DLA Piper LLP (US)

Intellection Property and Technology

Partner; Chair, Boston Intellectual Property and Technology Practice

Nick Papastavros focuses his practice on technology-related litigation and licensing matters, with a particular emphasis on patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright disputes.

These matters have involved diverse technologies such as plastic injection moulding, enterprise resource planning and web analytics software, network interface controllers, silicon wafer processing machinery and remanufactured toner cartridges. Nick has significant experience handling intellectual property transactions and related due diligence, and negotiating content, distribution, services and data reseller agreements.

Nick has been lead counsel for a Fortune 50 retailer in intellectual property infringement matters venued in New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Texas, California, Oregon and Washington over the past several years.  He currently coordinates patent disputes globally for a leading supplier of digital communications equipment and services to telecommunications companies.  In addition, Nick has obtained two seven-figure settlements representing plaintiffs in patent matters.

J.D., Columbia University School of Law; B.A., Cornell University