“I am a patent attorney who advises my clients on developing and leveraging their intellectual property assets.”
Mr. Curran is responsible for developing and executing targeted intellectual property strategies for his clients. He counsels clients in patent preparation and prosecution matters and has extensive experience in patenting various electrical, mechanical, and computer-implemented technologies in the automotive, power generation, e-commerce, gaming, and healthcare industries.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Curran had a successful 12-year career as a registered professional engineer, serving as project manager for a global engineering and design firm.
Services
Intellectual Property
When ideas translate into products, processes, art, or authorship, we help clients protect their innovations and commercialize their work.
Credentials
Education
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2008
- J.D.
- University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, 2000
- M.B.A.
- Loyola Marymount University, 1996
- B.S., Civil Engineering
Memberships
- State Bar of Nevada
- Intellectual Property Law Section, Committee Chair
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- 112 Subcommittee, Chair
Admissions
- Nevada, 2008
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008
Professional Achievements
- The Best Lawyers in America©, 2018-2025
- Las Vegas, Patent Law, "Lawyer of the Year," 2020
- Mountain States Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2014-2018
- Nevada Employee-Management Relations Board (EMRB), Chair, 2009-2013
Experience
Presentations
- State Bar of Nevada, 2018 Annual Conference, "SCOTUS Loves IP," July 13, 2018, Chicago, IL.
- State Bar of Nevada, 2016 Intellectual Property Conference, "International Patent Prosecution," October 21, 2016, Las Vegas, NV.
- State Bar of Nevada, 2014 Annual Conference, "Controlling the Patent Trolls," July 11, 2014, Newport Beach, CA.
- State Bar of Nevada, 2013 Intellectual Property Conference, "Top Ten Patent Cases of the Year," November 1, 2013, Las Vegas, NV.
- Nevada Biotechnology & Bioscience Consortium, "How the Recent Changes in Patent Law Affect Your IP Strategy," August 8, 2013, Las Vegas, NV.
- State Bar of Nevada, 2012 Annual Meeting: Legal Education Extravaganza, "Intellectual Property Law Metamorphosis—50 Years in the Making," June 28-30, 2012, Las Vegas, NV.
- Nevada Biotechnology & Science Consortium, "Intellectual Property: Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks and Copyrights," August, 2011, Las Vegas, NV.
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52 Attorneys Have Been Named to the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to WatchW. West Allen, Kevin C. Backus, Bruce W. Benson, Daniel H. Bliss, Miriam Leskovar Burkland ... , Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Jonathan W. Fountain, Mark J. Gardberg, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Todd E. Kennedy, Rodger Kershner, Jon D. Kreucher, Brian A. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Arthur O. Rogers, II, Robert L. Rosenthal, John J. Savage, Daniel A. Balavitch, Aaron Beresh, Bill Blancke, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Daniel Chojnowski, David L. Edelblute, Sam Fares, Ryan W. Gardner, Brett G. Garwood, Jonathan F. Karmo, Dane M. Lepola, Rui Lu, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Kristine A. Miller, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Kaila E. Patrick, Carolina A. Rodriguez, Madison Scaggs, Nicholas W. Starr, Stephanie Sitto, Marcus Smetka, Michael D. Solt, Hubert H. Yi
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45 Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”W. West Allen, Kevin C. Backus, Bruce W. Benson, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran ... , Thomas W. Davis, II, Jonathan W. Fountain, Mark J. Gardberg, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Sam Haidle, Robert Hernquist, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Brian A. Kreucher, Jon D. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Arthur O. Rogers, II, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Bill Blancke, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Daniel Chojnowski, David L. Edelblute, Ryan W. Gardner, Brett G. Garwood, Kristine A. Miller, Jonathan F. Karmo, Dane M. Lepola, Rui Lu, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Kaila E. Patrick, Marcus Smetka, Michael D. Solt, Nicholas W. Starr
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Thirty-Five Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023Aaron Beresh, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Alexander S. McGee, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Brett G. Garwood ... , W. West Allen, Thomas W. Davis, II, Seaton J. Curran, Sam Haidle, Rodger Kershner, Robert L. Rosenthal, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Paul S. Mazzola, Patrick M. McCarthy, Noah A. Menold, Miles T. Macik, Michael V. Kell, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Marcus Smetka, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Kevin C. Backus, Kaila E. Patrick, Jonathan F. Karmo, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Daniel H. Bliss, Mark J. Gardberg, Dane M. Lepola, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Robert Hernquist
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Twenty-Eight Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2022W. West Allen, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Mark J. Gardberg ... , Andrew (Jake) Grove, Sam Haidle, Robert Hernquist, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Marcus Smetka
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2021W. West Allen, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Mark J. Gardberg ... , Andrew (Jake) Grove, Robert Hernquist, Sam Haidle, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Jon D. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Marcus Smetka
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® 2020Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert Hernquist, Rodger Kershner, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert L. Rosenthal, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2019Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert Hernquist, Robert L. Rosenthal, Rodger Kershner, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce Business Voice: Meet Your 2017 Business Excellence Awards Honorees!Michael Robert Lied, Alexander Villamar, Arthur O. Rogers, II, Bruce W. Benson, Daniel H. Bliss, Gwen Rutar Mullins ... , James Kohl, Jonathan W. Fountain, Mark J. Gardberg, Martin A. Little, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Robert Hernquist, Robert L. Rosenthal, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our 'Best Lawyers' 2018Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert L. Rosenthal, Rodger Kershner, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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