Thomas Epting recognized by IP Stars
May 24, 2018
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced that Thomas W. Epting was selected as a “Patent Star” and a “Trademark Star” in South Carolina in the 2018 edition of IP Stars, produced by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. IP Stars uses client and peer feedback to analyze and identify the leading IP firms and attorneys in the nation to provide deeper insights to the complex U.S. IP legal market for in-house counsel at Fortune 500 companies.
Epting is the practice area leader of Smith Moore Leatherwood’s Business Group. His clients call on him to obtain all types of intellectual property protection for their assets including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He also handles the management, licensing, and when necessary, enforcement of such intellectual property through litigation and other enforcement actions.
Epting graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University. He formerly served as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and member of the board of managers of the Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association. Additionally, he served as Lieutenant Colonel in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the United States Air Force Reserves.
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