Thomas’ experience touches all forms of IP. He has prepared and drafted patent applications, drafted inter partes review petitions, and has performed prior art analyses for a variety of clients. In Trademark litigation, Thomas has also drafted discovery motions and motions in limine. With respect to copyrights, Thomas has helped to prepare trademark applications for website, database, and software filings. Thomas frequently performs legal research across all areas of IP.

Published Articles

• Charles R. Macedo, David P. Goldberg, Thomas Hart, Yangfan Xu coauthor Article for Oxford University Press's Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on Round-up of United States copyright cases 2023
   
  
  
• NYSBA Bright Ideas Publishes Article - The Metaverse: From Science Fiction to Commercial Reality—Protecting Intellectual Property in the Virtual Landscape
   
  
  

ARELaw Alerts

• ARE Copyright Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling on the Application of the First Prong of Fair Use Defense
   
  
  
• ARE Copyright Alert: California Court Differs from NY - Applies Server Test to Rule That Embedding Posts Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement
   
  
  

• ARE Copyright Alert: New York Court Rules That Embedding Copyrighted Works Constitutes Copying Within the Meaning of the Copyright Act
   
  
  
• PTAB Alert: USPTO Issues Interim Procedure Giving Director More Control Over PTAB Final Written Decisions in Accordance with Supreme Court's Arthrex Decision
   
  
  

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, NY J.D., 2022
  Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (2020, 2021, 2022); Deans Honors - Criminal Law; Deans Honors - Constitutional Law
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, B.A. (Government; Engineering), 2019

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 2023
• New York, 2023

Professional Activities & Distinctions

• New York Intellectual Property Law Association