​ROBERT NUPP
Partner

I am a patent attorney who advises corporate clients in legal matters generally, with a particular emphasis on  intellectual property law.  

Before co-founding Katterle Nupp LLC, I practiced as senior in-house patent counsel to ABB Inc.  Prior to that, I practiced at law firms in New York City and in Cleveland.  

My practice centers on drafting and prosecuting patents, as well as rendering opinions of counsel (e.g., freedom to operate opinions and "clearance" analyses), inter partes review and reexamination proceedings, IP-related contracts (e.g., joint development agreements), patent portfolio analysis, curation, and due diligence, and prior art searching, as well as other types of matters such as trademark advice and prosecution, and copyright licensing.  I have significant experience litigating patents.  
 
My work has involved (and I am proficient in) a wide range of technologies, including the fields of application software, e-commerce, wireless network technologies, medical devices, electric motors and machines, controls, light emitting diodes, small chain peptides, rubber polymers and compositions, initiators, light emitting diodes, electromechanical devices, and consumer products.  

Prior to entering law school, I worked as a research and process engineer for Avery Dennison Corporation, specializing in adhesive chemistry and coating system fluid mechanics.  


Education 
  • Ohio State University Moritz College of Law , J.D. cum laude 2003
  • Northwestern University, B.S. 1997
  • Professional Engineer in Training (Ohio)

Admissions
  • New York;  Ohio
  • US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • US District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • US District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • US District Court, Southern District of New York
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Affiliations
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA)
  • Omega Chi Epsilon Engineering Honor Society