John S. Curran is a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Boston office where he practices intellectual property law.

Mr. Curran assists clients with patent prosecution, litigation, and trademark registrations, with an emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of software and other computer-related patent applications. His practice includes the fields of computer-aided design, computer-aided modeling, model simulation, information security and storage, network storage, distributed computing, optical networking, cellular technologies, micro-electrical mechanical systems, medical devices and robotics. Mr. Curran’s practice additionally includes the fields of alternative and renewable energy technologies.

His notable experience includes:

• Global practice includes acquisition of patents in Russia, India, China, Japan, The Republic of Korea, Australia, Mexico, and Great Britain.
• Obtaining an Australian patent for a private client and subsequently negotiating a license for the patent to an Australian telecommunications carrier.
• Successfully obtaining the underlying IP for a software company specializing in linking knowledge bases operated by multiple information providers and subsequently representing the company in the acquisition of its assets by a consortium that provides online computer library linkage.
• Representing a start-up robotics company in strategic development of its patent portfolio.
• Assisting a start-up medical device company in preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent and trademark applications.

His professional involvement includes membership to the Boston Bar Association, the Boston Patent Law Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Mr. Curran is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Florida, New Hampshire, the Federal District Court of Massachusetts, the Federal District Court of New Hampshire, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1990 from the University of Miami School of Law. In 2000, Mr. Curran earned his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, from Framingham State College in Computer Science. In 1987, Mr. Curran earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from Boston College.