Coby Nixon is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on patent, trademark and copyright litigation, and has assisted clients in patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and related counseling.

In addition to representing clients in district court litigation, Mr. Nixon has specific experience litigating in rem domain name actions under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, initiating interference proceedings in the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and conducting trademark opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. His patent experience covers an array of technologies including software applications, wireless communication systems, zero-turning-radius lawnmowers, industrial control devices, computer implemented methods of doing business, medical devices and various electro-mechanical and mechanical inventions. In his trademark practice, he has counseled clients on the selection, availability and use of trademarks, and helped police potentially infringing uses of clients' marks.

Coby received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 1998 from Mercer University, where he was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society. In 2003, he earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as a member of the Georgia Law Review. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Nixon was a computer programmer and process analyst with Accenture, where he designed and maintained customer billing systems for several large public utilities.

Mr. Nixon is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.