Thomas Irwin

Experience in software, communications, and patent applications.

Thomas is a registered patent attorney with a background in electrical engineering.  Thomas has drafted and prosecuted patent applications relating to a variety of technologies including optical devices, integrated electro-optical systems, radar and lidar systems, autonomous vehicles, signal and image processing, electrochemical devices, control systems, rocket guidance, cryptology and quantum optical communications, healthcare software, mechanical systems, and others.  Thomas has experience in prosecuting trademark applications, coordinating national and international patent filings for the firm’s clients, and pursuing intellectual property protection in the United States for clients based overseas.

Thomas has been working as an associate with Medley, Behrens, & Lewis since 2015 after graduating magna cum laude from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.  Thomas had previously studied electrical engineering and political science at Ohio University, where he concentrated his studies on control systems, microelectronics, and integrated systems.

Education

  • Ohio University, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, B.A. in Political Science (2012) cum laude
  • The Ohio State University, J.D. (2015) magna cum laude, Order of the Coif

Bar Registrations

  • Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in the State of Ohio

Awards & Publications

  • BNA Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property (2015)
  • Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal
  • Note: “Space Rocks: A Proposal to Govern the Development of Outer Space and Its Resources” 76 Ohio St. L.J. 217 (2015)