Nicholaus E. Floyd

Associate

Nick Floyd counsels clients on litigation and intellectual property issues. He works with others at Morgan Lewis to help businesses address investigations, lawsuits, and disputes, including protecting, enforcing, and defending intellectual property rights. Nick also dedicates time to his pro bono practice, where he advises clients on numerous issues ranging from asylum to landlord-tenant issues.

Extended Profile

Nick was a chemical engineer before he became a lawyer. During his time working for an international petrochemical company, Nick gained experience in olefins production, plastics production, and specialty chemical processing, as well as downstream processing and project management. The technologies involved included zeigler-natta and metallacine catalysts, specialty service pumps and compressors, high-pressure reactors, mechanical cutting, and numerous other technologies protected by trade secret.

Education

University of Houston Law Center, 2013, J.D.
University of Texas at Austin, 2006, B.S.

Admissions

Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Publications

6/29/2015 - Update: Patent Trolls Are Targeting the Energy Industry

4/4/2014 - Are Patent Trolls Now Targeting The Energy Industry?, Law360

News

12/29/2014 - Morgan Lewis Secures Definitive Ruling on Patent Inventorship