Nathaniel T. Browand

Nathaniel T. Browand is a New York intellectual property lawyer who helps clients protect valuable ideas, technology, and business assets. His practice at Milbank LLP, includes patent litigation, intellectual property disputes, transactional matters, and counseling. He works with clients in complex fields such as software, telecommunications, networking, semiconductors, image processing, and chemical manufacturing. As a partner, he guides businesses through high-stakes disputes and practical decisions involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, and technology agreements for growing and established companies and strategic investors.

Nathaniel earned his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1999 and his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 2004. During law school, he served as managing editor of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review. His education gave him strong writing, research, and analytical skills. Those skills support his work in detailed patent cases, technical disputes, corporate transactions, and matters that require clear explanations of complicated intellectual property issues for courts, boards, executives, and deal teams during negotiations.

Nathaniel has handled many phases of patent and intellectual property litigation before United States district courts and the International Trade Commission. He also serves as lead counsel in inter partes review and post grant review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. His work helps clients respond to infringement claims, defend important technology, challenge patent rights, and protect business goals. He also advises on mergers, acquisitions, financings, services agreements, licenses, and transactions involving major technology assets with judgment.

Nathaniel T. Browand has been recognized for his work in intellectual property and patent litigation, including recognition by Legal 500 USA, IAM Patent 1000, and Managing Intellectual Property. He has written on patent issues for legal publications and participates in professional intellectual property work through the Intellectual Property Owners Association. His legal career reflects a focus on solving technical legal problems, reducing risk, and helping clients make informed decisions in disputes, transactions, and technology-focused business matters across changing industries globally.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Milbank LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Boston College Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Wesleyan University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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