Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 
Thomas N. Young is an attorney with Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane PC in Troy, Michigan, focusing on Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. He has more than 50 years of experience in private practice representing businesses and innovators in a broad range of intellectual property matters, including patent prosecution, patent litigation, and appellate proceedings.
Mr. Young has authored more than 2,500 patents and has represented clients in state and federal courts across the country, including matters in Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, California, Kansas, Texas, South Carolina, New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. His litigation experience also includes appearances before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Among his notable representations, Mr. Young represented an automotive supplier, ITT Industries (Cooper Standard), in the patent matter Honeywell v. ITT Industries Inc., 452 F.3d 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2006). He has also represented a nationally known furniture company in multiple inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Before entering private practice, Mr. Young worked as an electrical engineer and served in the Patent Section of General Motors Corporation in both Detroit and Washington, D.C. His technical background supports his work with clients in a variety of industries involving complex intellectual property and patent matters.
Mr. Young is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and served as Chairman in 1977. He also participated as a Member of the Council for Judicial Reform for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1993 to 1994. In addition, he remains active in the State Bar of Michigan’s Intellectual Property Community Involvement Initiative.
