As a European patent attorney with a deep knowledge of U.S. patent law, Svetla Nikolova helps clients develop robust strategies for cross-border patent prosecution and portfolio management.
Svetla speaks the language of both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO), enabling her to seamlessly navigate an international patent strategy for her clients. In addition to her admission before the EPO and her status as a Unified Patent Court representative, she previously passed the U.S. Patent Bar Exam and was admitted under a limited recognition number. She has handled U.S. and European patent prosecution matters since 2011 and uses her strong understanding of U.S. and European patent law to efficiently draft patent applications that can withstand examiner scrutiny in both the U.S. and Europe.
Svetla provides client-centric, business-savvy patent advice to clients in the software and computer technology sectors. A former in-house prosecutor and patent counsel at a Fortune 500 software company, she applies a keen understanding of her clients’ business needs to give comprehensive intellectual property counsel and portfolio management advice across a range of technologies. Her drafting and prosecution experience includes computer software, computer architecture, cloud-computing technologies, software security, mobile device applications, business methods, computer-aided design and manufacturing software, additive manufacturing (e.g., 3D printing), blockchain (distributed ledgers), FinTech, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtual/augmented/mixed reality.
Beyond prosecuting both U.S. and European patents, Svetla also guides clients in building and managing their patent portfolios in multiple jurisdictions. She has significant experience navigating patent eligibility issues in the U.S. and technical effect issues in Europe.
