Thomas F. Fitzpatrick
Areas of Practice
Tom Fitzpatrick, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and a member of the IP Litigation Group, focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property, including litigating patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, technology licensing and other related disputes. He has successfully represented internationally based and publicly traded companies in the computer database, communications and internet industries. He joined Goodwin Procter in 2007.
Work for Clients
Mr. Fitzpatrick’s representative cases include:
- CSIRO v. Buffalo. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving wireless technology.
- Microsoft, HP and Netgear v. CSIRO. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving wireless technology.
- Intel/Dell v. CSIRO. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving wireless technology.
- Negotiated Data Solutions v. Dell. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving PC systems.
- Business Objects v. Cognos. Prosecution of patent infringement action involving “query tool” software technology for large relational databases and data warehouses.
- Business Objects v. MicroStrategy. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving “query tool” software technology for large relational databases and data warehouses.
- MicroStrategy v. Business Objects. Defense of patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and business torts action.
- MicroStrategy v. Business Objects. Defense of patent infringement case involving software for accessing and organizing data from large databases.
- Freedom Wireless v. Cingular Wireless, Ericsson, et al. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving telecommunications.
- WebEx Communications v. Raindance Communications. Prosecution and...more »
Mr. Fitzpatrick’s representative cases include:
- CSIRO v. Buffalo. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving wireless technology.
- Microsoft, HP and Netgear v. CSIRO. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving wireless technology.
- Intel/Dell v. CSIRO. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving wireless technology.
- Negotiated Data Solutions v. Dell. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving PC systems.
- Business Objects v. Cognos. Prosecution of patent infringement action involving “query tool” software technology for large relational databases and data warehouses.
- Business Objects v. MicroStrategy. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving “query tool” software technology for large relational databases and data warehouses.
- MicroStrategy v. Business Objects. Defense of patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and business torts action.
- MicroStrategy v. Business Objects. Defense of patent infringement case involving software for accessing and organizing data from large databases.
- Freedom Wireless v. Cingular Wireless, Ericsson, et al. Prosecution of patent infringement case involving telecommunications.
- WebEx Communications v. Raindance Communications. Prosecution and defense of patent infringement actions involving web conferencing and related software systems.
- Informatica v. Alan Gurock. Defense of trade secret misappropriation and business torts action.
- APM Design Laboratories, Inc. v. Sagantec North America, Inc. Defense of patent infringement action involving IC design migration software.
- DeFever v. Sharp. Defense and Prosecution of trademark and copyright action.
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Professional Activities
Mr. Fitzpatrick is a member of the San Mateo Bar Association and a past-member of the California District Attorneys Association.
Publications/Presentations
While attending law school, Mr. Fitzpatrick was the Research Editor for the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal. He has written numerous articles on patent law and patent litigation. Mr. Fitzpatrick has spoken on recent developments in patent law to various organizations in the United States and Korea.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Fitzpatrick was a partner in the Palo Alto office of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP. Before that, he was a Deputy District Attorney at the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. As a prosecutor representing the People of the State of California, Mr. Fitzpatrick obtained convictions through bench and jury trials.
Bar and Court Admissions
Mr. Fitzpatrick is admitted to practice in California, and before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Education
J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 1997 (American Jurisprudence Award)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1994
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