Skip Navigation LinksPeople > Find a Professional > Anthony F. Blum


Anthony F. Blum

Associate
Direct (314) 552-6030
Fax (314) 552-7030
Email Print preview V-card
  • Overview
  • Affiliations

Anthony's practice encompasses a diverse range of intellectual property matters, including patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and other issues involving the internet and computer software.  He advises clients on infringement and validity issues, represents clients in federal court, and also prosecutes patent applications before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.  Examples of his work include prosecuting computer and internet-related patent applications, advising clients on speech-related issues on the internet, such as liability for user generated content, and litigating patent and copyright infringement actions. 

Anthony has a background in computer science, with experience in a variety of different programming languages.  He uses that knowledge in advising clients, including those in the telecommunications, internet, and software industries.  He represents clients of all sizes from small software and internet companies to Fortune 500 national and multi-national corporations.

Missouri Bar
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Law Section
Science & Technology Law Section
Litigation Section
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Anthony F. Blum
Vanderbilt University Law School
J.D. (2008)
Order of the Coif (Top 10%)
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Executive Authorities Editor (2007–2008)
Missouri University of Science and Technology
B.S., Computer Science, summa cum laude (2005)
Chancellor's Scholar
Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society
Thompson Coburn LLP
Associate (2008–Present)
Summer Associate (2007)
Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, P.C.
Summer Associate (2006)
Missouri (2008)
Illinois (2009)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (2008)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (2009)