Thomas G. Wiseman

Thomas G. Wiseman’s practice is primarily devoted to client counseling and patent prosecution, including interferences and re-examinations, in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical arts. He has appeared as an expert in ANDA cases. He is also very familiar with the technology transfer process in universities, federal labs, and pharmacies.

Thomas is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated attorney and is or has been a member of the American Bar Association, American Chemical Society, American Intellectual Property Law Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American University Technology Managers, Biotechnology Industrial Organization, Intellectual Property Owners Association, and Licensing Executive Society. In 2017, Thomas was recognized as an “Attorney of the Year” by the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, which operates the Georgia PATENTS pro bono program.

Before joining Smith Gambrell & Russell, Thomas had over 15 years of experience in the private sector at various law firms including Venable, Baetjer, Howard, Civiletti LLP, Morrison & Foerster, LLP and Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro (Cushman, Darby and Cushman, LLP). He is familiar with patent portfolio management, licensing, and both domestic and foreign patent prosecution. Thomas spent 19 years at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, first as an Examiner, then as a Supervisory Patent Examiner, and finally as an Examiner-in-Chief (Administrative Patent Law Judge). He spent three years with the Office of Technology Transfer at National Institutes of Health, where he supervised the patent branch.

Thomas's Practice