- J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1992, Peabody Award for Best Oralist, Moot Court
- Diploma, EC and International Law, Cambridge University-Emmanuel College, 1991
- Medical Studies, University of Florida School of Medicine, 1987-1988
- B.S., Biochemistry, Emory University, 1987, honors research in tryptophan dioxygenase
Nagendra (Nick) Setty is and has been an intellectual property trial lawyer for nearly 30 years. He has held numerous law firm leadership positions, including founding and managing an office and co-chairing an IP practice. As a partner in international firms Orrick, Fish & Richardson, and Jones Day, Nick was lead counsel in +200 IP cases, of which +20 were resolved in jury and bench trials in which Nick’s teams had a +90% success rate. Nick has represented clients, large and small, in a wide range of complex, technical cases involving semiconductor design, computer networking, wireless (e.g., WIFI, 4G LTE), smartphones, LCD TVs, pharmaceuticals and biotechnologies.
For this body of work, Nick was featured or recognized in Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, IAM Patent 1000, Managing IP, and Diversity magazine. Nick was Co-Editor for the ABA (American Bar Association) IP Section, writing a column on IP developments that published quarterly to 20,000 IP lawyers. He also spoke and wrote frequently on substantive IP trial and litigation topics for ABA, AIPLA, INTA, SABA, numerous state bar associations, and as a lecturer or adjunct at Emory, University of Virginia, UC Hastings, Duke, and NYU. He serves on the Board of Advisors for Emory Law School. Nick was named IP Lawyer of the Year (Washington) in 2016 and authored a chapter for a book on multinational patent litigation.
Nick graduated with a law degree from Emory Law School, where he received the Peabody Award for Best Oralist, earned a Certificate in International and EC Law from Emmanuel College (University of Cambridge), and has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry, also from Emory.
Honors
- IP Lawyer of the Year (2016) (Washington State), Managing IP Awards
- “Litigation Star,” Benchmark Litigation
- “IP Star,” Managing Intellectual Property
- “Top Global Lawyers,” IAM 1000
- Merit Selection Panel for U.S. Magistrate Judge selection
- Recognized by Chambers USA
- Inaugural Minority Rainmakers, Diversity Magazine, Minority Corporate Counsel Association
- Inaugural Diversity Mentors and Role Models, Diversity Magazine, Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Publications & Presentations
- DTSA – A Review of the Defend Trade Secrets Acts and its Application in the First Year Since Enactment, (March 2017)
- Overview of the Defend Trade Secrets Act 2017, Presentation to Washington State Bar Association, (March 2017)
- Presenter at Law Seminar International Trade Secrets Conference, “Preparing to File Suit”, (October 2015)
- Global Patent Enforcement Strategy and the European Unified Patent Court – the Drastically Changing Landscape, (April 2015)
- “Attorneys Discuss Impact of CLS Bank Decision,” Law360 (May 13, 2013)
- “Q&A With Nick Setty,” Law360 (April 26, 2013)
- NYSBA Bright Ideas, A publication of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, (2010)
- Major IP Decisions 2010, Bar Ilan University IP Lecture Series, Tel Aviv, Israel,(June 2010)
- Moderator at IP Law Institute, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, “IP Damages and Remedies Update”, (November 2009)
- “A Review of Recent Intellectual Property Damages Developments,” coauthor, paper presented at Fifteenth Annual IP Institute, State Bar of Georgia Conference and the PLI Patent Litigation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (2009)
- “Enablement and Written Description – Sometimes Forgotten and Often Confused Defenses to Patent Infringement,” 841 PLI/Pat 399, Patent Litigation (2005)
- “Knorr-Bremse: Step One Toward Overhaul,” ABA IPL Newsletter, 22:2, 3-4 (2004)
- “Claim Construction – Is There a Perfect Path?” ABA IPL Newsletter, 22:4, 4-5 (2004)
- “Protective Orders and Other Devices for Protecting Source Code and Sensitive Technical Information in Litigation,” coauthor, paper for Third Annual Conference on IT Litigation, Law Seminars International, Atlanta, Georgia (2003)
- “Markman Strategies Post-Festo,” 18th Annual ABA Intellectual Property Conference, Washington, D.C. (2003)
- “Cracking the Code – Protective Orders and Other Confidentiality Tools in IT Software Litigation,” coauthor, paper presented at Second Annual Conference on IT Litigation, Law Seminars International, Atlanta, Georgia (2002)
- “The Festo Case – Choosing Between Certain Unfairness and Uncertain Fairness,” Issue of Technology Law Newsletter, State Bar of Georgia (2002)
- “In Search of the Ideal Scheduling Order – Timing and Sequence of Key Events in Patent Litigation,” coauthor, paper presented at The Fifth Annual Intellectual Property Litigation, Law Seminars International, San Francisco, California (2001)
- “Proving Patent Damages at Trial: A Review of Recent Patent Damages Decisions and an Update on the Proper Use of Financial Expert Testimony,” coauthor, 669 PLI/Pat 719 (Patent Litigation) (2001)
- “In Search of the Ideal Scheduling Order – Timing and Sequence of Key Events in Patent Litigation,” coauthor, paper presented at Patent Litigation, Law Seminars International, Atlanta, Georgia (2001)
- “Proving Patent Damages at Trial: A Review of Recent Patent Damages Decisions and an Update on the Proper Use of Financial Expert Testimony,” coauthor, 619 PLI/Pat 755 (Patent Litigation) (2000)
- “Effective Use of Opinions of Counsel in Patent Litigation,” paper presented at Litigating Patent Disputes, American Conference Institute, Washington, D.C. (2000)
- “The Basis and Limits of the Patent and Trademark Office’s Credible Utility Standard”, University of Geogia Law, March 1995
Admitted In
- Washington
- Georgia
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Personal
Before law, Nick was in medical school for a year (class president) before becoming a ski bum in Vail. Nick is a father of two and an avid photographer, traveler, and music fan.