Biography
Mr. Nipper is an intellectual property attorney with the Boise, Idaho firm of Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP, practicing in the areas of patent drafting/prosecution, the preparation, filing and prosecution of trademark applications, licensing, and the drafting of Internet and on-line agreements.
Working in a smaller metropolitan area, Mr. Nipper is able to provide competitive legal services to clients across the country and around the globe.
Mr. Nipper's main experience is in agriculture, the biological and chemical sciences, pharmaceuticals, mechanical arts, as well as with computer software and Internet related technologies.
An Idaho native, Mr. Nipper received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri in 1994. He received his Juris Doctor in 1998 from Southern Illinois University School of Law at Carbondale.
Mr. Nipper has a patent law blog (blawg) covering news and information relevant to independent inventors and small businesses, particularly patents, trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual property law in general. This blog can be found at: www.inventblog.com. His other blogs include Rethink(ip) and The Shape Blog.
In addition, Mr. Nipper is one of the TechnoLawyer IP Memes Editors, where he writes a monthly column relating to emerging technology-related intellectual property issues for TechnoLawyer's roughly 12,000 members. Information about this free newsletter can be found here: http://www.technolawyer.com/ipmemes.asp.
Admitted to the Bar:
State of Idaho
Federal Court for the District of Idaho
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Circuit
Education:
B.S. Biology, Truman State University (1994)
J.D., Southern Illinois University (1998)
