Thomas A. Fairhall
Thomas A. Fairhall's practice is primarily devoted to obtaining U.S. and foreign patents and trademarks for clients, counseling clients in the management and development of their intellectual property assets, and advising venture capital groups on the intellectual property of target companies. While he has prepared and prosecuted many patent applications in the electrical engineering and mechanical engineering disciplines, he concentrates his practice in biomedical devices and instrumentation, complex optical and mechanical systems, wireless communication and computer networking.
He is the author of many articles on patent law topics and has been an invited speaker at several continuing legal education programs.
education
J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Summa Cum Laude, Ranked First in Class
B.A., University of Colorado, Physics and Mathematics, With Distinction
bar admissions
Illinois
Washington
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
professional leadership
Federal Circuit Bar Association
publications
"Federal Circuit Further Limits Doctrine of Equivalents Under 'Specific Exclusion' Principle" snippets, Vol. 4, Issue 1, September 2006.
"The Intersection of Trade Secrets and Patent Law: The Prior User Rights Statute, 35 U.S.C. § 273, Part 2" snippets, Vol. 2, Issue 3, November 2004.
"The Intersection of Trade Secrets and Patent Law: The Prior User Rights Statute, 35 U.S.C. § 273, Part I" snippets, Vol. 2, Issue 2, July 2004.