Nolan R. Hubbard is a USPTO-registered patent lawyer with a background in electrical
engineering. He concentrates his practice on intellectual property law focusing on
patent procurement, portfolio management, counseling, litigation, opinion work and
due diligence across many industries, including technology, manufacturing, and
consumer goods and services.
Nolan handles domestic and foreign patent prosecution matters, drafting and
prosecuting patent and design applications through to issuance. Nolan's
experience includes appeals and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board, including inter partes review, strategic reissue and reexamination
proceedings. He advises clients on all aspects of prosecution and portfolio
management, including strategic counseling for global intellectual property
portfolios with utility patents, trademarks, and design patents.
Nolan manages patent procurement for a diverse set of clients spanning the globe,
creating comprehensive portfolio solutions focused on utility and design patents
that strengthen clients’ competitive advantages. Nolan builds strong client
focused teams and leverages patent examiner analytics and interviews to efficiently
maximize protection of client inventions. Representative technologies include
consumer electronics, sensors, medical devices, batteries, automotive electronics
and accessories, enteral feeding systems, display technologies, touch detection,
image sensing, microscopy, power systems, wireless communication, satellite systems,
virtualization, gaming technology, AR/VR, blockchain, artificial intelligence,
robotics, printers, information and communication technology, fintech, and
logistics.
Nolan serves as a trusted advisor on patent enforcement and defense in the Unite
States and in coordination with foreign counsel, including pre-litigation
investigations, monitoring, diligence, opinions, negotiations, and litigations in
district courts and the US International Trade Commission. The patented technologies
involve consumer goods, medical devices, supplies and services, image processing,
display technology, automotive and consumer electronics, fintech, online services,
security systems, satellite systems, emergency communication systems, wind turbines,
wire harness technology, power systems, microprocessors, and dialysis systems.
