Tom specializes in building large intellectual property portfolios that advance his clients’ business strategies, protect their investments in research and development, and enhance their competitive position in the marketplace. A trusted advisor to his clients, he is highly responsive and valued for his thoughtful, practical, and business-savvy insight.
Tom represents companies in heavy equipment manufacturing, financial services, and the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector, with a particular focus on the protection of machine-control systems and software. He has a reputation for successfully handling subject-matter and prior-art rejections of software-related applications issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is currently involved in developing strategies for overcoming such rejections following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alice Corporation ruling.
