Charles H. Thomas

Retired Founder

Education: B.S. Engineering Degree, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1963; J.D. Degree, De Paul University Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1970.

Admitted to practice before: the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 1970, Registration No. 25,710; the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois, 1970; the Supreme Court of the State of California, 1976; and the following federal courts: CAFC (through admission to practice before CCPA), 1974; Court of Claims, 1976; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1970; United States District for the Central District of California, 1976; Ninth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 1978; Tenth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, 1978; United States Supreme Court, 1994. Member: Long Beach Bar Association, Los Angeles Patent Law Association, American Bar Association.