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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
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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Texas USDC, Northern District
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Wisconsin USDC, Western District
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Affiliations
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PTAB Bar Association
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Federal Circuit Bar Association
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Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Law Section
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Recognitions
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), 2021-2022
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Included in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (by Thomson Reuters), 2014-2020
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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, trade secrets, 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
Supreme Court Upholds, but Narrows, Assignor Estoppel
Will there be reform of Alice and Mayo in 2021?
A race between West Texas and Delaware for the patent venue of choice
Patent Office clarifies standard for indefiniteness in AIA post-grant proceedings
USPTO announces relief to restore priority or benefit rights for patent applicants
IPR estoppel: A broad interpretation prevails
Supreme Court holds that with respect to institution decisions, no review means no review
USPTO: Extensions under the CARES Act during COVID-19
Patents, trademarks and the COVID-19 stimulus bill
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s response to COVID-19
Supreme Court nixes USPTO’s practice of partially instituting IPR challenges
The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the IPR process
Part III: Another update on IPR estoppel in the courts and at the PTAB
PTAB offers clarification on inter partes review and state sovereign immunity
Amending claims may be getting easier in post-grant proceedings, at least for now
An update on the shifting standard for IPR estoppel
The shifting standard for IPR estoppel: Where are we now?
America Invents Act – Patent ‘reform’ but possibly not simplification
TCLEs
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
Presentations
"IPR Update – A Review of Recent Developments and Emerging Issues in Inter Partes Review Practice",
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, February, 2019
"Patent Eligibility Post Alice Corp. V. Bank International",
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, January, 2016