Tod T. Tumey
Managing Partner
Houston, Texas
Phone: 713.622.7005
Fax: 713.622.0220
Email: ttumey@tumeyllp.com
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University (B.S., Chemical Engineering)
South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude)
Member of the South Texas Law Review
Named as a Langdell Scholar
Honored with the Order of the Lytae
MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Texas
Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Admitted to practice in numerous Federal Courts
FOCUS OF PRACTICE
Tod Tumey founded the successful intellectual property law firm Tumey L.L.P. in 2006. He has a very expansive international practice with clients and cases spanning all over the world. Tod has a wide breadth of practice that includes expert witness trial testimony and expert reports, litigation, intellectual property acquisition and evaluation, portfolio management, counseling, freedom-to-operate analysis and opinions, patent and trademark prosecution, and business transactions related to intellectual property.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Founded and currently manages the successful law firm Tumey L.L.P.
Super Lawyer, Intellectual Property, by Texas Monthly (2022-2025)
Named by Corporate Vision as the 2016 Partner of the Year for the U.S.A.
Named by Corporate Vision as the 2017 Partner of the Year for the U.S.A.
Named by Acquisition Finance Magazine as the 2017 U.S. Gamechanger of the Year
Named by Corporate Vision in the 2017 Legal Awards as the Most Outstanding Managing Partner for the U.S.A.
Named by Acquisition Finance Magazine as the 2018 U.S. IP Lawyer of the Year
Represented clients in litigations involving trade secrets, cyber piracy, trademarks, counterfeiting contracts, RICO and patents
Served as expert witness in numerous patent and trade secret litigations, which included providing trial testimony and expert reports
Served as expert witness on patent and inter partes review matters in an international arbitration
Served as local counsel in intellectual property and commercial litigation
Served on the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors for several corporations
Manage international patent and trademark portfolios for several multi-billion dollar companies
Serves as outside General Counsel for multiple companies.
Represented clients in multiple trademark registration cancellation actions.
Negotiated numerous intellectual property business transactions involving licensing and purchasing of intellectual property
Drafted and prosecuted several thousand domestic and international patent applications
Involved in multiple post-grant proceedings such as inter partes reviews, re-examinations, cancellation actions, and oppositions
Represented numerous clients in funding arrangements with investment banks and firms often involving tens of millions of dollars and higher in investment or divestiture
Prosecuted several thousand domestic and international trademark applications
Represented numerous clients on contingency fee arrangements based on the litigation, enforcement, licensing, and sale of intellectual property assets
Drafted, advised, and implemented trade secret protection programs for numerous companies
Evaluated third party intellectual property portfolios on behalf of multiple clients for the potential of multi-million dollar purchases or licenses
Founded and significantly increased the intellectual property portfolios for several start-up companies that are now vibrant and growing companies
TECHNOLOGY AREAS
Tod’s expertise includes diverse technologies such as oilfield equipment; downhole tools; well drilling, completion, and stimulation; syngas production and processing; gas-to-liquids technology; organic and polymer compositions, catalysts, and processes; nanotechnology; military equipment; electrochemistry; laser technology; software and business methods; medical implants and devices; energy production and storage; green devices and process; and household products.