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 approximately thirty trials, including some ten jury trials.
Representative Matters
- Georgia-Pacific
- QUALCOMM
- Sony
- Honeywell
- Ameritech
- Visteon
- Advanced Energy
- Youbet.com
News
- Seventeen Partners and Five Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers & Partners USA
Morris Nichols Ranked First in Delaware for Chancery, Corporate/M&A, and Intellectual Property Law and Second in the State in Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Real Estate. - Morris Nichols 2nd in the Nation for Number of Patent Cases Filed
According to national legal publisher IP Law & Business, Morris Nichols ranked second nationally in the number of patent cases filed in 2005, improving its score from the previous year’s fifth-place finish.
Publications
- Thomas C. Grimm, Karen Jacobs Louden & Julia Heaney, 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)
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