- Representing a telecommunications company as the appellee at the Federal Circuit. Core Optical Techs., LLC v. Nokia Corp., No. 2023-1001 (Fed. Cir.).
- Representing a telecommunications company as the defendant in district court litigation relating to wireless routing technology. Correct Transmission, LLC v. Nokia Corp., et al., No. 2:22-cv-00343 (E.D. Tex.); Smart Path Connections, LLC v. Nokia Corp., et al., No. 2:22-cv-00296 (E.D. Tex.).
- Representing a consumer electronics company as the intervenor-appellee at the Federal Circuit. Roku, Inc. v. International Trade Commission, No. 2022-1386 (Fed. Cir.).
- Representing a network infrastructure provider as the defendant in district court litigation relating to digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. TQ Delta, LLC v. CommScope., et al., No. 2:21-cv-00310 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented a telecommunications company as the defendant in district court litigation relating to digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. TQ Delta, LLC v. Nokia Corp., et al., No. 2:21-cv-00309 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented a telecommunications company as the petitioner in six inter partes review proceedings related to digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. Nokia of America Corp. v. TQ Delta, LLC, IPR2022-00471, -00656, -00664, -00665, -00666, and -00678 (PTAB).
- Represented a national real estate brokerage as the defendant in a district court litigation relating to 3D virtual tour technology. Obtained a rare jury verdict of both non-infringement and invalidity. Appliance Computing III, Inc. v. Redfin Corp., No. 6:20-cv-00376 (W.D. Tex.).
- Represented a global technology corporation as the complainant in various ITC investigations and district court litigations involving barcode scanning technologies. Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Mobile Computers with Barcode Scanning Functionalities, 337-TA-1321 (ITC); Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Mobile Computers with Barcode Scanning Functionalities, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof, 337-TA-1317 (ITC); Honeywell Int’l Inc. et al. v. Zebra Techs. Corp., et al., No. 6:22-cv-00442 (W.D. Tex.); Honeywell Int’l Inc. et al. v. Zebra Techs. Corp., et al., No. 6:22-cv-00517 (W.D. Tex.).
- Represented a global technology corporation as the complainant in an ITC investigation involving barcode scanning technologies. Certain Barcode Scanners, Scan Engines, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof, 337-TA-1165 (ITC).
Senior Associate,
- Phone: +1 704 444 1283
- Email: nic.marais@alston.com
Leveraging his experience clerking at the Federal Circuit, Nic effectively navigates complex intellectual property issues for his clients.
Nic Marais is a senior associate on Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Team. He focuses his practice on complex patent litigation before U.S. District Courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Federal Circuit. Previously, Nic served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Kara F. Stoll of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Nic received his J.D., with high honors, from the Emory University School of Law, where he served as the articles editor of the Emory International Law Review and president of the Intellectual Property Law Society, participated in the interdisciplinary TI:GER program, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and was awarded the ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property. Nic also served as an extern for the Hon. Frank M. Hull of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a Fortune 100 company, and Georgia Lawyers for the Arts. Before law school, Nic completed his master’s and undergraduate degrees in bioengineering at Clemson University.
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Emory University (J.D., 2018)
- Clemson University (M.S., 2015)
- Clemson University (B.S., 2014)