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-Present
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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
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
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