Background
Runk, Thomas A. was born on November 16, 1948 in Auburn, New York, United States.
Runk, Thomas A. was born on November 16, 1948 in Auburn, New York, United States.
Lowell Technological Institute (Bachelor of Science, 1970). Western State University (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Worked at Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht, LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law. Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1981, California, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Central District of California. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 1985, United States. Supreme Court.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Fulwider, Patton, Lee & Utecht, LLP, was founded in 1938 in Los Angeles, California and the Long Beach office was established in 1953.
The firm engages in a full service domestic and foreign practice limited to the field of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing and other technology-related matters for individuals and businesses.