Thomas M. Szymanski

Thomas Szymanski is a registered patent attorney and Executive Partner with the law firm. Mr. Szymanski joined Darrow Mustafa in 2016.

Practice Summary

Mr. Szymanski practices in all areas of intellectual property law.  He specializes in procuring high quality patents for the law firm's clients using his experience as a Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

LEGAL Experience

Mr. Szymanski’s practice is driven by a broad and deep technical foundation that allows him to effectively represent clients across a wide range of complex engineering disciplines. Mr. Szymanski’s legal success includes achieving reversals in multiple separate appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), successfully challenging both Section 101 subject matter eligibility rejections and prior art rejections. Beyond contested matters, Mr. Szymanski’s daily practice encompasses patent idea harvesting from inventors of varying backgrounds and levels of expertise, conducting thorough patent landscape analyses and rendering patentability opinions, representing clients in derivation proceedings, and drafting and prosecuting patent applications. Mr. Szymanski leverages this extensive technical background to translate intricate concepts into robust intellectual property strategies.

TECHNICAL Experience

· Machine Learning: Training methodologies, network architectures, and AI applications.

· Computer Networking & Security: Servers, WAN, LAN, VPN, SQL Database Design, Biometrics, Firewalls, Wireless Security, and PKI.

· Wireless & Cellular Communications: 802.11, Bluetooth, Broadband HFC, Satellite Networks, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, and LTE.

· Microprocessors & Memory: Superscalar Processors, Pipelining, SRAM architectures, Flash Memory Design, and Power Management Technologies.

·  Semiconductor Fabrication: LED Fabrication, FEOL and BEOL Design, VLSI, and Die Package Fabrication Technologies.

· Biomedical Devices: Optical Coherence Tomography, MRI, Catheters, and Functional Electrical Stimulation Devices.

· Specialized Technologies: Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Video Processing (Encoding/Decoding, Liquid Paper Displays), and Utility Network Optimization.

 EDUCATION

J.D., University of Akron School of Law, 2010

B.S., Computer Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2003

Admitted to Practice

  • State of Ohio, 2010

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008

Prior Industry Employment

  • Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, Virginia

  • Kraguljac Law Group, LLC, Independence, Ohio

activities

Outside the office, Thomas enjoys spending time with his family, remodeling his historic home, and playing golf. 

 

Thomas M. Szymanski

szymanski@darrowmustafa.com

41860 Six Mile Road
Northville, Michigan 48168

248-864-5959 P
248-864-5960 F