Featured Practice Areas

Electrical Engineering – Electronic component designs, circuitry, metering devices, optical and electro-optical devices

Computing and Information Analysis – Software and business methods, RFID technologies and applications, internet and e-commerce

Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical – Pharmaceuticals, assay systems, anti-microbials, life sciences

Chemical Engineering and Materials – Films, polymer science, electrical component materials, textile chemistry, nanoparticles, carbon dots

Gaming and Entertainment – Lottery and card games, materials for games of chance, sporting goods

Mechanical Engineering – Vehicle components and hardware, ordnance and projectiles, printing materials, medical devices

Textile and Manufacturing – Woven and non-woven textiles, conveyors, accumulators and complex machinery, textile chemistry

Complex Patent Prosecution – Preparing, prosecuting, managing, and consolidating worldwide patents and applications, using cutting edge electronic infrastructure

Litigation and Dispute Resolution – Enforcing and defending intellectual property rights in Courts, counseling on pre-litigation strategies and/or avoidance, and negotiating settlement of disputes

Trademarks, Copyrights and Designs – Protecting, transferring, and defending trademarks, service marks, trade dress, copyrights, and patented designs

E-Commerce and E-Business – Advising on internet and electronic business issues, such as domain name registrations, meta tags, cybersquating, licensed use of materials, and business method and e-commerce patents

Intellectual Property Counseling – Managing and advising on all facets of intellectual property practice faced by in-house attorneys and other decision makers

 
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11/16/2009
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Thomas D. Huycke

Thomas D. Huycke


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Phone: (864) 271-1592

Representative Practice Areas:


  • Preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications.
  • Providing technical and legal support in patent and trademark litigation matters and on legal opinions.

Experience:


  • Tommy joined Dority & Manning in 2009.
  • Tommy has familiarity with technologies in the electromechanical and mechanical arts, including packaging and industrial machinery, automotive components, and agricultural machinery.

Professional Background:


  • Education: Clemson University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, 2006); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2009)
  • Admitted to Practice: South Carolina; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  • Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Honors & Activities: Order of the Coif; CALI Award winner in Patent Law, Civil Procedure, Property, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, American Legal History, Civil Disobedience Seminar, Legal Research & Writing, Appellate Advocacy; Executive Editor, Volume 111 of West Virginia Law Review; Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society; Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
  • Publications: Licensed Anarchy: Anything Goes on the Internet? Revisiting the Boundaries of Section 230 Protection, 111 W. VA. L. REV. 581 (2009).