Todd Serbin

Todd A. Serbin focuses his intellectual property practice on handling matters related to patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and entertainment law.

Mr. Serbin has more than 10 years of experience counseling clients on IP issues ranging in size from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson.

Having practiced overseas for a number of years, Mr. Serbin also brings a wealth of international IP experience to the job, having prepared substantive filings for the EPO (Europe), the JPO (Japan), CIPO (Canada), and SIPO (China), among others.

Mr. Serbin earned a B.S.E. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a J.D. degree from the Villanova University School of Law.

• Registered Patent Attorney
• Computer Law Committee of the Florida Bar
• Lecturer on IP law and related issues for the Dade Association of Legal Assistants

• Nexsen Pruet Earns Designation as 'Midlands Green Business'
  Nexsen Pruet has earned designation as a Midlands Green Business, joining other Columbia-area organizations that are committed to environmentally responsible practices in the workplace.
• Client Alert: Act Now To Protect Trademarks On Facebook
  The popular social networking site Facebook recently announced that starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on June 13, users could create personalized URLs for their pages. This poses a potential threat to trademark owners, who should act immediately to protect their rights.
• Todd Serbin Joins Nexsen Pruet's Intellectual Property Group
  Todd Serbin has joined Nexsen Pruet as Special Counsel. He will practice in the firm’s Intellectual Property group and focus on matters related to patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and entertainment law.

• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains the following articles:

  - The Patent Reform Act of 2010

  - Notable IP Group Activities

  - The Transformative Obama "Hope" Poster Fair Use or an Infringing Derivative Work?

• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains the following articles:

  - Court Applies "Reasonableness" Standard to Invention Assignment

  - I Lost Fifty Pounds Using This Product!!!

  - Why Should Cash-Strapped Start-Up Companies Spend Money on IP Attorneys?

• Choosing a Trademark
  Nexsen Pruet Intellectual Property attorney Todd Serbin's presentation called "Choosing a Trademark" covers topics such as fanciful marks, arbitrary marks, suggestive marks, and descriptive marks.
• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains the following articles:
  - South Carolina and The Wind Energy Debate
  - Virtual Mediation
  - Damages in Patent Cases
  - Liability Risks for Corporate Networking Websites
  
• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains articles related to:
  
  1. Trademark Protection in NC Under State Statutes
  2. Using a Trademark in Commerce
  3. Damages in Patent Cases, Part 2 of 3
  
• LightSwitch - Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
  This edition contains articles related to:
  
  1) The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (a.k.a. PRO-IP Act)
  2) Damages in Patent Cases, Part 1 of 3
  3) Non-traditional Trademarks and Servicemarks