Coby Nixon

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Direct: (404) 832-7533
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Bar Admissions: Georgia, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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Coby Nixon is a Shareholder and Chair of the Litigation Practice Group in the Firm’s Atlanta office and a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. For nearly twenty years, Mr. Nixon’s practice has focused primarily on patent infringement litigation.

Mr. Nixon has repeatedly delivered favorable results for his clients in and out of the courtroom. He has won at trials in federal district court and at the International Trade Commission, argued successfully on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and at the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, won oral arguments at hearings on various motions in district court including motions to dismiss and motions for preliminary injunction, and obtained favorable rulings through argument at numerous Markman (claim construction) hearings.

Mr. Nixon’s practice is national in scope. He has litigated matters in all the popular patent courts such as Delaware, California, Texas, and New Jersey, in district courts throughout the country, including New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee to name a few, in post-grant proceedings such as inter partes reviews (IPRs) before the USPTO, and in the International Trade Commission.

Mr. Nixon’s experience before the judges in the Northern District of Georgia is particularly deep, having served as lead or local counsel in over 50 IP cases in the district. If you consider only the cases where both sides made an appearance, Mr. Nixon has been selected to represent clients in about 15 percent of all patent infringement cases filed in the district since 2016.

An engineer by training and lifelong student of science and technology, Mr. Nixon enjoys being entrusted to handle complex IP disputes for his clients. He is committed to providing efficient, high-quality representation that focuses on what matters most for his clients and what aligns with their business goals and interests.

Awards and Honors

Georgia Super Lawyers, 2024, Rising Stars, 2009, 2011-2012
Georgia Trend‘s Legal Elite, Intellectual Property, 2021-2022
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2023-2025
Shortlisted as one of five finalists for “IP Litigator of the Year – Georgia” award by Managing Intellectual Property, 2024

Professional Involvement

Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Atlanta Intellectual Property Inn of Court
Federal Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- Chair, 2019-2020
- Treasurer, 2017-2018
- Secretary, 2015-2017
- Member, 2015-present
Member, Intellectual Property Owners Association
Member, State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property Section