Thomas is a first-chair trial counsel and appellate specialist, with a practice focused on intellectual property litigation, in federal and state court, in arbitration, and before the International Trade Commission. He also participates in post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and counsel clients regarding substantive patent law, patent valuation and licensing issues.
Thomas represents clients across a wide range of technologies: vehicular safety, propulsion, infotainment, and control systems; semiconductor circuitry, fabrication, and packaging; lighting systems; fintech software; chemical processes; monoclonal antibodies; and medical devices. These clients have included DENSO, GE HealthCare, Genmab, Nichia, Olympus, SS&C, Toyota, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Volkswagen, and Wonderland.
Thomas recently won a multi-year battle on behalf of Nichia, defeating charges of infringement of several patents, spread across two complaints in the NDCA. The litigation culminated in a win, on motion to dismiss, on the basis of both patent indefiniteness and lack of written description. Thomas handled the successful appeal.
Thomas has been recognized and ranked in a number of legal publications, including Chambers & Partners and IAM Patent 1000. Chambers recently has noted that “Thomas is the real deal. He is a sophisticated trial lawyer.”
