Thomas J. Siepmann

Thomas J. Siepmann is Of Counsel at Hathaway & Kunz, LLP and practices intellectual property law. His work focuses on patent prosecution, patent licensing, intellectual property strategy, due diligence, patent opinions, and general counseling on technology-driven legal issues. He advises individual inventors, start-ups, and companies on building and managing patent portfolios, protecting innovation, evaluating freedom to operate, and aligning intellectual property decisions with business opportunities and technical development.

Thomas earned a J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law. He completed postdoctoral work in chemistry at the University of Utah after earning a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Medical College of Wisconsin and a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His scientific training gives him a technical foundation for patent work involving biotechnology, chemistry, and other complex technologies.

Thomas has worked at intellectual property boutiques, large general practice firms, and in-house as Director of Intellectual Property for a biotechnology company. His experience includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications, negotiating patent licenses, preparing infringement, validity, freedom-to-operate, and due diligence opinions, and handling post-grant patent proceedings. He advises start-ups on early patent strategy and helps companies manage global patent portfolios and technology-focused agreements.

Thomas J. Siepmann is a member of the Utah State Bar and District of Columbia Bar and is a registered patent attorney before the US Patent and Trademark Office. He is not licensed in Wyoming. His combined legal and scientific background, including substantial experience in intellectual property practice and laboratory science, supports detailed counsel for inventors and technology companies protecting, licensing, and commercializing innovation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, The Law Firm of Hathaway & Kunz, LLP
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, District of Columbia Bar

Licensed State

• Utah
• District of Columbia

Education

• University of Dayton School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Medical College of Wisconsin
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biochemistry
• University of Utah
  Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry

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