Anthony Blum
Partner
St. Louis
314 552 6030
direct
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PRACTICES
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Education
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Vanderbilt University Law School,
J.D., 2008
Order of the Coif (Top 10%)
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Executive Authorities Editor, 2007–2008
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Missouri University of Science and Technology,
B.S., Computer Science, summa cum laude, 2005
Chancellor's Scholar
Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society
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Admissions
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Missouri
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Illinois
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US Patent and Trademark Office
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US Ct Appeals, Federal Circuit
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Missouri USDC, Eastern District
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Illinois USDC, Northern District
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Texas USDC, Eastern District
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Affiliations
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Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Law Section
International Law Section
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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Recognitions
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Included in "Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers" Rising Stars, 2014-2016
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2017-Present
Associate, 2008–2016
Summer Associate, 2007
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Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, P.C.
Summer Associate, 2006
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Tony's practice encompasses a broad range of intellectual property matters, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and other issues involving the internet.
He represents clients before the patent office in inter partes review and other post-grant proceedings, and also litigates infringement suits throughout the country. His cases involve diverse technologies, including security, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, cryptography, software and e-commerce. Tony also advises clients on infringement and validity, as well as speech-related issues on the internet.
With a background in computer science and experience in a variety of programming languages, Tony offers extensive technical knowledge to his clients, including those in the telecommunications and tech industries. He provides representation to a range of clients, from small software and internet companies to national and multi-national corporations.
Thompson Coburn Publications
The shifting standard for IPR estoppel: Where are we now?
America Invents Act – Patent ‘reform’ but possibly not simplification
Publications
The shifting standard for IPR estoppel: Where are we now?
March 2017
Supreme Court Establishes International Copyright Exhaustion - But What About Patents?
TC’s Inside IP August 2013
"America Invents Act-- Patent 'Reform' But Possibly Not Simplification or Even Harmonization";
TC's Inside IP, June 2011
"Courts Protect Website Owners Who Publish User-Generated Content";
TC's Insider IP, June 2010