Thomas T. Moga

Dykema (USA)

Thomas T. Moga is a partner with the Dykema law firm and has over 30 years of experience in domestic and international intellectual property portfolio development and enforcement. He is an experienced patent prosecutor in the mechanical, chemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical arts and has testified as an expert witness in patent disputes. 

As an intellectual property portfolio developer, Mr. Moga’s experience includes the development of domestic and foreign patent portfolios, the acquisition of trademark and copyright registrations, licensing, and policy development.

In the arena of intellectual property rights enforcement, Mr. Moga manages patent enforcement and anti-counterfeiting actions in Asia, including overseeing initial counterfeit product investigation, selecting and working with local counsel, and preparing administrative and judicial documents.

A pioneer in protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in China, Mr. Moga represented foreign companies in that country since the 1980’s.  He was a Fulbright Scholar in China where he taught patent law at Jilin University and acted as a patent examiner instructor at China’s patent office. Mr. Moga was a visiting foreign expert in law at Xiamen University, China, and worked as a foreign legal expert for a patent and trademark law office in Taipei.

He is a member of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (ITAC), a committee co-administered by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Mr. Moga is a past board member of the AIPLA and the Fulbright Association and is the author of "Patent Practice and Policy in the Pacific Rim” (Thomson Reuters), a multi-volume treatise on patent law and practice in Asia, and "China’s Utility Model Patent System: Innovation Driver or Deterrent" (U.S. Chamber of Commerce).  Mr. Moga is a board member of the Association Internationale pour le Développement de la Propriété Intellectuelle.