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Thomas B James

Thomas B James


Intellectual Property Law and Business Lawyer
Law Office of Tom James
Cokato, MN
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Attorney Biography

Thomas James, Cokato Minnesota attorney at the Law Office of Tom James, is an Intellectual Property and Appellate attorney. He handles Copyright registration and Trademark registration applications and follow-up, including appeals, and representation in selected cases. Attorney Thomas James is licensed to practice in Minnesota, and admitted to practice in the U.S. Trademark Trials and Appeals Board (TTAB), the 8th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is also qualified to represnt clients before the newly created Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Nationwide represenation with respect to trademark and copyright registration and TTAB and CCB proceedings. 

Attorney Tom James is the founding director of Echion CLE, a continuing legal education course provider and book publisher. In addition, he maintains two blogs. "The Cokato Copyright Attorney" is his professional blog, located at thomasbjames.com. He also maintains a personal blog on Medium.com, at  https://ThomasBJamesMinnesotaAttorney.medium.com.

Tom James is the author of several books and law review reviews, including the leading text on e-commerce law: "E-Commerce Law: The Legal Compliance Handbook for Online Businesses." Other titles: IP Law for Non-IP Attorneys, Website Law, The History of Custody Law, Domestic Violence.

Thomas James, Minnesota attorney, is also a certified TESOL/TEFL teacher (Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages), a certified Teacher of English to Young Learners (TEYL), and a certified teacher of Business English (CTBE).


Practice Areas

 
Intellectual Property Law (80%)
 
Business Law (20%)

Photos

Videos

Elimination of Bias: Helping Male Survivors of Childhood Sex Crimes

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Bar Licenses

Minnesota State Bar
Minnesota
Member in Good Standing
1986

Work Experience

Echion CLE
CLE Instructor
2021Present

LegalCORPS
Volunteer attorney
2021Present

Law Office of Tom James
Attorney
1995Present

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Education

Southwestern Law School
Southwestern Law School
JD
1984

University of California - Berkeley
BA
1979

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Associations

American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
20212023

Minnesota State Bar Association
Member
Minnesota State Bar Association
19952023

Member
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
2023

Member
National Association for the Self-Employed
2023

Member
Authors Alliance
2023

Member
ABA Committee on Copyright and Emerging Technologies
2023

Volunteer
SCORE
2020

Member
Copyright Alliance

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Awards & Honors

Hennepin County District Judges Award
Hennepin County District Court

American Jurisprudence Legal Scholarship Award
American Jurisprudence

Certificate of Commendation from the Governor of Minnesota
Minnesota Governor

Top Student Award
Southwestern University School of Law

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Commercial Recognitions

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Recognized for Professional Involvement
Lawyer Legion
2024

Case Results - Thomas B James

Affirmed.
Appeal from a family court order
Oct 2022
Father and Mother shared joint legal and physical custody of their son, with equal amounts of parenting time. Father sought to care for the child during times when Mother wanted to have third parties ...

Reversed
Appeal (pro se assistance)
Nov 2008
The district court imposed sanctions on the Client. He appealed various issues, including the district court's imposition of sanctions on him. I researched and drafted the brief pertaining to the sanc...

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Thomas B James
Law Office of Tom James
440 Broadway Ave N
Cokato, MN 55321
tomjameslaw.com
Office: 320-237-2711
Other: 320-310-2804

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