Nicole A. Katsin

Nicole is a Partner at Crown®, LLP, a boutique intellectual property law firm in San Francisco. If your work involves creating, securing, or distributing intellectual property, or if you are a business seeking to secure and use content created by others, Crown is here to help you. Crown clients range from individual artists to large corporations, and they come from myriad industries, from fashion to film, music to marketing, beer to Broadway.

PROFESSIONAL

Nicole focuses her practice on intellectual property, technology, and cannabis matters, including trademark and copyright prosecution, enforcement, and developing global portfolio strategies. She also represents clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy panels.

Nicole serves as an Executive Board member of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Intellectual Property Section and is also an active member of the International Cannabis Bar Association.

Nicole enjoys writing about a diverse range of legal topics pertaining to intellectual property, cybertechnology, and cannabis. Her comment entitled “Five Stages of Patent Grief to Achieve 3D Printing Acceptance,” was published in Volume 49 of the USF Law Review and has been cited by multiple scholars from top academic institutions.

SOMETHING FUN

Nicole loves spending time with her husband and two young daughters. When not cheering on the San Francisco 49ers or Giants, Nicole delights in wine and sushi and challenges herself with intricate jigsaw puzzles. She is also an OrangeTheory Fitness enthusiast and you can find her “lighting it up” on that tread!

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