Thomas D. Webster PhD, JD - a Greenwood, Indiana (IN) Patents Lawyer

Greenwood Patents Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Patents 95%
Trademarks 5%

Attorney Information

Overview

I am a patent attorney not because I dreamed of becoming one as a child and pursued a course of study in college to get there. Rather, I set out to be a research scientist and ultimately earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry, and Master’s and PhD degrees in biochemistry. Then, the destiny set for me by the Lord from the beginning intervened and I found myself in law school to become a lawyer. Today, I enthusiastically serve the entrepreneurial community as a patent lawyer representing sole inventors and corporate clients in all areas of technology from simple mechanical inventions to high tech chemical and biotech inventions.

Education

Legal Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1994
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1986
  PhD
  Major: Biochemistry
- University of California, Riverside, California, 1980
  Master of Science (MS)
  Major: Biochemistry
- University of California, Riverside, California, 1976
  Bachelor of Science (BS)
  Major: Chemistry
- Baylor College of Medicine, 1990
  Post-doctoral Fellow
  Major: Molecular Genetics

Current Employment Position(s)

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Sole Practitioner
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Past Positions

Eli Lilly and Company, Patent Counsel, 1996 - 2006

Pro Bono Activities

Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, 2011 - 2014

Bar Admissions

Indiana, 1994
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995

Other Affiliations

Indiana State Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
American Intellectual Property Law Association, 1995 - Present (Member)

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Contact

Greenwood, IN

P.O. Box 1055
Greenwood, IN 46142 - 1948

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Phone: 317-886-9092

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Website: http://www.tdwpatents.com

Hours: 8:00-5:30, M-F

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