Tom’s practice focuses on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation and counseling clients on intellectual property matters. Tom has litigated copyright, utility and design patent, trademark/trade dress, franchise and distribution, trade secret, media, and complex commercial matters nationwide in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. He has litigated copyright infringement cases involving a wide variety of works, including defending high-profile music industry clients. Tom has litigated patent cases involving a wide variety of technologies, including semiconductors, computer and mobile device software, telecommunications, office and manufacturing equipment, medical devices, and building materials. He also has litigated breach of contract, business torts, defamation, and media law disputes, and claims for injunctive relief in a variety of contexts.

Tom also assists clients with prosecution of trademark applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and World Intellectual Property Organization, and litigatio...