Attorney Biography

Daniel F. Nesbitt is a partner in the law firm of Hasse & Nesbitt LLC. His practice concentrates on intellectual property matters, and specializes in patent, trademark, and trade secret matters.  His has substantial experience in international patent matters, particularly in Japan, other Asian countries, and Latin America.

Mr. Nesbitt obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977, and a J.D. from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University in 1987. Before entering private law practice, he worked for The Procter & Gamble Company in Cincinnati, OH, in the Engineering, Product Development and Patent Divisions. As Senior Counsel, he managed the Company’s Japan and Asia patent operation in Kobe, Japan from 1992 to 1995, and handled various patent matters in the U.S. and Latin America from 1997 through 2001. 

His technical and patent experience has covered a wide variety of technology and product areas, including medical devices, medical diagnostic and therapeutic methods, soaps and detergents, foods and beverages, packaging and mechanical processes, disposable absorbent products, polymers, chemical formulations and processes, electrical devices, health care and beauty care products, manufacturing processes, biological systems, and biotechnology.

Mr. Nesbitt has been an active member American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), serving as the Chair of the Latin America Practice Committees from 2000 - 2002. He is also a member of the Cincinnati Intellectual Property Law Association, the Cincinnati Bar Association, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI). He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and in the State of Ohio.