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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices

Baker Botts L.L.P.
700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-5692
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
Visit website 1 202 639 7700 1 202 639 7890

Tommy Martin

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+1 202 639 7752 tommy.martin@bakerbotts.com View profile

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Career

Tommy Martin’s practice centers around complex patent and trade secret litigation before the International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S district courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Martin represents clients in all phases of pre-trial, trial, post-trial and appeal, as well as before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Mr. Martin also represents clients in seller disputes before Amazon.com. His experience in this regard includes initiating and responding to take-down requests under Amazon.com’s Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation (UPNE) process, as well as Amazon.com’s Brand Registry infringement reporting process.

Mr. Martin is a registered patent attorney that has counseled clients in all phases of patent prosecution, including post-grant prosecution before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB).

Mr. Martin has drafted, filed, and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in a diverse field of technologies.

In addition, Mr. Martin counsels clients on patent portfolio development, management, and enforcement. This includes counseling emerging tech companies at all stages of funding and development.

Through his intellectual property practice, Mr. Martin has gained significant knowledge and experience in the fields of alternative energy, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, life sciences, and complex machinery.

Mr. Martin’s pro bono practice includes representing under served individuals with child custody and landlord-tenant matters in the District of Columbia Courts, and immigration matters in U.S. Immigration Courts.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Martin worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He served as a lead engineer on aircraft carrier overhaul projects with a particular focus on steam and hydraulic power in aircraft launch and recovery systems.

Memberships

District of Columbia Bar

Virginia State Bar

United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

United States International Trade Commission

Education

J.D., William and Mary Law School
Editor, William and Mary Law Review

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)

Baker Botts L.L.P. has a team of ‘true experts on International Trade Commission litigation‘ capable of handling a broad variety of Section 337 proceedings for the likes of Motorola Solutions, DISH Network and CMC Materials. Lisa Kattan is hailed as an ‘ITC Superstar’ as well as a ‘fierce advocate and a good writer’ and has vast experience litigating before the ITC; Kattan co-chairs the team together with IP specialists Christa Brown-Sanford, based in Dallas, and Jennifer Tempesta, who practices from New York. Katharine Burke focuses on intellectual property litigation and licensing and handles patent infringement cases related to telecoms, mobile phone operating systems and medical devices. New York-based trial lawyer Robert Maier handles IP cases across a broad range of technologies. Patent and trade secret litigator Tommy Martin is also a key contact for the firm’s ITC practice.

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