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Thomas A. Ward
Partner
email:
taw@fdml.com
Overview
Mr.
Ward
counsels clients in the technical fields
of electronic circuit designs, microwave
circuit designs, computer architecture, computer
software, networking technology,
telecommunications, optical systems and other
high-technology arts. Mr. Ward focuses on legal
counseling for patent, copyright, trademark and
trade secret matters, including litigation,
licensing and prosecution.
Mr.
Ward was previously an associate attorney with
Arnold, White & Durkee (Houston,
Texas) where his practice included patent
litigation and prosecution. Mr. Ward was a law
clerk for Foley & Lardner (Alexandria,
Virginia), and began his career as a radar
antenna design engineer for Westinghouse
Electric Company.
Education
Virginia
Tech, B.S. Electrical Engineering 1985
Emory
& Henry College, B.S. Engineering 1985
cum laude
George Washington
University, J.D. 1990 with honors
Admissions
and Memberships
State
Bar of California
State Bar of District of
Columbia
State Bar of Texas
United States
Patent and Trademark Office
United Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United
States District Court for the Northern District
of California
Executive
Committee, California Bar's Intellectual
Property Section
Vice-Chair and
Liaison, Patent Standing
Committee
Co-Chair, Patent Standing
Committee (2004-2008)
Lectures
and Publications
Mr.
Ward has been a lecturer for the State Bar of
California Annual Convention and
other programs on
topics including Ethics and Intellectual
Property Law, Intellectual Property
Basics, and PCT Chapter II. Mr.
Ward has further written articles for the
California Bar publication New Matter
including Reexamination: Can Patent
Reform Help? (Volume 35, Number 1, March
2010), First Window Patent Opposition:
What to Expect if this Patent Reform Provision
Becomes Law ((Volume 34, Number 3,
2009), The Perils of Publishing and
Promoting a Memoir with False Claims in
California (April 2009), and The London
Agreement (Nov. 2008), and Patent
Reform and the Prevailing Party Award (Nov.
2007).
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