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Alan Norman

Alan Norman

Partner

St. Louis
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314 667 3633 fax


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INDUSTRIES

PRACTICES

  • Education

    • University of Florida,

      J.D., 1985

    • University of Central Florida,

      B.S., Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 1982

      Member of Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma Engineering

  • Admissions

    • Florida

    • Missouri

    • US Ct Appeals, 8th Circuit (Covers AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

    • US Ct Appeals, Federal Circuit

    • US Patent and Trademark Office

  • Affiliations

    • Florida and Missouri Bar Member

    • Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association

    • Member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

      Past Chair - Patent, Trademark, Copyright Section

  • Recognitions

    • Listed in "Chambers USA" for Intellectual Property in Missouri, 2023 (by Chambers & Partners)

    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.)

      Named Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Intellectual Property in St. Louis by Best Lawyers®, 2019

      2010-2025

    • Listed in Missouri and Kansas "Super Lawyers", 2013-2022

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Partner, 2001-Present

      Associate, 1995-2001

Alan represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property litigation, with a strong emphasis on patent litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels, and strategic planning of patent infringement suits.

Although in recent years his practice has concentrated in patent litigation, Alan possesses a wealth of experience in patent application preparation and prosecution, covering a wide variety of mechanical/electromechanical technologies. He has acquired a reputation for developing creative patent application strategies to enhance the business opportunities of clients. His practice also includes post grant proceedings before the USPTO and the preparation of validity and infringement/right-to-use opinions.

Thompson Coburn Publications

Federal Circuit Overrules Rigid Test for Design Patent Obviousness

Supreme Court Upholds, but Narrows, Assignor Estoppel

Patent Office clarifies standard for indefiniteness in AIA post-grant proceedings

Supreme Court holds that with respect to institution decisions, no review means no review

Supreme Court nixes USPTO’s practice of partially instituting IPR challenges

The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the IPR process

Amending claims may be getting easier in post-grant proceedings, at least for now

SCOTUS clarifies damages analysis for design patents, reversing landmark damage award

New changes to U.S. design patent law

Publications

Co-Author, “A Competent Exculpatory Opinion of Counsel: A Silver Bullet to the Heart of a Willful Infringement Charge”;
St. Louis Bar Journal, Fall 2000

Author, “You Can’t Patent That! Can You?”;
Saint Louis Lawyer, May 5, 2004