Brian Christopher Nash

Brian C. Nash is a prominent patent litigator and the Chair of Morrison & Foerster's global Intellectual Property Litigation Group, also serving as Co-Chair of the firm's broader Intellectual Property Group and Managing Partner of its Austin office. His practice focuses on complex intellectual property disputes, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights. Mr. Nash demonstrates technical fluency across a wide array of technologies, including semiconductors, blockchain, software, virtual reality, e-commerce, wireless standards, and cybersecurity, as evidenced by his work on cases such as those involving Apple Inc. and CrowdStrike, Inc.

Mr. Nash primarily represents defendants, particularly leading technology and energy companies, in high-stakes patent infringement cases. While the tracked appearances are all on the defendant side, he has occasionally acted as plaintiff's counsel in competitor-vs.-competitor disputes. His experience includes securing complete summary judgment wins, favorable settlements in multi-patent cases, and dismissals based on patent invalidity under Section 101. He has managed over 250 intellectual property cases across federal district courts, the PTAB, the ITC, and the Federal Circuit. Notably, he has handled over 80 cases in the Western District of Texas, with more than 50 before Judge Alan Albright.

He has significant experience in post-grant proceedings, achieving full claim invalidation in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. Morrison & Foerster's IP litigation practice regularly appears before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), leveraging the expertise of patent prosecutors and former PTAB judges.

Mr. Nash holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University. He is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and is admitted to the Texas bar. His legal career began with a clerkship for the Honorable Richard Linn of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.