Knobbe/Martens: Intellectual Property Law
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Philip M. Nelson

Partner

2040 Main Street, 14th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
949-760-0404

At a Glance

  • J.D. Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Jr. Law School
  • B.S. Physics, Brigham Young University

  • State Bar of California

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.

Clerk Experience

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

Education

  • Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Jr. Law School (J.D. 2003), cum laude, Senior Editor - BYU Law Review
  • Brigham Young University (B.S. Physics 2000), magna cum laude, University Honors, Minor in Mathematics, Student Speaker - Universty Honors Graduation
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