Nielsen Patents is owned and operated by Steve Nielsen, who is a registered U.S. patent attorney who excels in representing his clients in all matters involving patents.
Nielsen Patents is located in Marin County, California. Contact us today to arrange a consultation.
Bar Admissions
- California State Bar # 133864
- United States Patent & Trademark Office # 54,699
Education
J.D. Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
- Prosser Prize – Finance and Accounting
- Associate Editor, International Tax and Business Lawyer
- Member, Boalt Hall Computer Group
Santa Clara School of Law
- American Jurisprudence Award in Torts
B.A. Political Science, California State University, Chico
- Minor in Business Administration
B.S. Computer Science, California State University, San Francisco
- Special emphasis in Operating Systems and Distributed Processing
- Significant computer programming in UNIX,C++, Java and Open GL
- Extensive study of electrical engineering, computer hardware and optics
Legal Experience
Patent Attorney
- Since 2003, Mr. Nielsen has focused on patent litigation, patent procurement before the USPTO, PCT, EPO and throughout the world.
Affiliations
- Chair or Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Section, 2004 to Present – Marin County Bar Association
Presentations and Papers
- Elimination (or at least reduction) of Bias in the Legal Profession
MCLE Video 2015
- Responding to a Demand or Request to Purchase a Patent License
MCLE Video 2011
- Ethical Considerations for Patent Attorneys
MCLE Video 2011 (Ethics 2.0 Hours)
- How to draw Patent Drawings Correctly
MCLE Video 2011
- Interview by Rocket Lawyer Regarding Patent Litigation, September 2010
- Patent Fundamentals for Non-Patent Attorneys, MCLE Video 2010
- Patent License Agreements: The Dangerous Road to Starting a Patent License Negotiation
MCLE Video 2010
- Meet Your Directors: Spotlight on Steve Nielsen, The Marin Lawyer, November 2009
- Seven Patent Concepts Every Lawyer Should Know, The Marin Lawyer, May 2009
- Patent Basics for Non-Patent Attorneys presented on October 11, 2005 to the Marin County Bar Association – Intellectual Property Section Annual Seminar.
- Patents/Design Patents 101 presented on November 9, 2005, to California Lawyers for the Arts.
Additional papers and presentation can be found on the Center for Continuing Education
Featured Faculty Profile
Steven A. Nielsen, Esq.
- Based in Larkspur, CA., Steven A. Nielsen is a U.S. registered patent attorney with many years of experience in patent procurement and in achieving favorable results in federal court in the field of Intellectual Properly litigation. Mr. Nielsen is the past Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Section of the Marin County Bar Association. Mr. Nielsen received his J.D. in 1987 from Boalt Hall (Berkeley Law), University of California at Berkeley and holds a B.S. in Computer Science. Mr. Nielsen has presented numerous, superlative MCLE programs for CCE, all thoughtfully prepared and effectively delivered in his personable style.
Below are selected programs, from CCE's YouTube Channel.
Public Service and Community Involvement
- Trustee at the Gate Academy, a non-profit school in Marin County, California