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Matthew S. Nelles

Partner
954-712-5148
mnelles@bergersingerman.com
201 East Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 1500
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Matthew S. Nelles is an intellectual property and commercial litigator who has been trying cases in the U.S. District Courts of Florida for over 25 years. Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Intellectual Property Law, Matt focuses his practice on complex commercial and intellectual property disputes, including patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and Internet liability cases. He is also a Registered Patent Attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Matt is a frequent lecturer on various intellectual property topics and a large part of his practice emanates from lawyers outside of Florida whose clients are involved in litigation in the state. To that end, he has successfully represented numerous Fortune 500 companies in IP disputes around the state. He also represents high-profile music entertainers and record companies in copyright and publicity litigation.

In addition to his trial experience, Matt has extensive experience procuring trademarks and copyrights, and drafting licensing agreements for his clients.

Complementing his expertise, Matt also has a broad commercial and business litigation background, including disputes arising in the areas of business defamation, real estate, construction, banking and lending liability, professional liability, and insurance.

AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, Matt is rated by his peers at the highest level of professional excellence. This is a testament not only to his skills and ethics, but also to his dedication to achieving the best and most cost-effective results for his clients.

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
B.S., Rutgers University of Engineering

Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Practice Teams

Dispute Resolution

Practice Areas

Complex Commercial Litigation
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Real Estate Litigation

Representative Matters

Copyright

Patent

Trademark

 

Awards & Honors
Community Activities / Associations
In the News

Law360 highlights firm's new lateral partner in "Berger Singerman Picks Up IP Pro From Broad and Cassel"
February 16, 2017

Publications

Law360, "Dental Photos Case Shows Copyright Threshold Has Bite"
July 10, 2018

The Hill, "Did the Supreme Court Open the Floodgate to Offensive Trademarks?"
June 19, 2017

Prior Affiliations

Broad and Cassel