Academic Qualifications:
- 2001, Juris
Doctor, magna cum laude, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana, U.S.A. CALI book awards in Copyright Law, International
Trade Law, Insurance Law, International Tax Law and Federal
Income Tax Law
- 1990, B.S.E. (Computer Engineering),
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Second
Prize, Cooley Writing Awards, 1989
Other Training:
- Vietnamese Language Training: Stanford University (1992-1993);
Hanoi Foreign Language College (1993); University of Ho
Chi Minh City (1994-1995); Institute of Literature in Hanoi
(1996)
Professional Qualifications:
- State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Law Section
- Registered to practice before:
- United States Patent and Trademark
Office
- United States Court of International
Trade
- United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
- United States District Court
for the Central District of California
- Certificate to Practice as a Foreign
Lawyer in Vietnam, issued by Vietnam's Ministry of Justice
Employment:
- Senior Foreign Consultant, Tilleke & Gibbins Consultants
Limited, Hanoi (2007-present)
- Advise on all aspects of intellectual property law,
commercial law and investment law.
- Managing Lawyer, Law Offices of Thomas J. Treutler,
PC, Danang, Vietnam (2006-2007)
- Advised clients on Vietnamese intellectual property
law and commercial law. Provided comments to the Vietnamese
government on the draft implementing decrees to the
Law on Intellectual Property. Advised Vietnam on the
adoption of new criminal law provisions to help curb
counterfeiting and piracy. Organized an international
IP conference focusing on enforcement in Hanoi on the
occasion of the APEC Summit, which was sponsored by
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and was attended by 150
delegates. Through USAID's STAR Program, gave presentations
on intellectual property law and enforcement to the
Supreme Court of Vietnam and Hanoi Service of Trade.
Prepared a position paper on the protection of pharmaceutical
test data in Vietnam, and a position paper on intellectual
property law in Vietnam for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
in Vietnam. Lectured with customs officials on border
measures for the U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council in Ho Chi
Minh City. Founded the first foreign law office in central
Vietnam. Vietnam Correspondent for Managing Intellectual
Property magazine.
- Associate Attorney, Baker & McKenzie, Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam (2004-2006)
- Head of firm's Vietnam Intellectual Property Group.
Advised on intellectual property law, including assisting
clients with anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy matters,
patent and trademark registration, and licensing.
- Head of a team that received Asialaw magazine's Vietnam
IP Firm of the Year award in 2006. Named a "Leading
Individual" in intellectual property law in Vietnam
by Asia-Pacific Legal 500. Assisted the Vietnamese government
in drafting intellectual property legislation and trained
Vietnamese officials (including judges) in regard to
intellectual property law through the STAR program.
Lectured on intellectual property law in the U.S.-Vietnam
Trade Council's IP Lecture Series held at the Ho Chi
Minh City Library. Assisted in setting up VACIP, Vietnam's
first anti-counterfeiting association for foreign companies.
Lectured on legal ethics at the Vietnam Judicial Academy.
Advised high technology companies on intellectual property
issues in the employment context, and drafted IP rules
and agreements for the employment relationships of the
company.
- Associate Attorney, Hickman, Palermo, Truong &
Becker, San Jose, California (2003-2004)
- Patent preparation and prosecution in the computer,
software, networking and electrical arts.
- Associate Attorney, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman,
Los Angeles, California (Summer 2000, 2001-2002)
- Patent preparation and prosecution in the electrical,
semiconductor, computer and medical arts. Assisted in
patent, copyright and trademark litigation. Advised
on copyright licensing issues.
- Several years experience as a consultant, legal assistant
and translator in Vietnam in the commercial, taxation and
labor law areas.
Membership in
Professional Organizations:
- State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Law Section
Honors/Recognitions:
- Featured as a leading lawyer in intellectual
property in Chambers Asia 2008
- Named a "Leading Individual" in intellectual
property law in Vietnam in 2005 by Asia-Pacific Legal 500
Publications:
- "Vietnam
Issues Official Letter on Automobile Industry",
February 2008.
- (With John E. King), "Doing
Business in Vietnam", prepared for Multilaw
for distribution at the ASEAN Seminar, Cincinnati, Ohio,
September 20, 2007
- Position Paper on Intellectual Property Law in Vietnam
prepared for the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam,
Amcham Journal, December 2006
- Vietnam: New Rules on Business Names, Managing Intellectual
Property, October 2006
- Insider's Guide to Vietnam, Managing Intellectual Property,
October 2006
- Vietnam: Roundup of IP Developments, Managing Intellectual
Property, September 2006
- U.S. Copyright Registration (written in Vietnamese), Copyright
Office of Vietnam Website, May 2006
- Introduction to U.S. IP Law: New Decision of the Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board on the Use of Goods/Services in Trademark
Application Specifications (written in Vietnamese), Vietnam
Intellectual Property Association Newsletter, April
2006
- Maximizing Protection in Vietnam, Managing Intellectual
Property, February 2005
- Copyright Fraud Rampant, Vietnam Investment Review,
June 2004
- Vietnam's New Labor Code, East Asia Executive Reports,
January 1995 (co-authored with Fred Burke)
- Various articles in Tax Notes International, Vietnam
Economic Times, U.S - ASEAN Business Council Newsletter
and Vietnam Business Journal
Presentations:
- Intellectual Property Issues in the Pharmaceutical Sector,
Vietnam Intellectual Property Association International
IP Conference, Hanoi, November 2006
- Overview of Border Measures in Vietnamese Law, U.S. -
Vietnam Trade Council Seminar on Border Measures, Ho Chi
Minh City, August 2006
- Likelihood of Confusion Analysis in Trademark Litigation,
Supreme Court of Vietnam Intellectual Property Law Seminar,
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, August 2006
- U.S. Trademark Registration Practices, Hanoi Service of
Trade Trademark Seminar, Hanoi, August 2006
- IP Litigation in Vietnam, U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Seminar,
Ho Chi Minh City, December 2005
- Presentation on IPR in Vietnam, U.S. Ambassador's Roundtable
on IPR, Hanoi, April 2005
- Status Report on IPR in Vietnam, Vietnam Business Forum,
Hanoi, November 2004
- Role of Patents in Research Institutions, Ho Chi Minh
City Dept. of Science and Technology Seminar, Ho Chi Minh
City, November 2004
Practice Areas:
Commercial Law
and Intellectual Property
E-mail:
thomas.t@tillekeandgibbins.com
Telephone:
(84-4)
772 6688
Facsimile:
(84-4)
772 5568
(February
2008) 
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