Tom is a partner residing in and managing the San Diego, California office of Fitch, Even, Tabin and Flannery. Tom is an experienced patent attorney, having served clients since 1991 in preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, including appeals and interference practice. Tom has handled matters in the areas of analog and digital electronics; optics; control systems; communications, including cellular telephony and satellite communications and design; semiconductor fabrication; circuit design; physics; medical devices, implants and imaging; consumer electronics, including television technologies, and optical video technologies; materials and contraband detection and imagery; weaponry, including non-lethal weaponry; complex computer software technologies, including data compression and encryption, database design, intruder detection, software design tools, and internet technologies; and business methods, including software and business processes.

Tom is also highly experienced in matters pertaining to intellectual property and business strategy; licensing; infringement and validity analysis; patentability, infringement and validity opinions; and copyright, both for artistic works and computer software. Tom is also expert at counseling clients and negotiating licensing and infringement matters.

Tom remains active in several bar associations, professional societies and local and civic organizations.