Nicole O’Hara

Partner | Intellectual Property

nicole.ohara@pierferd.com
+1.215.650.3203 office
Philadelphia | Princeton
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About

Nicole J. O’Hara is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and assists clients in negotiating multi-party technology and IP transactions, including acquisitions and collaborations, service and subscription agreements, software and platform-as-a-service agreements, domain name registration, and monitoring and hosting agreements, and has prepared and negotiated agreements to memorialize deal terms.


Practices

  • Copyrights

  • Entertainment

  • IP Transactions and Licensing

  • Trademarks

  • Trade Secrets

  • Emerging Companies and Venture Capital

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

  • New Jersey

  • USPTO


Education

  • Rutgers University B.S.

  • Rutgers School of Law-Camden Juris Doctor


Awards and Recognition

  • Legal 500 US Elite Ranking (Philadelphia – Intellectual Property)

  • Named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List as a “Rising Star” for Intellectual Property (2017-2023)

  • Service to the Bar Award, New Jersey Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (2017)

  • Named Lawyers on the Fast Track, by The Legal Intelligencer (2018)


Professional and Community Involvement

  • Vice Chair of the Trademarks & the Internet Committee of the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

  • Co-Chair of Communications Committee of Pennsylvania Bar Association WIP Section

  • Member of Intellectual Property and WLD of Bucks County Bar Association

  • Membership Director, Intellectual Property Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association

  • Board of Directors, LifePath Foundation (2013 – present)

  • Leadership Chester County Graduate (2020)

Experience

  • Semanoff Ormsby Greenberg & Torchia, LLC

  • Archer & Greiner, P.C.

  • Saul Ewing LLP

Articles

  • Solving Real-world Problems, Suburban Life Magazine, August 2021

  • SaaS and IT Contracts for Lawyers, Bucks County Bar Association, Business Law Institute (May 12, 2021)

  • IP and Technology Due Diligence for Businesses, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (April 20, 2021)

  • Basics of IP Law CLE, Bucks County Bar Association (August 2020)

  • Cyberthreats on the Horizon and Cybersecurity During COVID-19, Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies Webinar (April 2020)

  • “The Walls Have Ears and Every Screen Has Eyes; Biometric Data & Privacy,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Newsletter (February 2020)

  • Myth v. Reality; IP for the Non-IP Practitioner, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (September 2019)

  • “The Role of Intellectual Property and Human Capital in Succession Planning,” Network Magazine (2018)

  • “The Arc and Art of Protecting Fictional Characters,” The Legal Intelligencer (April 2018)

  • Social Media: How to Use it to Network and Market Your Practice Without Violating IP Law, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention (May 2017)

  • U.S. Intellectual Property Law, American Bar Association Webinar/International Series with The Balkans Regional Rule of Law Initiative (April 2017)

  • Professional Development for Artists: Competitions, Commissions, and Exhibits, Lehigh Valley Arts Council (July 2016)

  • “But Everyone Else Does It!” The Risks We Take in Digital Marketing, Discover Lehigh Valley, and Lehigh Valley Business, Panel Discussion-Allentown Renaissance (June 2016)

  • Expanding US Intellectual Property Across the Globe: Impacts of the TPP Agreement on IP, American Bar Association Spring Meeting (May 2016)

  • “Patent-Eligible Subject Matter: One Section (101) to Rule Them All,” Pennsylvania Bar Association IP Section Newsletter (December 2015)

  • The Associate – How to Get Noticed When You’re a Small Fish in a Big Pond, New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Symposium (October 2015)

  • “The Art of War with Patent Trolls,” The Legal Intelligencer (October 2014)

  • How to Advise Small Businesses on IP Issues, New Jersey State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Webinar (August 2014)

  • “Student-Athletes Could Be FLSA Pitfall for Colleges,” The Legal Intelligencer (June 2014)

  • The Tangled Web of Online Advertising: An Ethical and Legal Update for Attorneys and Businesses, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention (May 2014)


Publications