Nielsen, Carol

Carol’s practice is focused on intellectual property investigations, portfolio management and international procurement of patent and trademark rights. She has special expertise working with the pharmaceutical, chemical and oil and gas industry. Carol also serves clients in the procurement of intellectual property rights for new products, systems, processes, and designs and management of global patent and trademark portfolios. Carol brings significant litigation experience to her legal services having handled disputes over intellectual property rights in Federal Court. She has held key roles on various trial teams, taken and defended depositions, and prepared key pleadings and legal briefs both in trial and appellate courts. Carol has appeared before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. She has successfully resolved contractual disputes for clients in both Texas and Illinois state courts. Carol has also handled trademark opposition and cancelation proceedings before the US Trademark Trial & Appeal Board.

Carol is the founder of Nielsen IP, a law firm located in Houston Texas and a past member of the AIPLA Board of Directors.