Thomas Hoehner

Thomas Hoehner, currently Senior Associate General Counsel at Cornell University as of 2025, previously established a patent litigation practice as a Partner at Barclay Damon, LLP (formerly Hiscock & Barclay, LLP). His practice concentrated on patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright matters, with an emphasis on the litigation and resolution of infringement disputes in federal district and appeals courts. His technological experience spans areas such as Internet services and systems, software, networking and communications, smartphones and mobile devices, video-on-demand, digital television, digital data compression, and wireless technologies. During his tenure at Barclay Damon, the firm's broader IP litigation capabilities also encompassed technologies including medical devices, optical storage media, pharmaceuticals, sporting goods, and telecommunications equipment.

While the provided case data indicates one plaintiff-side appearance as lead counsel in an "Untitled case" during his time at Barclay Damon, his former firm's IP litigation group represented both plaintiffs in enforcing patent rights and defendants in infringement actions. The firm's practice included appearances before the US Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with experience in both offensive and defensive post-grant review proceedings.

Specific notable case outcomes directly attributable to Thomas Hoehner in web searches are not readily available beyond the general scope of his practice. However, as a member of Barclay Damon's IP Litigation team, he was part of a group that achieved significant results, including a $62 million jury verdict for a patent owner in coaxial cable connectors that was affirmed on appeal to the Federal Circuit, and the dismissal of a patent infringement case against a global telecommunication products manufacturer without monetary payment.

Mr. Hoehner earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law, where he also received a Certificate in the Technology Commercialization Law Studies Program. He is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and all four federal district courts in New York.