Thomas P. "Tom" Arden 15YEARSAWARDED

Thomas P. "Tom" Arden

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Awarded Practice Areas
Trademark Law
Thomas P. "Tom" Arden
Thomas P. "Tom" Arden
Chicago, IL
Works at
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane PC

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Biography

Mr. Arden concentrates on federal court litigation in the areas of unfair competition, trademark, copyright, advertising, and related areas; licensing and transfers of copyright and trademark interests; litigation before the United States Trademark Trial & Appeal Board; Internet domain name disputes throughout the world; and foreign copyright and trademark matters.

Mr. Arden’s litigation experience includes appeals before the Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals and Court of Appeals or the Federal Circuit and a successful petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court vacating an appellate court decision in a copyright case. Mr. Arden also has substantial experience in prosecuting and defending applications to register such diverse trademarks as cow-spotted packaging for computers and the exhaust sound of a motorcycle. He also served as a panelist for E-Resolution, a former domain name dispute resolution provider.

Mr. Arden has represented clients on intellectual property matters in the publishing, computer, automotive, Internet services, personal care, food, pet food, restaurant, insurance, clothing, vitamin, pharmaceutical, musical instruments, telecommunications, chemical, entertainment and toy industries.

Works at
Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane PC

10 Best Lawyers awards

Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane PC logo

Locations

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1985

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, State of Illinois
  • Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
  • California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • Wisconsin, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • Arkansas, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
  • Michigan, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States, U.S. Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Copyright Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Copyright Law, Chicago (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Trademark Law
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America Guide – Lawyer of the Year, Copyright Law 2014
  • The Best Lawyers in America Guide, Intellectual Property Law; Copyright Law; Trademark Law 2009-2014
  • Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, 2006, 2012

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