Tom litigates on behalf of and consults clients on trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret issues. He has appeared in Federal Court all over the U.S. and handled matters for clients in every major country.
Tom chaired the International Trademark Association (INTA) U.S. Trademark Office Practice Committee and served on the INTA North American Global Advisory Council. As Chair of INTA’s Legislation Committee Tom helped draft the Federal Trademark Dilution and Anti-Cybersquatting statutes. He currently serves on the INTA Internet Committee.
Tom chaired IPO’s Legislative Analysis Subcommittee, served on the Board of the Virginia State Bar’s Intellectual Property Law Section, on the Council of the ABA’s IP Law Section and as Chair of the ABA Section’s Trademark Division.
Speaking engagements include the Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (IPO), the American Intellectual Property Law Association, INTA, the American Bar Association, American Legal Media, the D.C. and Virginia State Bars, the Intellectual Property Law Institute of Canada, and many others
Tom’s articles have appeared in “IPToday,” “World Intellectual Property Review,” “Media Law Letter,” “Metropolitan Corporate Counsel,” “The Licensing Journal,” CSC’s “Trademark Insider” and ABA publications.
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