extended
to engineering analysis, fault and redundancy management,
flight design and dynamics, and programming in a variety of
languages.
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