Joseph E. Thomas
Work in Thomas Whitelaw
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Litigation, Intellectual Property, Securities, Product Liability
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 230, Irvine, CA 92612
About Joseph E. Thomas
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Securities
- Product Liability
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CaliforniaJuris Doctorate
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaB.A., Bachelor of Arts
Representative Cases
- RSI Video Technologies, Inc. v. Vacant Property Security LLC, et al. (N.D.Illinois)
- Surpass Tech Innovation LLC v. Sharp Corporation (Dist. Delaware)
- Surpass Tech Innovation LLC v. LG Display Co. Ltd. (Dist. Delaware)
- In the Matter of Certain Consumer Electronics with Display and Processing Capabilities (Int. Trade Commission)
- Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc. v. VIZIO, Inc. (Dist. of Del.)
- Innovus Prime LLC v. VIZIO, Inc. (N.D. Cal.)
- Norman IP Holdings, LLC v. Lexmark International, Inc. (E.D. Tex.)
- Advanced Display Technologies Of Texas, LLC, v. AU Optronics Corporation, et al. (E.D. Tex)
- Azure Networks, LLC, and Tri-County Excelsior Foundation v. Mediatek Inc. (E.D. Tex.)
- Sansay Inc. v. Rates Technology LLC (S.D. Cal.)
- Atwater Partners of Texas, LLC v. AT&T, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.)
- U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, v. Acer, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex.)
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. MOC Products Company (S.D. Cal.)
- EBS Automotive Services, et al. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. et al. (S.D. Cal.)
- On The Go v. AT&T (N.D. Ill.)
- WiAV v. Motorola (E.D. Va.)
- WiAV v. Research in Motion, et al. (E.D. Va.)
- MEC v. Mindspeed, Inc. (C.D. Cal.)
- Inland Empire Foods v. Zateca Foods (C.D. Cal.)
- Duhn Oil Tool Co. v. Cooper Cameron Corporation (E.D. Cal.)
- Pabban Development, Inc. v. Kyphon Sarl (C.D. Cal.)
- RE3W, Inc. v. First American Corp. (California Superior Court, Orange County)
- Perini Building Co., Inc. v. MGM Mirage Design Group, et al. (Nevada State Court, Clark County)
- Davis v. Electronic Arts (N.D. Cal.)
- Colonies Partners, L.P. v. San Bernardino County Flood Control District (California Superior Court, San Bernardino County)
- Bay Area Rapid Transit District (B.A.R.T.) v. Tanforan Park Shopping Center (California Superior Court, San Mateo County)
- Clear Channel Communications v. City of Mountain View (California Superior Court, Santa Clara County)
- In Re Orange County Bankruptcy (C.D. Cal.)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1982
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
Other Affiliations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
- Orange County Bar Association, Business Litigation Section, 1988 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- The State Bar of California (Member)
- The Barristers Orange County California (Member)
Past Positions
- Honorable Terry S. Hatter, District Court Judge for the Central District of California, Judicial Extern, 1980
- McDermott, Will & Emery’s Litigation and Trial Practice Group, Partner and Department Head
- Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP, Litigation and Trial Practice Group, Partner and Department Head
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Business Law
- Business Law
- 29 years of experienceCommercial Law, Intellectual Property, Product Liability, Real Estate, Securities
Nearby Lawyers
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- Securities
- Product Liability
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