J. Thomas McCarthy
Senior Professor and Founding Director of the McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property and Technology Law

Scholarship | Biographical Note

Biographical Note

Professor McCarthy is the founding director of USF's McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property and Technology Law, which is named in his honor. He taught at USF for 36 years. Although he no longer teaches courses, he remains involved in the institute and continues his scholarly activities. He was the recipient of the 2003 President's Award of the International Trademark Association, the 2000 Pattishall Medal for excellence in teaching trademark law from the Brand Names Education Foundation, the 1997 Ladas Professional Author Award from the Brand Names Education Foundation, the 1997 Centennial Award in Trademark Law from the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the 1994 Jefferson Medal from the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association, the 1979 Rossman Award of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, and the 1965 Watson Award of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. The American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association named Professor McCarthy "the most influential trademark expert of the 20th century."

Education

BS, University of Detroit
JD, University of Michigan

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