Q. Todd Dickinson, Partner
Howrey Simon Arnold & White
Washington, DC 20004
202-383-7459
202-383-6610 (FAX)
dickinsont@howrey.com

Q. Todd Dickinson is a partner in Howrey Simon Arnold White's Intellectual Property Practice. He has more than twenty five years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property law and public policy, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Mr. Dickinson leads the firm's Intellectual Property Group's counseling, licensing, prosecution, strategic portfolio management and government relations practice. Prior to joining Howrey, Mr. Dickinson was Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). At the USPTO, Mr. Dickinson was principal policy advisor to the President of the United States on all intellectual property matters. Moreover, he was responsible for all international intellectual property policy issues on behalf of the U.S. government. Mr. Dickinson wrote extensively on subjects from e-commerce and IP enforcement in a knowledge-based economy to genomic patents.

Additionally, he taught individual courses at George Washington University, Georgetown University, George Mason University, University of Pittsburgh, and Tokyo University.