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Thomas W. Davison

Associate


Thomas Davison is an associate in the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Mr. Davison worked as a patent agent specializing in conducting clearance, infringement, patentability and validity prior art searches. His prior art searching practice focused on the business method, electrical, medical, mechanical and telecommunication arts.

Mr. Davison received his J.D., cum laude, in 2008 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Journal of Technology Law & Policy. While in law school, he pursued postgraduate studies in industrial and systems engineering. In 2003, Mr. Davison received his B.S. in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Representative Experience

  • In the Matter of Certain Electronic Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Portable Music Players, and Computers, Investigation No. 337-TA-701 (ALJ Gildea) (represented complainant Nokia).
  • Nokia Corp. v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 09-791 (D. Del., Judge Sleet) (represented plaintiff Nokia).
  • Bedrock Computer Techs. LLC. v. Softlayer Technologies, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 6:09-CV-269-LED (E.D. Tex., Tyler Division, Judge Davis) (represented defendants AOL, MySpace, Amazon.com, CME Group and PayPal).
  • Implicit Networks, Inc. v. HTC Corp. et al., Civil Action No. CV09-1628 (N.D. Cal., Judge Alsup) (represented defendant Nokia)
  • In the Matter of Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components Thereof, Investigation No. 337-TA-613 (U.S.I.T.C. 2009, ALJ Luckern) (represented respondent Nokia).
  • Media Digital, Inc. v. LG Elecs. Mobilecomm U.S.A., Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-01939 (N.D. Tex, Dallas Division, Judge Godbey) (represented defendant Nokia).
  • Rembrandt Data Techs., LP v. AOL LLC, Civil Action No. 1:08-CV-1009 (E.D. Va. Alexandria Division, Judge Lee) (represented defendant AOL).
  • Typhoon Touch Techs., Inc. et al. v. Motion Computing, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 6:07-cv-00546-LED (E.D. Tex., Tyler Division, Judge Davis) (represented defendant Nokia).


Publications
March 2009
"Patent Case Summaries," IP Links, Vol. 20, No. 3, March 2009.

Thomas W. Davison

The Atlantic Building
950 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-1404
Phone: 202-239-3933
Fax: 202-654-4913

Education

  • University of Florida
    (J.D., 2008)
  • University of Virginia
    (B.S., 2003)

Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office