Gregory S. Nieberg

Gregory S. Nieberg is a highly experienced patent litigation attorney with a strong focus on post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His technical expertise spans a wide range of complex electrical and computer technologies, including consumer electronics, medical devices, semiconductor fabrication, internet search and protocols, wireless software, hardware and protocols (such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 2G/3G/4G/5G cellular standards), computer architecture, operating systems, encryption, data storage, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.

Nieberg represents both patent owners and petitioners in inter partes review (IPR) and patent reexamination proceedings. He is particularly recognized for his ability to identify critical prior art as a petitioner, and for pinpointing weaknesses in opponents' arguments as a patent owner. His client work includes representing high-tech companies in the electronics, software, and internet industries. His background includes acting as counsel for defendants in patent infringement litigation, aligning with his strong petitioner-side practice in PTAB proceedings.

Currently, Mr. Nieberg is a Shareholder in the Post-Grant Proceedings practice at Wolf Greenfield in New York. Prior to joining Wolf Greenfield, he was a senior associate in the patent litigation group at an Am Law 50 law firm, which the provided data confirms was Covington & Burling LLP, where he appeared as counsel in patent-related matters.

His notable work includes representing Huawei respondents in multi-patent infringement litigation concerning smartphones and cellular standards, and successfully invalidating challenged claims of a MIMO wireless communication patent through an IPR for a leading semiconductor manufacturer. He also represented a transportation technology corporation in filing IPR petitions that led to patent owners disclaiming patents and dismissing them from underlying litigation. Nieberg is highly active in PTAB proceedings, consistently ranked among the top-performing and most active petitioner-side attorneys before the PTAB by Patexia.

Mr. Nieberg is admitted to practice in New York, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, an M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, and a B.S.E., magna cum laude, in Electrical Engineering & Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He passed the New York Bar Exam in July 2010.