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Jonathan Todd
Senior Associate
301 S. College Street
23rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
23rd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
jonathan.todd@nelsonmullins.com
Jonathan assists clients on various intellectual property issues. His practice is focused on patent litigation, patent counseling and drafting and prosecuting design, and utility patent applications for U.S. and foreign patent offices. Before joining Nelson Mullins, Jonathan clerked for Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne in the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction known for its...
Jonathan assists clients on various intellectual property issues. His practice is focused on patent litigation, patent counseling and drafting and prosecuting design, and utility patent applications for U.S. and foreign patent offices. Before joining Nelson Mullins, Jonathan clerked for Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne in the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction known for its heavy docket of patent infringement cases.
heavy docket of patent infringement cases.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous professional experience
- Summer Law Clerk, boutique IP law firm in Greenville, S.C. (June–Aug. 2017, June–Aug. 2016)
- Summer Intern, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (July–Aug. 2015)
Externships/Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk for Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sept. 2018–March 2020)
- Assisted with patent related issues such as infringement, patent eligible subject matter, obviousness, claim construction, licensing, and motions to transfer
- Also helped with non–patent cases involving breach of FRAND, trade secrets, ERISA, personal injury, and civil rights issues
- Served as a law clerk for three jury trials involving patent infringement and breach of FRAND issues for Judge Payne and Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
- Served as a law clerk for twenty–five different claim construction hearings and twelve pre–trial conferences
Education
-
University of South Carolina School of Law,
JD,
magna cum laude
(2018)
- Order of the Coif
- South Carolina Law Review, Associate Editor in Chief
- Pro Bono Board
- Phi Delta Phi
-
Clemson University,
BS,
Engineering
(2015)
- Minor in Business Administration
Admissions
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Previous professional experience
- Summer Law Clerk, boutique IP law firm in Greenville, S.C. (June–Aug. 2017, June–Aug. 2016)
- Summer Intern, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (July–Aug. 2015)
Externships/Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk for Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sept. 2018–March 2020)
- Assisted with patent related issues such as infringement, patent eligible subject matter, obviousness, claim construction, licensing, and motions to transfer
- Also helped with non–patent cases involving breach of FRAND, trade secrets, ERISA, personal injury, and civil rights issues
- Served as a law clerk for three jury trials involving patent infringement and breach of FRAND issues for Judge Payne and Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
- Served as a law clerk for twenty–five different claim construction hearings and twelve pre–trial conferences
Jonathan assists clients on various intellectual property issues. His practice is focused on patent litigation, patent counseling and drafting and prosecuting design, and utility patent applications for U.S. and foreign patent offices. Before joining Nelson Mullins, Jonathan clerked for Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne in the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction known for its... heavy docket of patent infringement cases.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous professional experience
- Summer Law Clerk, boutique IP law firm in Greenville, S.C. (June–Aug. 2017, June–Aug. 2016)
- Summer Intern, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough (July–Aug. 2015)
Externships/Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk for Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sept. 2018–March 2020)
- Assisted with patent related issues such as infringement, patent eligible subject matter, obviousness, claim construction, licensing, and motions to transfer
- Also helped with non–patent cases involving breach of FRAND, trade secrets, ERISA, personal injury, and civil rights issues
- Served as a law clerk for three jury trials involving patent infringement and breach of FRAND issues for Judge Payne and Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
- Served as a law clerk for twenty–five different claim construction hearings and twelve pre–trial conferences
Education
-
University of South Carolina School of Law,
JD,
magna cum laude
(2018)
- Order of the Coif
- South Carolina Law Review, Associate Editor in Chief
- Pro Bono Board
- Phi Delta Phi
-
Clemson University,
BS,
Engineering
(2015)
- Minor in Business Administration
Admissions
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation
- Patent Counseling & Prosecution
- Trademarks & Copyrights
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