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Nickolas Taylor - Associate - Orange County

Nickolas Taylor

Associate

Orange County

nickolas.taylor@knobbe.com

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Overview

Nick is an associate in the Orange County office and a member of the firm’s trademark practice group. His services include assisting clients throughout the trademark prosecution process, along with helping manage their trademark portfolios. He also provides guidance to clients on several other topics, such as data privacy and security, domain name disputes, and general IP strategy.

Nick received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering with an Emphasis on Information Systems from the University of Southern California, where he graduated magna cum laude. Nick then received his J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. During law school, Nick served as an Associate Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review, was the President of Pepperdine’s Intellectual Property Student Association, and worked for Pepperdine’s Start-up Law Clinic.

Nick worked as a summer associate in 2022 before joining the firm in 2023.

Education

Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D. Industrial Engineering and Systems Engineering, Information Systems Emphasis, 2023), Magna Cum Laude, Associate Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, Volume 50; President of Pepperdine’s Intellectual Property Student Association
University of Southern California (USC) (B.S. Industrial Engineering and Systems Engineering, Information Systems Emphasis, 2019), Magna Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California

Recognition

Awards & Honors

Law school: Magna Cum Laude; Associate Editor for Volume 50 of the Pepperdine Law Review; Finalist for the Evan T. Carthen Inspirational Leadership Award

Undergraduate: Magna Cum Laude

News & Insights

Articles

Co-Author, “Social Media and the Law—A Warning for Brands and Content Creators,” Published by AdAge. (May 2024)
Co-Author, “Catherine Holland and Nickolas Taylor Discuss Precedential TTAB Case in INTA Article | Knobbe Martens“, Published by International Trademark Association (INTA). (January 2024)
Fashion & Beauty Blog
- 14 NBA Teams Sued For Copyright Infringement
Litigation Blog
- Hard to Stomach: Things You Say to Prosecute a Patent Can and Will Be Used Against You
- Read the Fine Print: Federal Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Patent Infringement Claims Based on an Express License, Where Some Transactions Could Fall Within the Scope of the Claims Yet Remain Unlicensed

Latest Updates and News

Blog - Litigation

Hard to Stomach: Things You Say to Prosecute a Patent Can and Will Be Used Against You

AZURITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. ALKEM LABORATORIES LTD. Before Murphy, Moore, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Arguments and amendments made during...

Blog - Litigation

Read the Fine Print: Federal Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Patent Infringement Claims Based on an Express License, Where Some Transactions Could Fall Within the Scope of the Claims Yet Remain Unlicensed

ALEXSAM, INC. v. ATENA, INC. Before Stark, Lourie, and Bryson. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Summary: A narrowly defined patent license may result in some activity falling within the scope of the patent claims, but outside the scope of the license. Additionally, a trial court’s determination that an allegation in a complaint is merely conclusory and need not be taken as true when evaluating a motion to dismiss is reviewed de novo.

Blog - Litigation

14 NBA Teams Sued For Copyright Infringement

Almost half of the teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) were recently sued for copyright infringement. In the complaint filed against the Atlanta Hawks, one of the plaintiffs—publisher Kobalt Music Publishing America (Kobalt), the exclusive agent for the licensing of all other plaintiffs’ copyrights at issue—alleged that the NBA teams have been exploiting the rights conferred to the copyright holders by syncing videos posted on various websites and social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok) with music owned by third parties without obtaining the necessary consent to do so. Knobbe Martens Partner Jonathan Hyman and Associate Nickolas Taylor recently authored an article discussing concerns surrounding intellectual property infringement by social media content creators. The lawsuits filed against the various NBA teams similarly highlights the intellectual property infringement concerns that can (and often do) arise in the modern world of social media and the internet.

In AdAge Article, Jonathan Hyman and Nickolas Taylor Examine Legal Risks of Using Social Media Content

Knobbe Martens partner and advertising & media practice co-chair Jonathan Hyman and associate Nickolas Taylor have authored the article “Social Media and the Law—A Warning for Brands and Content Creators,”...