Thomas Howard | Louisville Intellectual Property Lawyer

Thomas Howard is an experienced trial lawyer that handles intellectual property litigation nationwide, including copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent litigation, as well as complex civil litigation, including breach of contract, interference with contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, fraud and fraudulent transfer of assets.

Attorney Howard frequently deals with combined elements of intellectual property and commercial litigation in the cases that he handles, and is very experienced at dealing with highly complex litigation.

In addition to representing clients involved in litigation, attorney Howard frequently negotiates and drafts intellectual property-related agreements, including license agreements, nondisclosure agreements and assignment agreements.

Attorney Howard also files trademarks and copyrights on the behalf of clients in order to protect their intellectual property rights, and frequently represents clients in trademark disputes conducted before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), including opposition proceedings and petitions to cancel.

Finally, Attorney Howard regularly represents clients in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Proceedings (UDRP) in order to assist when disputes arise over the ownership of a domain name.

Clients

Thomas P. Howard has represented hundreds of corporate and individual clients over the course of his practice. He has been sole or joint counsel in the trial of numerous cases in federal and/or state courts in multiple states.

Among Attorney Howard's clients have been a number of parties interested in complex commercial litigation, including contractual disputes and business breakups, as well as parties interested in protecting their intellectual property rights.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Member	Thomas P. Howard, LLC	Louisville, CO	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Boston College Law School	J.D.	Law School	1995
University of California at Berkeley	Bachelors	Political Science	1992

State / Court	Date
Colorado	2000
Massachusetts	1996

• American Bar Association | Member
  Colorado Bar Association | Member
  Boulder Bar Association | Member

• Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell

• Saturn Systems, Inc. v. Militare
  In Saturn Systems, Inc. v. Militare, Attorney Howard represented Plaintiff Saturn Systems, Inc. at trial in the Denver District Court involving claims under the Colorado Uniform Trade Secrets Act as well as breach of contract. The claims arose from an employee's alleged theft of a client list and breach of a non-compete agreement. Saturn obtained damages and attorneys' fees, as well as permanent injunctive relief. Defendant appealed, and Attorney Howard again represented Saturn Systems. The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld the district court decision and again awarded attorney's fees.

• Savant Homes v. Collins
  In Savant Homes v. Collins, attorney Howard represented Colorado defendants sued for copyright infringement, trademark infringement and other claims for allegedly infringing a copyrighted home design. Attorney Howard successfully had all claims dismissed on summary judgment and obtained an award of attorney's fees from the US District Court for the District of Colorado. Plaintiff appealed to the 10th Circuit and attorney Howard again defended his clients on the appeal. The 10th Circuit, in its first detailed analysis of a copyright infringement matter involving architectural works, upheld the ruling of the district court and again awarded attorney's fees to attorney Howard's clients.

• MacCalmon Music, LLC v. Maurice Sklar Ministries
  In MacCalmon Music, LLC v. Maurice Sklar Ministries, Attorney Howard represented a musician whose copyrighted works were copied and incorporated into another work without license or permission. Attorney Howard successfully litigated a claim of copyright infringement and other claims and obtained a judgment of actual damages, statutory damages, legal fees and costs.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2000) Licensed as Attorney in Colorado. Verified with Colorado Bar Association.	November 03, 2020
(1996) Licensed as Attorney in Massachusetts. Verified with The Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.	November 03, 2020

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