Thomas W. Brooke

Thomas W. Brooke is an intellectual property attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Brooke handles matters ranging from serving as litigation counsel in major intellectual property disputes across the globe, to initial counseling and trademark selection, copyright and trademark registration around the world, licensing and technology transfers. Related matters include drafting and interpreting agreements regarding ownership and use of names, images, photographs, software, trade secrets, music and other intellectual property. His clients are located all over the world and range from large and small businesses, associations and trade groups to entrepreneurial individuals.

Mr. Brooke ranks among the most prolific filers of U.S. trademark applications, and has strong relationships within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In 2016, the International Trademark Association (INTA) asked him to serve a two-year stint as chair of the association's U.S. Trademark Office Practices Committee, working directly with the U.S. Commissioner of Trademarks and other top-level staff at the USPTO. In addition, he currently serves on the INTA's Internet Committee, working to craft worldwide policy on domain name abuse. He previously served as chair of the INTA's U.S. Legislation Committee, where he helped craft the Federal Anticybersquatting Piracy Act (ACPA) and the Federal Trademark Dilution Act (FTDA).

Mr. Brooke regularly appears in federal courts across the country, having successfully obtained favorable judgments in a wide variety of jurisdictions. He counsels clients to seek reasonable settlements, but when tenacious advocacy becomes necessary, clients are glad to have him as their counsel. He has successfully obtained judgments in favor of clients at trial and at hearings on preliminary injunction motions in several jurisdictions in the U.S. and abroad.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Brooke worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., as a legislative assistant to the late Sen. John McCain and former Rep. Frank R. Wolf.

Mr. Brooke frequently speaks at legal education seminars sponsored by groups such as the INTA, ABA's Intellectual Property Law Section, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), D.C. Bar, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and Law Education Institute on topics ranging from U.S. trademark legislation, trade dress law, copyright law, litigation strategy, international trademark protection and legal ethics.