
Professor of Law
John R. Thomas
B.S., Carnegie Mellon; J.D., University of Michigan; LL.M., George Washington
Areas of Expertise:
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Assistant
Maya Krishnan
Office
McDonough Hall 496
Scholarship
Roger E. Schechter & John R. Thomas, Principles of Trademark Law (St. Paul, Minn.: West Academic 2021).
[BOOK] Roger E. Schechter & John R. Thomas, Principles of Patent Law (St. Paul, Minn.: West Academic 3d ed. 2019).
[BOOK] Brian Dean Abramson with John R. Thomas & Peter O. Safir, Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law (Arlington, Va.: Bureau of National Affairs 2018).
[BOOK] Martin J. Adelman, Randall R. Rader & John R. Thomas, Cases and Materials on Patent Law (St. Paul, Minn.: West Academic 5th ed. 2018).
Book Chapters & Collected Works
John R. Thomas, Pharmaceutical Patents, in Research Handbook on Patent Law and Theory 353-377 (Toshiko Takenaka ed., Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar 2d ed. 2019).
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In The News
"Democrats Tout Federal Patent Take-Backs for Lowering Drug Costs," coverage by Bloomberg Law, December 16, 2019, quoting Professor John R. Thomas.
"Force Drug Companies to Lower Prices," coverage by The American Prospect, September 26, 2019, quoting Professor Jay Thomas.
"Judge Michel says Congress stuck in a time warp on patent reform," coverage in IP Watchdog, May 12, 2015, featuring Professor John Thomas.
Professor John R. Thomas testified about patent reform implementation and new challenges for small businesses before the House Committee on Small Business, May 15, 2013.