Overview
Tom Fletcher’s practice focuses on patent litigation and licensing disputes, primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields. Tom has represented clients in every relevant forum: bench and jury trials in federal district court, appellate proceedings in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Section 337 proceedings in the International Trade Commission, and post-grant review proceedings before the USPTO. Tom has represented clients in BPCIA proceedings involving eight different biologic prodicts. In 2018, Tom was recognized by LMG Life Sciences with the U.S. Rising Star – Intellectual Property award, and he has been recognized as a “Life Science Star” by LMG Life Sciences since 2022.
Tom received a B.S. in Chemistry and Economics, with honors, from the California Institute of Technology in 2004 and received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2007. He clerked for Judge Ronald M. Whyte of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose before joining Williams & Connolly in 2009.