Meet Peter Nieves
Peter is the founder of Nieves Intellectual Property Law Group, LLC and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of Intellectual Property (IP).
About Peter A. Nieves
Owner of Nieves Intellectual Property Law Group
Peter is a nationally recognized leader in the field of intellectual property (IP), whose unique practice focuses on the many aspects of IP, both domestically and internationally.
Peter is a Global IP Portfolio Manager, Patent and Trademark Prosecutor, Patent Litigator, Adjunct Professor of Patent Law, Business Advisor, Copyright and Trade Secret Attorney, and his practice includes management of IP portfolios, patent licensing, IP legal opinions, counseling on IP strategies, and IP due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
He has extensive knowledge of the requirements and procedures for procurement of intellectual property and enforcement of rights and a complete understanding of how such intangible assets affect a corporation and strategies for best capitalizing on such assets globally.
Over 24 Years Of Experience
Peter regularly counsels clients and renders opinions concerning trademarks and the patentability of ideas, infringement/non-infringement of patents, the validity/invalidity of patents, and the design of products and processes to avoid potential infringement assertions.
Clients benefit from Peter’s experience and his ability to understand complex technologies, giving him the unique edge to offer cohesive and innovative solutions to help develop, manage, and protect their intellectual assets.
In his long career, Peter has personally written and prosecuted hundreds of patents in the vast area of technology. He has a strong technological background and his prosecution experience encompasses a very wide range of electrical and electromechanical technologies. Peter’s prosecution experience also encompasses a wide range of mechanical technologies, software, medical devices, and business methods.
Peter was previously a shareholder and head of the Sheehan, Phinney’s Patent Law and Intellectual Property and Technology Law Groups. For the past 10 consecutive years, while Peter was head of the groups, they were honored by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine as the Intellectual Property, Tier 1, Highly Recommended law firm in New Hampshire.
The Best Lawyers in America®, Patent Law, 2023
Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2023 – Patent Law
Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Patent Law
Chambers USA, Intellectual Property
Best Lawyers in America®, Patent Law
New England Super Lawyers®, Intellectual Property
Selected to Rising Stars by New England Super Lawyers for IP
Managing Intellectual Property Magazine IP Star
Top Patent Prosecutors by Patent Buddy, Patent Research Review, 2011
New Hampshire Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty, 2007
- State of Georgia
- State of New Hampshire
- United States and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia
- Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the State of New Hampshire
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
- Intellectual Property Law section of the American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Boston Patent Law Association
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Georgia Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Advisory Board to the New Hampshire Judicial Branch Steering Committee on DEI
- New Hampshire Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
- Member – UNH Law Dean’s Advisory Board on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Ordained Minister – Ascend Academy
- Founder, A to E Challenges, LLC – Training Entrepreneurs in Intellectual Property Law
- Founder of the UNH Law – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarship Fund
- Former Adjunct Professor at UNH School of Law, Concord, NH
- Guest Lecturer, Tuck and Thayer schools at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
- Former Board Member, Friends of CHAD
- Arthur J Gajarsa American Inn of Courts
- Patent counsel for patent litigation matters in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, the Eastern District of Texas, and the Southern District of California.
- IP counsel to one of the top international designers and manufacturers of high performance audio systems.
- Successfully defended multiple clients against non-practicing entities (patent trolls) without full litigation expense and without licensing.
- Prevented patent litigation multiple times by successfully proving invalidity of patents being enforced.
- Counsel to numerous start-ups and small businesses with respect to various intellectual property issues, including protection of technology with patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
- Handled full intellectual property portfolio consolidation for multiple international corporations, including management of all foreign law firms, to minimize intellectual property expenditure and provide ease in management.
- Guided redesign of many products to avoid potential infringement of issued patents.
- Preparation and prosecution of patent applications for one of the premiere educational institutions in electrical engineering.
- Assisted one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers in the world with expanding their patent portfolio by finding patents focused on a specific technology and negotiating the purchase of certain of these patents.
- Increasing Effectiveness of Patents in Patent Litigation
- Burying Fossils: Pruning Patent Portfolios to Decrease Annual Costs & Promote Growth
- Learn more about the importance of accurate venue selection in patent litigation
- NH Legal Perspective: Provisional patent applications are not shortcuts
- Patent Validity Challenges Lead to Supreme Court Review
- NH Legal Perspective: Prior use: Viable defense to alleged patent infringement
- Defeating the Trolls: Prior Use a Viable Defense to Infringement Allegations
- Lawmakers Shine Bright Spotlight on ‘Patent Trolls’
- Though Proper Patent Marking Is A Vital IP Strategy, Improper Patent Marking Can Be A Costly Exercise
- Offering An Invention For Sale Can Result In A Loss Of Potential Patent Rights
- New Patent Rules: When No Change Is Newsworthy
- What’s all the Hype About Hyper linking?
- Southeastern Intellectual Property Newsletter, Issue 2; Should we go Public? (an overview of H.R. 400 – Title II)
- New Hampshire Inventors Review, Vol. 2, Issue 4
- Georgia Trademarks at Greater Risk on Internet After Georgia Law Found Unconstitutional
- Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3
- Hyperlinks: A Form of Protected Expression? National Law Journal, p. C10
- Hyperlinks, Frames & Meta-tags: An Intellectual Property Analysis, 38
- IDEA: J.L. & Tech. 243
UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law (Franklin Pierce Law Center) J.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo B.S. Electrical Engineering