 J. NEVIN SHAFFER
nshaffer@
thefowlerlawfirm.com
John Nevin Shaffer, Jr. earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1970, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Houston at Clear Lake City in 1976. He received his Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University and was admitted to the Texas and U.S. Patent Bars in 1980. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2002.
As a registered patent attorney, Nevin may practice patent law in all fifty states. Nevin is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Texas and Florida Supreme Courts, and all lesser Texas and Florida courts. He regularly publishes articles on intellectual property law and conducts lectures and seminars on the subject at local universities, businesses and professional associations. Nevin prosecutes applications for a variety of electrical and mechanical devices, including computer software applications, semi-conductor devices, and sophisticated measuring devices. He has also successfully litigated patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions, including presenting the winning oral argument at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a patent infringement case.
Nevin also is interested in Intellectual Property law mediation. With more than twenty-four years experience, Nevin offers companies the opportunity to have their case heard by an intellectual property lawyer who understands the issues they are facing and can assist them in reaching a rational resolution of the dispute of their own design without resorting to costly and time consuming litigation.
Nevin is a member of the Texas and Florida Bar Associations and the Escambia - Santa Rosa County Bar Association. He is a past president of the Austin Intellectual Property Law Association. Nevin spent six years in the U.S. Navy as an engineering officer. His last duty was as engineering and executive officer of a patrol gunboat in which his responsibilities included the maintenance and operation of its electrical and mechanical equipment, including a J-79 jet engine. He is a retired Commander, U.S. Navy (USNR-R). Nevin and his family moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida in the summer of 2000 and he commutes regularly between Austin and his Gulf Breeze office.
Nevin regularly speaks on the topics of intellectual property law as well as motivational topics. Nevin has a quick wit and uses it to good advantage when he speaks on the normally dry subjects of intellectual property law and related topics. Please contact Nevin if you or your club or organization wants an informative and fun presentation at their next event.
John Nevin Shaffer, Jr.
Licensed Patent Attorney
Toll Free: 866-575-4124
PH: 850-934-4124
FAX: 850-934-4143
Email: nshaffer@thefowlerlawfirm.com
Areas of Practice
Patent Law
Intellectual Property Law & Arbitration
Trademark and Copyright Law
Education
J.D., St. Mary's University
MBA, University of Houston at Clear Lake City, 1976
B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1970
Publications
Protect Your Great Ideas for Free, Maximum Press, 2006
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Bar Memberships/Licenses
Texas Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Escambia-Santa Rosa County Bar Association
US Patent Bar
US Patent & Trademark Office
Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit
Texas Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court
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