Mr. Wettach focuses his practice on intellectual property advice and litigation.  He counsels manufacturing and advanced technology companies on technology protection and solutions for related legal issues.  In addition to his patent, trademark, copyright infringement, unfair competition and trade secret litigation practices, a substantial amount of his work concentrates on licensing all forms of intellectual property, as well as protecting trade secrets and confidential technology.  Mr. Wettach is listed in both The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers for intellectual property.
 

Tom’s areas of focus include:

• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust Law
• Business Law
• Civil Trial
• Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law 

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1966
• Registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1966
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Fourth Circuits, 1970
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1970
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1970
• U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1970, and U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit, 1982

Education

• J.D. (with honors, Order of the Coif and Research Editor, North Carolina Law Review), University of North Carolina, 1966
• B.A., Physics, Washington & Jefferson College, 1963

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Listed in Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers for intellectual property

Memberships

• Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association
• Thornburg Borough Council, 1978-1993 (President, 1988-1993)
• Health System Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 1974-1985