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Biography

Nathan’s practice includes patent drafting and prosecution, patent counseling and opinion work, and contentious proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for clients spanning a broad range of technological areas, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, computer technologies, mechanical products, and electronics. Nathan’s clients appreciate his combination of big-picture thinking with attention to detail. Nathan emphasizes long-term thinking in an effort to better meet the overarching needs of his clients and help them minimize or avoid future complication and expense, while also taking care to uncover and consider every detail in order to formulate successful strategies.

Prior to joining BoMc, Nathan worked as an attorney handling a diverse range of intellectual property matters at two large international law firms. In those positions, Nathan helped clients acquire and protect their intellectual property rights in the U.S. and internationally, and was part of teams that represented clients before U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Prior to entering practice, Nathan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. While in law school, Nathan served as an extern for the Honorable Rodney W. Sippel at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, an intern for the Honorable Nancy J. Rosenstengel at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, and a Student Attorney at Washington University’s Intellectual Property Clinic. He also served as Editor-in-Chief for the Washington University Law Review.

* Practice is supervised by the partners of BoMc.

Highlights

  • Successfully secured patent rights by drafting patent prosecution documents and responding to office actions both domestically and internationally for multiple Fortune 500 companies.
  • Helped client continue sale of market-leading product by contributing to general strategic advisement; invalidity, infringement, and freedom-to-operate opinions; and enforcement of patent rights at the district court level.
  • Contributed to research and briefing for a civil rights case won at the United States Supreme Court.

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2019
  • Yeshiva University, Yeshiva College, B.A. Biology, 2013