Nick Guinn
Intellectual Property Attorney

 

Prior to Gunn, Lee & Cave, P.C., Nick served as a law clerk to Chief United States District Judge Fred Biery of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Through this experience, he developed tremendous insight into the procedures and considerations of the Court.

He is a practicing professor of intellectual property law and advanced legal writing, and he frequently speaks on intellectual property and litigation issues.

In addition to his practice, Nick immerses himself in the community. He enjoys volunteering with KLRN and Christian Assistance Ministries. He is an active member of his church—teaching Sunday school, coaching high school basketball, and corresponding with missionaries across the world.

Nick is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Practice Licenses

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2014–present

  • State of Texas, 2013–present

Courts Admitted

  • Supreme Court of Texas

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas

  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas

  • United States District Court, Southern District of Texas

  • United States District Court, Western District of Texas

Education

  • Doctorate of Jurisprudence, St. Mary's University School of Law

  • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas

Honors

  • Texas Bar Foundation

  • San Antonio Bar Foundation

  • Order of Barristers, St. Mary's University School of Law

  • Staff Writer, The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues

  • Judge Jack B. Miller Award for Dedication, Integrity & Professionalism

  • Friends of Alec Scholarship in Chemical Engineering

  • William A and Mary B Cunningham Scholarship in Chemical Engineering

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, 2013–2014, Hon. Fred Biery, Chief United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Western District

  • Judicial Intern, 2011, Hon. Steven Hilbig, Justice, Texas Fourth Court of Appeals

Professional Recognitions

  • American Bar Association Law Student Division Silver Key Award

  • Christian Citizenship Award, St. Mary's University School of Law

  • Pro Bono and Public Service Certificate

  • Best Speaker, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Trial Skills Competition

  • Finalist, Undergraduate Research Competition: Olefin Production Via Reactive Distillation Based Olefin Metathesis

Reviewing past cases with Nick Guinn:

  • Lead counsel representing food manufacturer in its petition for cancellation of a trademark registration for the house mark of a food distributor with annual revenues in excess of $1 billion.

  • Lead counsel representing non-profit health plan enforcing trademarks against infringing institutions using confusingly similar marks.

  • Lead counsel in obtaining favorable verdict for contractor defendant in construction dispute.

  • Lead counsel representing food distributor protecting and enforcing trademarks against infringing parties using confusingly similar marks.

  • Represented large, multi-disciplinary engineering and design firm in action for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of covenants not to compete and tortious interference with contractual relations.

  • Prosecuted more than one hundred trademark applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office for all types of industries.

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