Atty. Cameron M. Nelson
Cameron M. Nelson focuses his practice on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation.
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Cameron M. Nelson is a Shareholder based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 25+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2001. Their practice focuses on trademark, ip, trade secrets, and international. Admitted to practice in Illinois U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2001). Educated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S. Mechanical, 1998) and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology J.D. Order of the Coif Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology J.D. summa cum laude Chicago-Kent College of (—). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, Chicago Bar Association •Member, Illinois State Bar Association. Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Cameron M. Nelson focuses his practice on patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation
- Cameron has trial experience in each of these areas in a number of forums, including U.S
- District Courts and the International Trade Commission, as well as related appeals before the Seventh Circuit and Federal Circuit
- Cameron has deep knowledge and experience in pursuing anti-counterfeiting litigation, and has conducted dozens of counterfeiting seizures alongside non-litigation anti-counterfeiting strategies
- He also has wide-ranging knowledge regarding the use of computer forensics, which he uses in anti-counterfeiting investigations as well as employee theft and trade secret theft investigations
- Cameron’s patent litigation experience encompasses a wide array of technologies, including consumer electronics, chemical manufacturing, digital communications and digital signal processing
- In copyright litigation, he has asserted copyright claims on behalf of a number of clients, including jury trials, and has also defended copyright claims
- Cameron is registered to practice before the U.S
- Patent and Trademark Office, and has experience with adversarial proceedings before the USPTO, such as trademark oppositions and inter partes reviews
- Concentrations •Trademark, trade dress, and anti-counterfeiting litigation •Anti-counterfeiting policing and strategy •Section 337 investigations before the U.S
- International Trade Commission (ITC) •Enforcement of intellectual property rights via U.S
- Customs Service, domain name registrars, takedown requests and asset seizure •Copyright litigation •Employee theft / trade secret litigation •Patent litigation •Patent, trademark and copyright prosecution •Technical areas of experience: •Automotive transmissions •Furniture manufacture and design •High performance computing methods •Digital signal processing, including wireless communication protocols and MPEG4 AVC / H.264 •Video encoding •Materials and fatigue •Liquid crystal displays •Computer forensics Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, World Trademark Review, Illinois, Enforcement and Litigation, 'WTR 1000,' 2023-2026 •Listed, Leading Lawyers Network, 2018-2026 •Emerging Lawyer, 2015-2017 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, 'Rising Star,' 2012-2016, 2021-2022 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 'Intellectual Property - Trademarks: Litigation,' 2020
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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