Nick Guinn

Biography

A San Antonio native, Nick Guinn (J.D. ’13) studied chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating from U.T. Austin, Nick returned to San Antonio for law school.
During law school, Nick was active in the St. Mary’s community, serving as President of the Student Bar Association, competing in the advocacy programs, and serving as a staff writer for The Scholar. Shortly after graduating from St. Mary’s, Nick met his wife, Kristen. Nick and Kristen live in the center city and enjoy exploring San Antonio.

Immediately after law school, Nick clerked for Judge Fred Biery of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. After his clerkship, Nick joined his current firm, Gunn, Lee & Cave.

Nick is active with several organizations including the St. Mary’s Law Alumni Association, and the Hispanic Law Alumni Association. He is also a board member for the San Antonio Bar Association and the Texas Young Lawyers Association.

• San Antonio Bar Association President’s Award, Recipient 2019
• San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Outstanding Young Lawyer, Recipient 2019
• Texas Bar Foundation
• San Antonio Bar Foundation
• Order of Barristers
• American Bar Association Law Student Division Silver Key Award, Recipient 2013
• Christian Citizenship Award, Recipient 2013
• Pro Bono and Public Service Certificate, Recipient 2013
• Judge Jack B. Miller Award for Dedication, Integrity & Professionalism, Recipient 2013
• Friends of Alec Scholarship in Chemical Engineering, Recipient
• William A and Mary B Cunningham Scholarship in Chemical Engineering, Recipient

Books

• Protecting, Enforcing and Defending Your Brand (2022)
• Protecting, Enforcing and Defending Your Inventions (2022)

Presentations

• TexasBarCLE: Federal Court Practice Course, May 2021 (course director)
• Brand Protection After Tiffany v. Costco, TexasBarCLE: Intellectual Property Law Workshop: Trademarks in IP, February 2021 (co-presented with Oren Gelber and Michael Moore)
• A Rubric of Rights: Copyright and Trademark Protection for Fictional Characters, IIPLA Virtual IP Summit 2020, October 2020 (co-presented with Stephen J. Strauss and Alexandra Arneri)
• Copyright Trolls: Ethical Issues, TexasBarCLE: 16th Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Litigation, Dallas, Texas, October 2020
• Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Practice, State Bar of Texas and USPTO: Virtual Trademark Bootcamp, June 2020
• What Should I Consider When Choosing a Trademark, State Bar of Texas and USPTO: Virtual Trademark Bootcamp, June 2020 (co-presented with Stephanie Schmidt)
• Trademark Applications Worth Talking About, TexasBarCLE: Intellectual Property Law Workshop: Trademarks in IP, February 2020
• UnReal Campaign Presentation (Counterfeiting Concerns), Clark High School, San Antonio, Texas, November 2019
• IP in Art or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Copyrights, City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture, San Antonio, Texas, November 2019
• Recent Trademark Issues in the News, HLSA, San Antonio, Texas, October 2019
• Litigating a Case with More than Just Patents, TexasBarCLE: 15th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation, San Antonio, Texas, July 2019
• Counterfeiting is Bigger than Handbags: Public Health and Economic Risks, Southwest Fulbright Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, April 2019
• Trademarks in Entertainment Law, Law Society for Sports, Entertainment, and Media, San Antonio, Texas, March 2019
• The Crossroads of Intellectual Property and Energy Law, Society of Oil and Gas Students, St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, March 2019
• Trademarks in Professional Sports, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, January 2019
• A Primer on Trademarks, Counterfeit Pharma Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, February 2018
• An Introduction to Trademarks, State Bar of Texas Pro Bono IP Workshop, El Paso, Texas, January 2018 (co-presented with Marylauren Ilagan)
• Intellectual Property Basics, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, October 2017
• Understanding and Communicating Intellectual Property: Means for Mitigating Barriers to Wealth, Southwest Fulbright Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, September 2017
• Impact of Apple v. Samsung on Design Patent Enforcement, TexasBarCLE: 13th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, July 2017
• Intellectual Property Issues for Health Law Practitioners, San Antonio Bar Association Health Law Section, San Antonio, Texas, March 2017
• An Introduction to Trademarks, State Bar of Texas Pro Bono IP Workshop, Corpus Christi, Texas, January 2017 (co-presented with Darrian Campbell)
• Learning to Protect Your Work, AIGA, San Antonio, Texas, November 2016
• How to Do a Pro Bono Clemency Petition, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, San Antonio, Texas, September 2015