Thomas Motes is a registered patent attorney serving as Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property at West Virginia University. In this role, Thomas focuses on intellectual property and data use issues relating to University agreements and research. He also supports the Office of Innovation and Commercialization by assisting in patent procurement and licensing of WVU technology. Outside of his intellectual property responsibilities, he assists in various legal matters for the General Counsel’s office including real estate and general contracting.
Thomas received his undergraduate degree from WVU in Biochemistry and his Juris Doctorate from the WVU College of Law. After law school, he worked for Minneapolis based Brooks, Cameron and Huebsch PLLC focusing on patent prosecution. Immediately prior to joining the WVU Office of General Counsel, Thomas worked as an Associate Attorney at Jackson Kelly PLLC in its Morgantown, West Virginia, office focusing on real estate, transactions, and intellectual property. Thomas resides in Morgantown with his wife, and enjoys traveling, the outdoors, and golfing when not at the office.