Nicole Medeiros
Associate
Nicole Medeiros helps clients build and protect their brands. Her practice includes trademark clearance, prosecution, and enforcement, as well as complex litigation, with an emphasis on trademark and copyright litigation. Nicole represents clients in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and prosecutes and defends claims for trademark and copyright infringement, counterfeiting, and unfair competition in state and federal courts. She partners with clients in a wide range of industries, including fashion, technology, and food and beverage. Nicole also maintains an active pro bono practice and enjoys working with entrepreneurs and small-business owners.
Before becoming a lawyer, Nicole spent nearly a decade in development and fundraising.
Nicole is vice president and a board member of the national Portuguese American Bar Association and a member of the International Trademark Association's Professional Development Committee.
Admitted to Practice
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California, 2017
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2022
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U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2021
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2018
Education
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J.D., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), 2017, cum laude
- Hastings Business Law Journal
- CALI and Witkin Awards, Negotiation, Mediation, and Pre-Trial Practice
- Outstanding Performance, Hastings Mediation Clinic
- Best Brief and Best Oral Advocate, Moot Court
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M.A., Sociology, Stanford University, 2007
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B.A., History, Stanford University, 2006, interdisciplinary honors
- Haas Center for Public Service's "Walk the Talk" Leadership Award
- Haas Center for Public Service Scholar
- President, Stanford Pre-Law Society
Languages
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Portuguese
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Professional Development Committee, International Trademark Association (INTA), 2024-2025
- Associate Member, Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court, 2018-2021
- Board Member, Portuguese American Bar Association
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- Portuguese American Leadership Council
- Golden Gate Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals
- Member, 2012-2014; Board Member, 2013-2014
- Chair Elect, Multi-Cultural Alliance, 2013
- Selection Committee, Chamberlain Scholarship, 2013
- Selection Committee, Bay Area Philanthropy Awards, National Philanthropy Day, 2012
- Fellow, Mentoring Program, 2009-2012
- Fellow, Multi-Cultural Alliance, 2009-2014
Background
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- Associate, 2017-2020; Summer Associate, 2016 – Reed Smith LLP, San Francisco
- Summer Law Clerk, Outten & Golden, San Francisco, 2016
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Charles Crompton; Judicial Extern, Hon. Mary E. Wiss; Superior Court of San Francisco, San Francisco, 2015