Neal Gerber Eisenberg Adds Intellectual Property Partner Timothy M. Nitsch
Neal Gerber Eisenberg announced the addition of Timothy M. Nitsch as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice group. Nitsch was recently a partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, where he served as co-chair of the intellectual property litigation practice group.
In a release, the firm said Nitsch advises clients and prosecutes patent applications for products such as internet-based software, cellular and telecommunications devices, electronic medical devices, automation hardware and software, cellular charging devices, and database analytic software. Nitsch’s experience also extends to filing and prosecuting patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, procedural actions before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board and appellate proceedings at the Federal Circuit.
After beginning his career as an engineer working on building automation and the access control industry, Nitsch spent more than 15 years working in technical fields, including computer software and networking, telecommunications, electrical circuits, and mechanical systems. He is a named inventor on six utility patents for electrical systems and mechanical devices.
Nitsch received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his B.S.M.E. in mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University.
