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Thomas L. Hamlin


Practice Groups

Experience

  • Practice focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis in the area of intellectual property. Has handled significant patent litigation matters. 

Other Experience

  • Joined the law firm in 1981, following four years as a member of the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School.

Selected Results*

Represented clients in a wide range of intellectual property litigation matters, including biotech, chemistry, security software and medical devices.

Represented ABC affiliate in first amendment and media disputes.

Represented Pitney Bowes in a patent infringement case against Hewlett-Packard regarding the laser jet printer. Case settled for $400 million.

Obtained a $96.3 million jury verdict on behalf of Honeywell in Honeywell v. Minolta, a patent infringement case involving the invention of the autofocus camera.

One of the principal trial lawyers representing the State of Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota against Big Tobacco. In May 1998, the case settled after a four month trial, when the tobacco defendants agreed to pay the State and Blue Cross Blue Shield more than $6.6 billion.

Recognition

  • Named a "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics (1998 - 2008) **
  • Named "Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice **
  • Named "Member of the Year” by the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association ** 

 

    **Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

    Memberships

    • American Intellectual Property Law Association
    • Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
    • American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section

    Bar Admissions

    • Illinois
    • Minnesota
    • North Dakota
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

    Education

    • University of North Dakota School of Law, J.D., with highest honors, Order of the Coif (1974), Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review
    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

    Selected Speeches

    • Injunctions and Damages
      Global Patent Litigation Congress, New York, New York (Scheduled for October 7-8, 2008)
    • Has lectured across the country on issues related to patent litigation

    * Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation in which we practice and do not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law.

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