Thomas L Ewing
Prinicipal Consultant - Avancept LLC
Thomas L Ewing is a utility player in the IP field. He draws upon a firm grasp of the fundamentals of IP theory to counsel clients ranging from established companies to inventors of disruptive technologies, from universities to governments, and from the developing world to first-world investors. He has developed a keen sense for the variety of ways in which intellectual property may be created and utilised during his 20 years as a commercial lawyer, registered patent attorney and IP counsellor.
Mr Ewing has developed IP strategies and assisted hundreds of clients with IP matters, ranging from investors such as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to venture capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins. He has assisted many start-up firms holding disruptive technologies but facing intense competition from larger, entrenched incumbents, and has provided consulting services to various organisations wishing to develop competencies in the IP field.
He also advises governments on IP strategy matters. He assisted the Swedish government, through its innovation agency Vinnova, in a variety of IP-related tasks, and assisted the Tanzania government in developing its national IP plan.
He additionally developed a patent agent training programme for the World Intellectual Property Organisation, which has now been used in dozens of training courses worldwide. He has personally trained patent agents from some 40 countries.
Mr Ewing has taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in IP-related topics, and has collaborated in several academic research projects.
As a former engineer and researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mr Ewing understands invention and technology development from its core beginnings.
In addition to his law degree, he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in both literature and engineering.
Sectors of expertise
- IAM/IC
- IP management consultancy
- Legal
Professional associations
- California Bar Association
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Tau Beta Pi
- US District Court ND CA
- USPTO
