Nathaniel C. Wilks

Member

Overview

Nate Wilks has over a decade of experience representing clients in all aspects of intellectual property law. He is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications domestically and managing procurement of patents worldwide. Nate also counsels clients with respect to intellectual property and technology-related disputes, infringement, validity, right-to-use, and patentability issues. He has represented clients in patent infringement litigation in the federal district and appellate courts as well as in Inter-Partes Review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Nate assists clients with intellectual property matters related to a wide range of technologies, with a particular emphasis on the electrical arts. His expertise includes drafting and prosecuting patents for advanced technologies such as residential and grid-level energy optimization using AI/ML, factory and transportation system optimization with AI/ML, and AI/ML-based medical diagnostic systems. Nate also has extensive experience in audio and video signal processing, electrical distribution and protection equipment, semiconductor devices, DRAM and flash memory, smart home devices, and anti-counterfeiting measures. His practice further encompasses printers and copiers, electronic displays, mobile phones, computer networking, telecommunications, digital rights management, medical imaging, respiratory therapy devices, safety equipment, nuclear reactor technologies, and artificial intelligence/machine learning applications..

Prior to attending law school, Nate worked as an electrical engineer in the aerospace industry, where he developed antenna systems for unmanned aircraft.

Representative Matters

Counsel for patent owners in multiple patent infringement cases against major memory device manufacturer relating to NAND Flash Memory and DRAM devices;
Provided product clearance/right to use counseling and prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications for a safety equipment manufacturer in connection with the release of multiple products;
Prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications for a global electrical component manufacturer, coordinated worldwide patent procurement, and performed freedom-to-operate, validity, and infringement opinion work; and
Represented major consumer electronics manufacturer in domestic prosecution of numerous patent applications.