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Brit Nelson

Brit Nelson

Partner, Houston
713.752.4419
bnelson@jw.com
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Brit Nelson

Brit Nelson

Partner, Houston
713.752.4419
bnelson@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Intellectual Property

Experience

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Biotech, MedTech, & Life Sciences
  • Copyrights
  • Energy Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Audits
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Post-Grant Patent Office Proceedings
  • South Korea
  • Technology
  • Technology Licensing & Transactions
  • Trademarks
  • Venture Capital & Emerging Companies

Biography

Brit Nelson has been practicing Intellectual Property law across a broad spectrum of transactional and litigation matters for nearly 30 years. Prior to his legal career, he amassed 10 years of hands on, practical industrial experience as a mechanical engineer in design and manufacturing in aerospace and oil field applications, and is a licensed professional engineer. He transitioned to law school while supporting a family and began practicing intellectual property in 1992.

Brit has served as counsel to clients in matters involving: preparing and handling thousands of patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution files domestically and internationally through foreign counsel; patent, trademark, and copyright licensing; trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, and patent litigation; intellectual property audits; conducting due diligence with teams of corporate and merger attorneys; domain name disputes; trademark and patent noninfringement and invalidity opinions; freedom to operate product and process clearance opinions; design around analyses; and negotiations of agreements affecting IP rights.

Brit has handled patents for a variety of technologies as well. Examples include medical devices (cannulas, pumps, ureteral stents, esophageal stents, orthopedic devices), spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging markers, training tools for physically challenged persons, photocatalytic gas filtering systems, onshore chemical processing plants, offshore floating platforms, solar energy applications, oil field equipment, new forms of propulsion, green energy, solar and wind turbines, software, jet engine monitoring systems, foods, process flow sensors, on-body movement detectors determined by antenna reflection coefficients, and ENZ energy absorbers.

Education

B.S., Engineering, Texas A&M University

J.D., Baylor Law School

  • Baylor Law Review

Bar Admissions

Texas
Colorado

Court Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal District
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Brit has served as counsel to clients such as:

  • Micro Cap Entities to Large Cap International Business Entities
  • Privately Held Entities
  • Individuals
  • Universities
  • Research Institutions

Brit’s practice experience spans multiple industries, including:

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Alternative Energy
  • Apparel
  • Banking
  • Beverage Industry
  • Chemical Processing
  • Energy
  • Entertainment
  • Financial Services
  • Food
  • Health
  • High Pressure Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Media
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Processes
  • Oil Field Onshore and Offshore Platforms
  • Oil Field Instrumentation and Sensors
  • Oil Field Downhole and Surface Equipment
  • Orthopedic Devices
  • Retail Establishments
  • Commercial Real Estate IP
  • Robotics
  • Software
  • Spectroscopy
  • Sports
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Utility Equipment

 

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2024-2025
  • Patent Star, Managing Intellectual Property — IP Stars, 2020-2024
  • Global IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, 2018

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Colorado
  • Houston Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas, Registered Professional Engineer, Inactive
  • Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, Former Director
  • Texas A&M Bar Association, Former Director and President

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March 24, 2025
Spotlight

Jackson Walker Shortlisted for Managing IP’s Firm of the Year Awards for Patent and Trademark Disputes

Jackson Walker is honored to be shortlisted for the 2025 Managing IP Awards in the U.S. Regional Categories, including “Firm of the Year” for Patent and Trademark Disputes in the South!

Best Lawyers 2025 edition graphic - 306 attorneys recognized, 81 specialty areas, 75 Ones to Watch, and 9 Lawyers of the Year

August 15, 2024
Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

June 28, 2024
Attorney News

‘Managing IP’ Recognizes Jackson Walker’s Patent Prosecution Team in 2024 Edition

Managing IP, a global resource for intellectual property news and analysis, has recognized partners Brit Nelson, Wasif Qureshi, and Nathaniel St. Clair, II as 2024 Patent Stars in Texas and the United States overall. In addition, Jackson Walker named a recommended law firm in Texas for patent prosecution.

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August 17, 2023
Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi

July 28, 2023
Attorney News

‘Managing IP’ Recognizes Brit Nelson, Wasif Qureshi, and Jackson Walker’s Patent Prosecution Team in 2023 Edition

Managing IP has recognized Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi as 2023 Patent Stars in Texas and on the national level, and has also named Jackson Walker as a recommended law firm in Texas for patent prosecution.

Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi

May 10, 2022
Attorney News

‘Managing IP’ Recognizes Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi as IP Stars for Texas

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Managing IP has selected Houston partners Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi as 2022 Patent Stars in Texas.

Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi

July 14, 2021
Attorney News

‘Managing IP’ Recognizes Brit Nelson, Wasif Qureshi, and Jackson Walker’s Patent Prosecution Team

Managing IP has recognized Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi as 2021/22 “IP Stars” for Texas, and has named Jackson Walker as a recommended law firm in Texas for patent prosecution.

June 1, 2020
Attorney News

Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi Receive 2020 “IP Stars” Award

Jackson Walker is proud to announce that Houston partners Brit Nelson and Wasif Qureshi have been recognized as 2020 IP Stars for Texas by Managing Intellectual Property.

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Practice Experience

Brit has served as counsel to clients such as:

  • Micro Cap Entities to Large Cap International Business Entities
  • Privately Held Entities
  • Individuals
  • Universities
  • Research Institutions

Brit’s practice experience spans multiple industries, including:

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Alternative Energy
  • Apparel
  • Banking
  • Beverage Industry
  • Chemical Processing
  • Energy
  • Entertainment
  • Financial Services
  • Food
  • Health
  • High Pressure Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Media
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Processes
  • Oil Field Onshore and Offshore Platforms
  • Oil Field Instrumentation and Sensors
  • Oil Field Downhole and Surface Equipment
  • Orthopedic Devices
  • Retail Establishments
  • Commercial Real Estate IP
  • Robotics
  • Software
  • Spectroscopy
  • Sports
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Utility Equipment

 

Recognition & Accolades

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2024-2025
  • Patent Star, Managing Intellectual Property — IP Stars, 2020-2024
  • Global IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property, 2018

Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Colorado
  • Houston Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas, Registered Professional Engineer, Inactive
  • Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, Former Director
  • Texas A&M Bar Association, Former Director and President

Practice Areas

  • Intellectual Property

Experience

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Biotech, MedTech, & Life Sciences
  • Copyrights
  • Energy Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Audits
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Post-Grant Patent Office Proceedings
  • South Korea
  • Technology
  • Technology Licensing & Transactions
  • Trademarks
  • Venture Capital & Emerging Companies

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