Gary J. Nelson is a partner in the Pasadena, California office of Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP. His practice includes the prosecution and maintenance of large international corporate trademark portfolios, and has managed over 7,000 individual trademark applications/registrations throughout the world. Through his network of foreign counsel, Mr. Nelson is filed and supervised the prosecution of trademarks in over 150 countries.

Mr. Nelson is involved in the enforcement and defense of trademark, copyright and patent rights for his clients, as well as being an expert in trademark, copyright and patent licensing. Mr. Nelson has been lead counsel on over 150 trademark opposition/cancellation proceedings before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; and has filed nearly 100 UDRP Complaints with the National Arbitration Forum and the World Intellectual Property Organization to force the transfer of ownership of contested domain names.

Mr. Nelson specializes in resolving intellectual property disputes in a broad spectrum of industries, including, clothing, food, computer software and hardware, office supply, sports and entertainment, among other service sectors.

Mr. Nelson is an expert in domain name disputes and Internet Law, and serves as a Neutral and a Domain Name Panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization's Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Prior to joining Christie, Parker & Hale, Mr. Nelson spent eight years producing, directing and editing documentaries in the entertainment industry.

Mr. Nelson joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 2004.