Nicole J. O’Hara

Nicole J. O'Hara is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group, and assists clients in negotiating multi-party technology and IP transactions, including acquisitions and collaborations, service and subscription agreements, software and platform-as-a-service agreements, domain name registration, and monitoring and hosting agreements, and has prepared and negotiated agreements to memorialize deal terms. Nicole has prosecuted patent, service and trademark applications with the USPTO, routinely advising on and resolving trademark, copyright and patent-related issues, including questions of patentability, commercial viability, and freedom to operate.

Representing clients of all sizes across most major industry sectors, Nicole advises on compliance and best practices and works with clients to construct privacy, terms of service, and other online and website policies. She drafts and negotiates contracts and transactions to meet varied requirements as set forth by the parties, including licenses, option agreements, NDAs, and MTAs.

In addition to providing counsel on intellectual property strategy and portfolio management, Nicole counsels companies on matters involving the internet, privacy and advertising compliance, and a range of legal matters involving data collection and use, cybersecurity and hygiene, data breaches, notification requirements and disaster response and recovery.

Nicole graduated from Rutgers University, with a B.S. in Biochemistry, and continued her education at Rutgers School of Law-Camden, receiving her Juris Doctor in 2010. Nicole is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Nicole has been selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Intellectual Property from 2017 through 2021. The Rising Stars list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state for their knowledge of the law, professional work ethic, and advocacy on behalf of their clients.

In addition to her legal practice, Nicole currently serves as Chair of the Women Lawyers' Division of the Bucks County Bar Association, and is an active member of its IP Section; Vice Chair of the Trademarks & Internet Committee of the American Bar Association, IP Section; Membership Director of the IP Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association; and Co-Chair of the Communications Committee of the PBA Women-in-the-Profession Section.

Outside of the legal community, Nicole volunteers with various local civic organizations and sits on the Board of Directors for LifePath, Inc., a non-profit organization in Bethlehem serving individuals with disabilities and their families, and Vita Education Services, a non-profit organization that is the lead literacy agency in Bucks County and the largest provider of education programs in the Bucks County Correctional Facilities.