Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., cum laude, 1980, Villanova University School of Law
- Staff Member, 1978-1979 and Editor, 1979-1980, Villanova Law Review
- B.B.A., 1977, University of Notre Dame
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to The Honorable William Duffy, Delaware Supreme Court
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1980
- Pennsylvania, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Tom is a member of the Intellectual Property and Corporate and Business Litigation Groups. He is an experienced trial lawyer, with a practice concentrated in the areas of intellectual property and general business litigation.
Tom has represented predominately corporate clients, including in recent years Georgia-Pacific, QUALCOMM, Sony, Honeywell, Ameritech, Visteon, Advanced Energy, and Youbet.com in diverse areas of litigation, including complex contract and other commercial disputes, as well as patents and trademarks. For example, as lead counsel, Tom represented QUALCOMM against Texas Instruments in a breach of patent license dispute, represented Ameritech in a cellular partnership dispute, and represented Advanced Energy in a patent infringement suit. With over twenty years of trial experience in the Delaware courts, Tom has been involved in nearly thirty trials, including ten jury trials.
In 2009, Tom was selected to The Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Law.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member of the Board of Unauthorized Practice of Law in Delaware
- Member of the Board of Trustees, Archmere Academy
- Member of the Board of Directors, Special Olympics Delaware
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Representative Matters
- Georgia-Pacific
- QUALCOMM
- Sony
- Honeywell
- Ameritech
- Visteon
- Advanced Energy
- Youbet.com
News
- Chambers USA 2010 Names Twenty Morris Nichols Attorneys as Leading Lawyers
The 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols attorneys and four practice groups as among the best in Delaware. - 26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010: Firm Earns Seven #1 Rankings in Delaware
The Best Lawyers in America 2010 has ranked Morris Nichols #1 in Delaware in seven practice areas and has named 26 Morris Nichols attorneys to its The Best Lawyers in America 2010 list. - Chambers USA 2009 Names 20 Morris Nichols Attorneys and Five Practice Groups as Best in Delaware
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols’ attorneys and five practice groups as best in Delaware. - IP Law & Business Ranks Morris Nichols' Patent Litigation Practice #1 in Delaware
IP Law & Business released the results of its 2008 Patent Litigation Survey today and recognized Morris Nichols as the number one ranked firm in Delaware for patent litigation.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- Thomas C. Grimm, Julia Heaney, Karen Jacobs Louden, Trademarks in Cyberspace, (Delaware Lawyer, Vol. 18, No. 4, Winter 2000-2001)
- Eugene L. Grimm, Thomas C. Grimm, Trademarks: How to Get Them, Keep Them, and Enforce Them, Delaware Lawyer (March 1989)