Calvin R. Nelson
Partner
Calvin collaborates with his colleagues in Venable’s Intellectual Property Division to offer each client a holistic strategy to address their unique IP issues. He also confers with attorneys in practice areas across the firm to support his clients in the healthcare, technology, digital platforms, and automotive industries.
Calvin also has an active pro bono practice. Recently, he counseled a DC nonprofit organization that was working on licensing and transferring intellectual property. He also regularly helps many pro bono clients litigate issues that fall outside the IP realm.
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Representing a major car manufacturer in ongoing litigation regarding trademark, unfair competition, and antitrust issues
- Representing a major payroll and human resources (HR) corporation in district court in its case against a financial services firm’s infringement on one of the corporation’s trademarks
- Representing a leading clinical research business in a trademark dispute in federal court
- Representing a major American guitar and amplifier manufacturer in a dispute with a competitor
- Representing the defendants in a patent lawsuit involving address handling within mobile devices. Case is ongoing. (Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Sony Mobile Communications, et al.)
- Provided an Asia-based esports platform with strategic advice on licensing, marketing, and technology asset management across a wide variety of products, initiatives, and industry
- Represented the defendant in a patent lawsuit involving encryption and user authentication technologies in computers and mobile devices. (MAZ Encryption Technologies, LLC v. BlackBerry Corp.)
- Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of VBrick Systems, Inc. in a trademark infringement action brought by Rev.com, Inc. in the Northern District of California, enabling VBrick to continue using its mark. (Rev.com, Inc. v. VBrick Systems, Inc.)
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. University of Virginia School of Law 2007
- Article Review Board, Virginia Journal of Law & Technology
- B.A. Biology Johns Hopkins University 1998
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Clerk Experience
- Honorable Robert L. Wilkins U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 2011 - 2012
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
Recognition
Recognition
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2015 – 2016, 2018