Nicholas helps clients protect innovations and advance their patent strategies. He works with the firm’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Patent team, drawing on his multidisciplinary patent drafting and prosecution experience to assist with patent matters involving complex technologies.

While his technical background includes Engineering Physics and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Nicholas works with a multitude of technologies including:

  • Digital and analog electronic components and devices
  • Computer hardware and software
  • Image, audio, and other data processing
  • Semiconductor chip architecture and chip packaging  
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Telecommunications and wireless technologies
  • Networking and computing systems
  • Electrical and mechanical systems
  • Nuclear, electromagnetic, and pressure systems
  • Control systems and related technologies

Education

  • Rice University (M.S., 2016)
    • Mechanical Engineering
  • Colorado School of Mines (B.S., 2015)
    • Engineering Physics