Cantor Colburn partner Ali Hayter was named one of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2021 40 Under Forty. She and the 25th annual class of 40 outstanding young professionals in the Greater Hartford area will be recognized at the official awards ceremony on September 21, 2021 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut. 

IPO will hold a LIVE (September 19-21 in Austin, TX) + Virtual Annual Meeting + Virtual (September 28-30), 2021.

The MARQUES Annual Conference takes place on September 14-17, 2021 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning Silver Sponsor of the New England Parkinson’s Ride to be held on  September 11, 2021, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, at which cyclists ride up to 100 miles to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's research. Corporate sponsors covered the cost of the ride allowing all funds raised to go directly to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. This is Cantor Colburn's sixth consecutive year sending a team of cyclists and sponsoring the event. 

IPR Connexion: Intellectual Property Rights Conference for the Pharmaceutical Industry virtual conference will bring together pharmaceutical industry and intellectual property law experts, like Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steven Coyle, to deliberate on strategies to infinitely deliver efficient patent protection for new drugs and treatments in the competitive marketplace.

GAPABA Women's Leadership Network (WLN) presents, "PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST! The Importance of  Mental & Physical Wellness," a virtual webinar discussion and presentation on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. Cantor Colburn partner Tina Dorr, Ph.D., co-chair of the WLN, co-hosts the event with experts in exercise, nutrition, and mental health.

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Diverse Inventors subcommittee of the Women in IP Committee is proud to launch a new and updated Law Firm Toolkit that assists legal professionals in law firms to team with their corporate and university clients to increase the diversity in in the innovation ecosphere of the their clients.  Cantor Colburn's Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq., partner, and Liam Evans, patent agent, members of the IPO Diversity & Inclusion Committee, will be part of an IPO webinar on August 4, 2021 that will walk through the updated toolkit.

Cantor Colburn led a UConn Technology Commercialization Services Fireside Chat, "Working with Different Types of Intellectual Property," on July 28, 2021. Todd Garabedian, Ph.D., Esq., Partner and Vice Chair of Cantor Colburn's Life Sciences Patent Practice, discussed patents, Curt Krechevsky, Partner and Chair of the Trademark & Copyright Practice, discussed trademarks, and George Pelletier, Of Counsel in the Trademark & Copyright Practice, discussed trademarks.

Partner Tina Dorr, Ph.D. will speak at ACI’s 19th Global Summit on Life Sciences Patents on July 21-22, 2021. Tina will speak on Navigating the Current Obviousness Landscape: Integrating the Latest Developments in Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Inherency into Your Patent Prosecution Approach, with Laura Wine, Assistant General Counsel, IP, at Arena Pharmaceuticals and Kathleen Kahler Fonda, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent and Legal Administration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Trademark and copyright Counsel Nancy Kennedy will attend the forum, The Business of Cannabis: Cultivating a Ninety-Million Dollar Market in the Nutmeg State, presented by the Hartford Business Journal and New Haven Biz. This forum will focus on the business in this emerging industry that faces unique issues, especially while the consumption of marijuana remains prohibited at the federal level, and explore how Connecticut businesses can capitalize on this emerging industry while navigating the constantly evolving matrix of state compliance regulations.

Partner Eric Baron delves into "Who is the Inventor When AI Conceives? Dr. Thaler's Dabus" as a part of the Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education (JPPCLE)'s Webinar series on June 10, 2021.

David Bomzer will speak at PLI's Patent Fundamentals Bootcamp 2021: An Introduction to Patent Drafting, Prosecution, and Litigation via Live Webcast on June 2-4, 2021.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is bringing together a diverse, global community of law firms, companies, and institutions involved in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and other unfair competition laws at AIPLA's 2021 Virtual Spring Meeting.  Scheduled from Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14, the Spring Meeting has topics of interest to a wide range of IP practice.  

Thousands of women IP professionals are gathering virtually on Tuesday, May 4, 1:30-2:30 PM to discuss themes of optimism and hard work from Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming. Cantor Colburn is proud to host a discussion group hosted by partners Jenae Gureff and Michelle Ciotola. RSVP: contact@cantorcolburn.com.

Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steve Coyle will be a panelist at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, April 26-27, 2021.  

During the Connecticut Invention Convention, more than 500 engineers, academics, scientists, entrepreneurs, and legal professionals will judge students' inventions and inspire young minds to pursue science and engineering studies and careers.

The New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 99th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary is virtual on April 22, 2021. 

David Bomzer spoke about patents versus trade secrets at the New York City Bar webinar, “An Introduction to IP Law for the Small Law Firm Practitioner: When Might Your Client Have an IP Issue and How to Start to Think About It,” on April 21, 2021.

The 4th Annual IPO Spring Summit is April 20-21, 2021. The conference is designed for mid to senior level IP attorneys with topics directly relevant to in-house counsel and provides outside counsel information that will enhance relationship building and productivity with their corporate clients. This year's Summit features North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis and Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Daren Tang. 

Partner and Trademark & Copyright Vice Chair Michelle Ciotola will speak on the Trademark Modernization Act at The Managing IP annual Global Trademark Forum on April 14, 2021.

Ishir Mehta will be part of the IPO Chat Channel panel discussion, Protecting Software Related to a Medical Device: A Case Law Review & Strategy on April 14, 2021.

Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D. will participate as a Student Reporter in the American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) Spring Virtual Meeting, taking place from April 7 - 16, 2021. The event features governance meetings, CLE education, presentations by international IP experts, and multiple interactive networking opportunities.

The Association of University Technology Managers' Annual Meeting in March 15-18, 2021. The event convenes technology transfer, industry, legal, and academic professionals. 

Anne Davis Barry will participate in the Women Leaders in IP Law Summit on March 9, 2021. Partner Anne Barry and the Honorable Jacqueline Wright Bonilla, Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, will participate in the panel, Honoring the Top Accomplishments of Women in IP in 2019., moderated by Gail Zarick, IP Counsel at IBM Corporation. 

Cantor Colburn Partner Grant Ehrlich will attend the virtual International Battery Summit 2021 on March 9-11, 2021, an important annual event for battery technologists from leading OEMs, cell manufacturers, pack integrators, and the entire supply chain. Grant is the Chair of the Firm's Energy Storage, Battery, and Materials Practice Group. 

Cantor Colburn Partner Karl Vick will be a panelist for the Lexology webinar, Discussing the IP Industry Outlook for the U.S. in 2021, on March 3, 2021 at 1PM ET. Using NovumIP's global IP industry benchmarking report released earlier this year as the discussion starting point, Karl and the other experts on the panel will delve into major themes including COVID-19 resiliency, adapting to industry consolidation, IP protection concerns, reconsidering IP strategy, communicating value, technology challenges and the role of IP service providers. 

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) presents a conversation with Dr. Tina Dorr, Partner and patent attorney at Cantor Colburn, Dr. Susan Hausdorff, Vice President and Chief IP Counsel at Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Emily Kinser, 2015 IBM Master Inventor and current Laboratory Manager of the Inorganics, Ceramics, & Applied Physics Cluster in the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory, about the patenting process and the challenges and importance of moving the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

Cantor Colburn is proud to continue its sponsorship of the IPO Education Foundation Awards Celebration, December 8-10, 2020.

Quality patents are a must to survive this environment, in which the legal and market uncertainty adds further pressure to budgets. How do patent practitioners build a cohesive strategy with options around these legal and budget challenges, which also delivers business results? Anne Davis Barry will be a panelist at the IP Strategy Summit on November 18, 2020, which explores these issues and more

The International Trademark Association (INTA)'s Annual Meeting and Leadership Meeting will take place from November 16-20, 2020 online.

The Connecticut Technology Council and Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. will honor 50 outstanding women in STEM at Women of Innovation, a virtual event, on November 12, 2020 from 12-1PM is free.

From October 28-29, 2020, The Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance's Corporate Intellectual Property Institute will take place virtually. Partners Peter Hagerty and Jeff Waters will attend.

Brad Lawrence will be on the Patent Prosecution Update Panel at the New York City virtual summit Risk & Uncertainty: The New Normal for IP on October 29, 2020.

Team Cantor Colburn is returning to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Hartford Light The Night Walk, having been the 2019 #1 Corporate Team. 

AIPLA’s Annual Meeting is virtual in 2020, taking place from October 22-30, 2020. Partner Jenae Gureff, who chairs AIPLA's Mentoring Committee, will attend.  

Brad Lawrence will be a panelist at the virtual IP Strategy Summit, "Risk & Uncertainty: The New Normal for IP" on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Register here.

Georgia IP Alliance (GIPA)'s Corporate IP Roundtable takes place on October 6, 2020, featuring Phyllis T. Turner-Brim, Vice President and Asst. General Counsel IP and Technology at Starbucks Coffee Co. Jeffrey Waters, Partner in Charge of the Atlanta Office and Co-Chair of the Computer Science Practice Group, and Tanmay Dharmadhikari, will attend the virtual event. 

The AIPPI World Congress goes virtual from October 5 to 14, 2020, and it’s free for all 9,000 AIPPI members.

Cantor Colburn is hosting an AIPLA women's networking and bourbon tasting event via Zoom on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from 6-7 PM EST, “Building Bonds Over Bourbon: Conversations with IP Colleagues.” Our program will enhance networking skills: we’ll have a bourbon tasting, learn and practice techniques for building relationships, and discuss IP issues in breakout groups. 

IPO has decided that the 2020 Annual Meeting will take place virtually on September 21, 2020 on a secure and engaging virtual platform.

Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., Esq., will attend the International Battery Seminar, now virtual, on July 27, 2020. Grant chairs the firm's Energy Storage, Batteries, and Materials Practice Group and is a lithium-ion batteries expert. 

Join us for complimentary webinar, U.S. Design Patents, Quickest, Easiest, and Cost-Effective, on June 17 at 9 AM EDT, led by Cantor Colburn's Co-Managing Partner Michael Cantor and Design Patent Practice Co-Chair Daniel Drexler.

Michelle Ciotola will be a panelist for the webinar, "Global Trademark Portfolio ... expert tips to lower cost and risk," presented by Novagraaf on May 28, 2020. Novagraaf’s Alastair Rawlence, Senior Trademark Attorney, and Toon Simons, Managing Director of IP Services, Trademarks, will also be panelists, as will Sofya Nadgorny, Associate Counsel, Trademarks and Domain Names at Warner Music Group.

Cantor Colburn copyright attorneys will present the complimentary webinar, "Creativity and the Law: A Webinar for Artists on What Every Artist Should Know About Copyright," on May 28, 2020 at 5:30 PM in partnership with the  Greater Hartford Arts Council. Michelle Ciotola, Ali Caless, Benjamin Cantor and Crysta Lemon Schmidt will review copyright law and how artists can protect their creative works. 

Cantor Colburn partners and former in-house IP counsel Karl Barr and Karl Vick will be panelists on a webinar, "Plan, Don't Panic! Effectively Managing Your Patent Portfolio," on May 7, at 9 AM EDT. The webinar on effective portfolio management is presented by Novagraaf. Portfolio alignment, budget management, best practice tips for remotely managing portfolios will be the focus of discussion.

Jenae Gureff will attend AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) Virtual Spring Meeting on May 6-8, 2020. Jenae chairs the AIPLA Mentoring Committee and will co-host a networking event. Jenae has been hosting networking events at each of AIPLA's annual and spring meetings since October 2018.  

Trademark and Litigation Partner Tom Mango will be a panelist discussing Online Brand Protection on Thursday, April 30, at 9 AM EDT, in a webinar presented by Novagraaf along with Lia Young from Caterpillar and Anca Draganescu-Pinawin from Novagraaf. The focus of their discussion will be on the impact of COVID-19 for brand owners. 

Cantor Colburn partner Dave Christensen will be part of the webinar "Managing a Multi-Jurisdictional Practice." This webinar is presented by the American Bar Association and airs live on March 19, 2020 at 1PM Eastern. 

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 9th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 4-6, 2020. Steve Coyle and Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., Esq., co-chairs of the Pharmaceutical IP Services Practice Group, will attend, as will Nick Geiger.

Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq., Counsel and member of the IPO U.S. Patent Office Practice Committee and IPO Women in IP Law Committee, will attend the IP Owners Spring Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 4-5, 2020. 

Houston Intellectual Property Law Association is pleased to announce the 2020 Annual HIPLA Judges Dinner to be held the evening of Thursday, February 13, 2020, at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Houston. 

Tina Dorr will attend the Georgia Bar's 8th Annual IP Gala, presented by its IP Section, taking place on Friday, February 6, 2020, at the Georgia Aquarium.

Partner Jenae Gureff will attend the American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter Institute, January 28-31 in Phoenix. She is an active member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and is in her third year as Chair of the Mentoring Committee. 

Cantor Colburn will sponsor the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (ACPC) 2020 Winter Meeting in Austin, January 26-29, 2020. ACPC is a membership association of Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of businesses operating in the United States. Partner Karl Vick will attend.

Cantor Colburn is a proud sponsor of the 21st Annual Children's Charity Ball event on January 18, 2020 in West Hartford at The Bridge Family Center. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 2019 IPO Education Foundation Awards Dinner which recognizes the 46th Inventor of the Year,  IP Video Contest Winners, and more. The event takes place on December 12, 2019 in Washington, D.C. 

As Chair of the Outreach Committee of the Atlanta chapter of ChIPs, Chiefs in Intellectual Property, Counsel Tina Dorr organized the December 9, 2019 community outreach event at the Rise Against Hunger Warehouse.

Bryan Zerhusen, Ph.D., Esq. will attend Yale Lifesciences Pitchfest on December 6, 2019. Last year, more than 400 people attended the event, which includes a Shark-Tank style pitch competition to pharmaceutical representatives, venture capital firms, angel investors, and entrepreneurs.

On December 5, 2019 Ishir Mehta and Tina Dorr attended the Georgia Asian Pacific American (GAPABA) Annual Holiday Party, presented by The Coca-Cola Company. Tina co-chairs GAPABA's Women's Leadership Network Committee.

Leslie-Anne Maxwell, Partner and Chair of Cantor Colburn's Pharmaceutical Patent Practice will attend the 2019 New England Venture Summit on December 4th, 2019 at the Hilton, Boston Dedham.

Alison Caless will participate on an IP Ethics CLE panel for the IP section of the Connecticut Bar on December 3, 2019; 2 CLE Ethics credits are available in CT and NY. Alison is a member of the CBA's IP Section.

Phil Colburn will speak on a panel entitled, "Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management: U.S. & International" at the Centerforce IP Strategy Summit: Global & Domestic in Silicon Valley on December 3, 2019. 

Partner Anne Barry will attend the IP Strategy: New York on November 20, 2019, where she will be a panelist on the session, "Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management: Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets", and Anne will lead a roundtable discussion, "Unlock the Potential of the Examiner Interview: Why It’s Worth It In The Long Run". The summit is presented by Center Force.

The INTA 2019 Leadership Meeting will take place November 19-22, 2019 in Austin, Texas. This annual conference brings together INTA’s volunteer leaders and committee members to advance the Association’s support of trademarks and related intellectual property. Michael Cantor, Phil Colburn, Curt Krechevsky  and Michelle Ciotola will be attending the conference.

Cantor Colburn is a sponsor of the New England Maker Summit 2019 on November 15, 2019, which brings together experts in city planning, Maker Movement industry leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, manufacturers and curious minds to explore "The Impact of Innovation & Making on Urban America." Speakers include Colin Cooper, newly appointed Chief Manufacturing Officer for the State of Connecticut.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Seattle on November 13, 2019, at which Brad Lawrence will be part of a panel discussion entitled, "Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management: Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets."

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the Georgia Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA) Women’s Leadership Network 2019 Annual Signature Dinner on November 13, 2019 and GAPABA member Tina Dorr is attending. 

Cantor Colburn partner Eric Baron will participate in a Connecticut Invention Convention,(CIC) event, Push for Entrepreneurship on November 9th, 2019, where participants will have two hours to do as many push-ups as possible with unlimited breaks. The event will take place Saturday morning, November 9th at Fairfield University, John Barrone Campus Center. This event is open to anyone between the ages of 5 and 70 who believes innovation is the key to the future and loves challenges.

Cantor Colburn is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Connecticut Children's Gala. Co-Managing Partner Michael Cantor and Partner Charles O'Brien will attend the gala on November 2, 2019
at the Connecticut Convention Center.

Nursing is central to the high-quality, patient and family care experience at Connecticut Children's. Money raised will provide extraordinary support for the nurses and their innovative research and ensure a strong future for nursing at Connecticut Children's.

Cantor Colburn, a Premier Sponsor of the Georgia State University College of Law Intellectual Property Program, is pleased to support The Annual Corporate IP Institute®, presented by the university's College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, and the Atlanta Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section. 

Michelle Ciotola and Curt Krechevsky will attend the Annual Meeting of the Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (“Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property” or “ASIPI”) in Lima, Peru, October 27-30, 2019. 

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will hold its annual meeting October 24-26, 2019, near Washington, D.C. in Fort Washington, Maryland. Jenae Gureff, Partner at Cantor Colburn and Chair of the AIPLA Mentoring Committee, will attend.

Trademark attorneys Alison Caless and Benjamin Cantor will present an introductory workshop on trademarks to the Greater Hartford Chapter of SCORE on October 23, 2019 from 1-3 PM at the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor The JAX Healthcare Forum presented by The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on October 23-24, 2019, at the Jackson Laboratory's Farmington, Connecticut headquarters. The Forum will focus on emerging science and technology that will change the future of healthcare, and innovations in healthcare.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Hartford Light The Night Walk and biotech associate Nicholas Herrel, Ph.D., Esq. is the Cantor Colburn liaison. The event takes place at Bushnell Park on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 5-8:00 pm. Team Cantor Colburn and many other corporate and community teams will come together as a community to honor survivors, raise awareness of blood cancers, and remember those who have lost their battle.  

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of the Pro Bono Partnership Gala. This is the 22nd anniversary of providing free legal services to nonprofits in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. 

Alison Caless and Benjamin Cantor will attend UCONN's Law School Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at The Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Connecticut.

Charles O'Brien will present an introductory workshop on IP Basics and Agreements to the Greater Hartford Chapter of SCORE on October 9, 2019 from 1-3 PM at the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford, Connecticut.

STANLEY + Techstars Accelerator Demo Day 2019 marks the culmination of an intensive, three-month program which helps company founders accelerate their businesses through investment, resources and mentorship. Demo Day provides the founders of each of the 10 innovative companies selected for the STANLEY + Techstars Accelerator the opportunity to share their company vision with the Hartford community during a free, public event.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning Gold Sponsor of the CIP CUP® 2019 Charity Intellectual Property Golf Tournament on October 3, 2019.

The Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium will take place in Chicago on October 3-4, 2019. Litigation Practice Co-Chair and Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice Chair Steve Coyle will attend.  

Karen LeCuyer, Ph.D. will attend the 2019 Wisconsin Biohealth Summit on October 2, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin, presented by BioForward. The annual Biohealth Summit serves as Wisconsin’s platform to highlight its diverse biohealth community and collaborate on new challenges and opportunities.

The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) 47th Annual Meeting takes place September 24-26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

BioCT is holding its annual Bioscience & Beer Mixer on September 19, 2019 in Branford, Connecticut. Many members of Cantor Colburn's Life Sciences Practice Group will attend. Cantor Colburn is a long-standing BioCT sponsor.

Michelle Ciotola, Tom Mango, and Ali Caless will attend The MARQUES 33rd Annual Conference that takes place on September 17-19, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. This year's conference theme is "Brands Confronting Change." 

The AIPPI World Congress 2019 takes place September 15-18, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.

AIPPI, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, was founded in 1897 and is dedicated to the development, improvement, and legal protection of intellectual property.

Tina Dorr will attend the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Women's Leadership Workshop in Atlanta on July 27, 2019.  

Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., Esq. and Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq. will attend the Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law conference in Boston on July 25-26, 2019. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The 16th Annual Protecting Innovations for Financial Services Industry Summit on July 24-25, 2019 in New York City. Partner Brad Lawrence will moderate the panel, "Understand the Impact of FinTech Partnerships on the IP Climate." 

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the ICLE's 45th Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, taking place on July 18, 2019 on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Cantor Colburn partners Brad Lawrence and Jeff Waters will be panelists discussing "Patent Prosecution Sourcing Models: Best Practices in Driving Quality Patents on Strategy and Budgets." This webinar is presented by Derwent and IPWatchdog and airs live on July 16, 2019 at 12 PM Eastern. 

The South Asian Bar Association (SABA) National Convention takes place on June 20-21, 2019 in Atlanta. Cantor Colburn Associate Ishir Mehta will attend. 

Brad Lawrence will attend the IPBC Global conference on June 16-18, 2019 in Boston.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 7th Annual Beer Tasting & BBQ Battle, a collaborative effort of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation to promote awareness, generate enthusiasm for, and raise friends and funds to support critical legal aid programs administered by each organization.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor 2019 ScaleUP CT on June 6, 2019 at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Presented by the Connecticut Technology Council, ScaleUP CT is designed to support companies that are beyond the startup phase. ScaleUP CT is an event built to educate and invigorate the leaders of Connecticut's growing tech-oriented companies. Now in its third year, the event will support companies in the tech sector at every stage of their growth and development. Co-managing partner Michael Cantor is on the CTC board of directors and will be a part of the program. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The 5th Annual IP Strategy Summit: Chicago on June 5, 2019, where partner Brad Lawrence will be a featured speaker. Brad will be part of a panel discussion entitled, "Prosecution and Portfolio Management: Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets," and will lead a roundtable discussion.

Michael Cantor will speak at the TransPerfect Legal Solutions and Suffolk University Law School Boston IP Forum on June 5, 2019 on foreign filing strategies.

The BIO International Convention 2019 is in Philadelphia on June 3-6, 2019. More than 16,000 biotechnology and pharma leaders will come together for intensive networking to discover new opportunities and  partnerships among a wide spectrum of life science and application areas, including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy.  

Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq. will speak at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) public hearing on the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Act of 2018 or “SUCCESS Act” on June 3, 2019 at the USPTO's Silicon Valley regional office in San Jose, California. This public hearing is an opportunity to contribute oral comments concerning the participation of women, minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system. She is representing the Intellectual Property Owners Association's Women in IP Committee, of which she is Secretary.

Grant Ehrlich attended a presentation by Director Iancu, hosted by the Boston Patent Law Association, on May 20, 2019 at the UMass Club in Boston. 

The 141st annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will take place in Boston, Massachusetts from May 18-22, 2018. Nearly 10,000 intellectual property professionals from around the world will attend, including a large delegation from Cantor Colburn. 

The Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance presents the 15th Annual IP Hot Topics Luncheon, "The Future of Autonomous Vehicles & Luxurious Mobility" on May 9, 2019, in Atlanta. 

Several Cantor Colburn attorneys will be judges at the regional and statewide Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), competitions, including Eric Baron, who is also a CIC board member, Lynn Stewart, Dennis Jakiela, Ph.D., Wanli Wu,  Ali Caless, Dmitry Zuev, Chris Boehm, Luann Liang, and Sandy Sawwan. Michael Cantor ill attend to represent the firm during the program, which will recognize Cantor Colburn's support. This year's convention will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at UConn's Storrs campus.

Andy Ryan will be a panelist at the Joint Patent Practice CLE on May 2, 2019 in New York City. His panel will be on patents found invalid under Section 112 for lack of written description and enablement, including the cases D Three Enterprises, LLC V. Sunmodo Corporation et al 2017-1909 et al (Fed. Cir.) May 21, 2018 and Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co., LTD, et al, 2016-2576 (Fed. Cir. July 25, 2018). Also attending the JPPCLE are Leah Reimer, Pam Curbelo, and Anne Barry.

Pharmaceutical Litigation Chair Steve Coyle will be a panelist at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, April 29-30, 2019.  Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys expert in other supporting technologies. Also attending from Cantor Colburn are Michael Cantor, Andrew Ryan and Nicholas Geiger. 

Members of Cantor Colburn's Design Patents Practice Group will attend USPTO Design Day on April 25, 2019 in Alexandria, VA. Cantor Colburn is the #3 largest filer of design patents in the country and several of our attorneys attend Design Day every year. Partner Jenae Gureff gave the presentation, "Report from the Front Line: PTAB Decisions."

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Boys & Girls Club of Hartford's 2019 GREAT Futures Celebration on April 18, 2019 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Tina Dorr, Ph.D. will be honored at the 2019 GAPABA (Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association) New Partners and Counsel Luncheon on April 17, 2019 in Atlanta.

Trademark and copyright attorney Alison Caless attended the ASIPI Sports Law Conference on April 12, 2019 in New York City. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Boston on April 11, 2019, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. Phil will be part of a panel discussion on patent prosecution and lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners." Brad Lawrence, a partner at Cantor Colburn will also attend.

Cantor Colburn will host the April 2019 International Trademark Association (INTA) roundtable, Canadian Trademark Reform: A Follow Up, in the firm’s Hartford office. Trademark attorney George Pelletier will facilitate the two-hour roundtable discussion.

Daniel Drexler will speak at the 7th Annual Best Practices in Intellectual Property Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 8-9, 2019.  

Partner Jeffrey Waters presents the webinar, "Information Disclosure Best Practices: Navigating Risks of IDS Filings" on April 4, 2019, with Michael Rau, Director IP Technical Services at Clarivate Analytics and Gene Quinn, IP Watchdog Founder. 

The Corporate IP Counsel Forum takes place in New York City on March 28-29, 2019. Partners Brad Lawrence and Howard Levy will attend.

The 15th Annual Women of Innovation awards gala on March 27, 2019 recognizes women accomplished in science, technology, engineering, math and those who are involved in their community. It is presented by the Connecticut Technology Council, which Cantor Colburn has supported for many years.

Cantor Colburn attorneys Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq. and Daniel Mitchell will attend the Georgia Intellectual Property Association (GIPA) Corporate IP Roundtable®. Leslie Slavich, General Counsel for Spanx, Inc., will give the keynote speech.

Partner Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., will attend the 2019 International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, which takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 25-28, 2018. Grant is an expert on lithium-ion batteries, and has authored chapters in several battery reference books, in addition to many other articles on the subject. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 97th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on March 22, 2019. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the Judges' Dinner.

Curtis Krechevsky will participate in a panel discussing professional careers in the law at the March 21, 2019 Student Professional Development Conference at North Carolina A&T State University. 

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner, and Tina Dorr, Ph.D., Esq., Counsel and member of the IPO U.S. Patent Office Practice Committee and IPO Women in IP Law Committee, will attend the IP Owners Spring Summit in Austin, Texas on March 6-7, 2019.  

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 8th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 6-8. 2019. Steve Coyle, who leads the Pharmaceutical IP Services Practice Group and co-chairs the Litigation Department, will speak on "ANDA Filing and Litigation: Procedures to Respond."

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the Georgia Bar's 7th Annual IP Gala, presented by its IP Section, taking place on Friday, February 22 at the Georgia Aquarium.

Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D. will attend the Adhesion Society Annual Meeting from February 17-20, 2019 in Hilton Head, SC.

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) will hold its Annual Meeting, February 10-13, 2019, in Austin, Texas. More than 1,700 technology transfer professionals from around the world participate in the AUTM Annual Meeting, which features networking, professional development and sessions to keep you up-to-date on trends in technology transfer. Cantor Colburn partners with many public and private university technology transfer offices to protect their IP.

Leah M. Reimer, Ph.D. was a leader at the UConn Law School Alumni Assoc. & Center for Career Development Student Networking Dinner on January 31, 2019. 

The Copyright Team at Cantor Colburn will present, “Creativity and the Law: What Every Artist Should Know About Their Creations,” presented in partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council. This session is a copyright basics seminar for artists in all media. 

Presenting are Michelle Ciotola, Partner and Trademark & Copyright Department Vice Chair, Associates Ali Caless and Ben Cantor, and Senior Trademark paralegal Crysta Lemon Schmidt. 

Partners Phil Colburn, Charlie O'Brien, Bud Bedingfield and Jenae Gureff will attend the American Intellectual Property Law Association MidWinter Meeting, January 30-February 2, 2019 in Tampa. 

The American Bar Association (ABA) Mid-Year Meeting 2019 takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 23-28, 2019. Partner Dave Christensen will attend. He is a member of the ABA's Law Practice Magazine Editorial Board and the Knowledge Strategy Committee.

The Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Association is hosting the Pro Bono Hour, a short presentation style forum for organizations to share information with each other about their programs and volunteer opportunities with pro bono organizations, taking place on January 22, 2019 from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at Herd Restaurant in Middletown. 

Jared Howenstine and Jessica Eastman will attend the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at UMass January 18-20, 2019. The UMass Amherst site is one of 12 different conferences taking place in various locations around the country over that same weekend. Attendees of the conference are generally regional, and are coming together to present information on their physics research, network with their community, and learn more about career prospects in local companies.

The 2019 International Coalition for Energy Storage and Innovation (ICESI) and Pacific Power Source Symposium (PPSS) joint meeting will be held in Hawaii January 5-10, 2019. Partner Grant Ehrlich will moderate a panel discussion on Grid Energy Storage Systems with panelists Shirley Meng of UC San Diego, Andreas Jossen of TUM, Tobias Placke of Uni Muenster and Vincent L. Sprenkle of PNNL.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 2018 IPO Education Foundation Awards Dinner which recognizes the 45th Inventor of the Year,  IP Video Contest Winners, and more. The event takes place on December 11, 2018 at the National Building Museum in Washington. D.C. Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the Welcome Reception for all awards dinner guests for the third consecutive year. 

Transactional Practice Group Chair Charlie O'Brien will speak on Monetizing Intellectual Property Assets Using Effective Licensing Strategies at a program presented by the Connecticut Bar Association Business Law Section On December 11, 2018 at the Quinnipiac Club in New Haven, Connecticut. 

The IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia will meet for its annual IP Holiday Party on December 6, 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta. The IP Section will be collecting donations to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

Cantor Colburn's David Bomzer is a speaker at the New York City Bar and MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC program "Blockchain IP: Innovation and the Distributed Ledger Revolution," on November 29, 2018, a program for members and non-members alike. 

Bryan D. Zerhusen, Ph.D., Esq., will attend the Life Sciences IP Due Diligence Forum on November 29-30, 2018 in Boston. Bryan chairs the Cantor Colburn Life Sciences Practice Group. 

Michelle Ciotola will attend ASIPI Rio 2018. She is a partner and Vice Chair of Cantor Colburn's Trademark & Copyright Department. She is an active member of INTA, ECTA, and MARQUES, and her practice encompasses all aspects of trademark and copyright law.

Co-Managing Partner Phil Colburn and Brad Lawrence will attend the IP Strategy Summit: New York on November 13, 2018. Phil will lead a panel discussion, "Prosecution and Portfolio Management; Inconsistency, Complexity & Budgets." 

Charlie O'Brien and David Bomzer will present "What Non-IP Attorneys and Business Professionals Need to Know About IP Transactions," with West LegalEdcenter, a Thomson Reuters Webinar. This session will provide attorneys and business professionals with an overview of the basic categories of intellectual property and describe the various structures of typical IP transitions.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Connecticut Children's Medical Center Gala on November 10, 2018 in Hartford, Connecticut. 

Cantor Colburn Partner Charles O'Brien will present an introductory workshop on IP basics for business owners, "Intellectual Property for Business Owners," coordinated by the Greater Hartford Chapter of SCORE on November 7, 2018 in Simsbury, Connecticut.

The INTA 2018 Leadership Meeting will take place November 6-9, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It brings together INTA volunteer leaders once a year to advance the Association’s objectives and goals.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a Magic Moments Sponsor of the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Start Something Big Gala being held at The Society Room at 6:00PM

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor ScaleUP CT on October 30, 2018 in Fairfield, Connecticut. Presented by the Connecticut Technology Council, ScaleUP CT is designed to support companies that are beyond the startup phase. ScaleUP CT is a half-day event built to educate and invigorate the leaders of Connecticut's growing companies.

Michael Powell and David Kincaid will attend the Software IP Conference on October 30, 2018 in San Francisco. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 13th Annual Aurora Signature Breakfast at the Hartford Marriott Downtown, Hartford, Connecticut on October 26, 2018. 

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will hold its Annual Meeting October 25-27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Partner Jenae Gureff, chair of the AIPLA Mentoring Committee, will attend the event.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to be a returning sponsor of The 5th Annual JAX Healthcare Forum, which focuses on emerging science and technology that will change the future of healthcare, and innovations in healthcare. Todd E. Garabedian, Ph.D., Partner and Vice Chair of the Life Sciences Practice Group, is on the planning committee for this forum and will attend the event.

The 2018 IP Legends Awards Luncheon, honoring Lonnie Johnson, Larry Nodine, and Ambassador Andrew Young. This event is presented by the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance, the Georgia State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the IP Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association. Cantor Colburn is a Georgia State University College of Law IP Sponsor of many years. 

Quinnipiac University School of Business and People’s United Bank are re-opening the People’s United Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at a reception on October 24, 2018. Cantor Colburn attorneys Todd Garabedian, Ph.D. and David Bomzer are adjunct professors at Quinnipiac School of Law.

Dennis Jakiela, Ph.D. will speak at the Inventors Association of Connecticut on "U.S. Patent Law - A Brief History," on October 23, 2018 at Fairfield University. Dennis is a patent agent who writes and prosecutes U.S. and international patent applications and is an advisor to foreign associates all over the world on his clients’ foreign patent filings and prosecution.

Cantor Colburn, a Premier Sponsor of the Georgia State University College of Law Intellectual Property Program, is pleased to support The Annual Corporate IP Institute®, presented by the university's College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, and the Atlanta Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section. This collaboration is for the educational benefit of corporations interested in maximizing the value of their intellectual property assets.  The annual two-day annual event is held at the Georgia State University Student Center, October 22-23, 2018.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Hartford Light The Night Walk and biotech associate Nicholas Herrel, Ph.D., Esq. is the event chairperson. The event takes place at Bushnell Park on Thursday, October 18, from 5-8 in the evening. Team Cantor Colburn and many other corporate and community teams will come together as a community to honor survivors, raise awareness of blood cancers, and remember those who have lost their battle.  

VentureClash takes place on October 18, 2018 at the Yale School of Management in New Haven, Connecticut. It brings together the most promising early-stage companies, experts, investors, customers and educators. Finalists among the early stage companies will compete in Connecticut’s global venture challenge, with investment awards totaling $5 million from Connecticut Innovations (CI). Michael Cantor is the Chair of CI, the state's strategic venture capital arm and the leading source of financing and ongoing support for innovative, growing companies. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Pro Bono Partnership’s 2018 Gala which marks the organization’s 21st anniversary of providing free legal services to nonprofits in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. 

The LES (Licensing Executives Society) Annual Meeting takes place October 14-17, 2018 in Boston. Cantor Colburn's Transactional Practice Group assists clients with sophisticated IP-related transactions.

The Connecticut Bar Association is offering a CLE, "A Lawyer's Primer on Blockchain and Smart Contracts," on October 12, 2018. 

Stanley + Techstars Additive Manufacturing Accelerator Demo Day is October 11, 2018 at the Bushnell Theatre in Hartford. It is the culmination of a 12-week program in which ten companies from around the globe relocated to the new Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence – Manufactory 4.0 – in Hartford, CT. Cantor Colburn was one of the first law firms in the country to have an Additive Manufacturing Practice Group, led by Dave Christensen.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning Gold Sponsor of the CIP CUP® 2018 Charity Intellectual Property Golf Tournament (9th Annual) on October 4, 2018 at St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek, Georgia.

David Kincaid will attend the Southern Automotive Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, October 3-5, 2018. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Houston on October 2, 2018 at the Hotel Derek, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker.

Phil will be part of a panel discussion on “Portfolio Management and Patent Prosecution: Going Beyond Quality.” He will also lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners." 

The 6th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium will take place in Chicago on October 1-3, 2018.  Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys. Litigators Steve Coyle and Nicholas Geiger will attend.  

Houston Intellectual Property Law Association and the University of Houston Law Center Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law present the Fall Institute of Intellectual Property Law 2018 on September 27, 2018. 

BioCT presents, "Bioscience Investor Outlook: 2018 Trend Report and 2019 Projections" on September 25, 2018 at the Yale Anlyan Center in New Haven, Connecticut.

The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) 46th Annual Meeting takes place September 23-25, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

The AIPPI World Congress 2018 takes place September 23-26, 2018 in Cancun, Mexico.

AIPPI, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, was founded in 1897 and is dedicated to the development, improvement, and legal protection of intellectual property.

Michelle Ciotola, Partner and Trademark & Copyright Department Vice Chair, Thomas Mango, Trademark Litigation Partner, and Alison Caless, Trademark Associate, will attend The MARQUES 32nd Annual Conference that takes place on September 18-21, 2018 in Paris, France.  This year's conference theme is "Branding Style: Appearance, Aesthetics and Éclat." Many sessions will focus on topics such as branding, design and luxury goods.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Michigan Association of Corporate Counsel Golf Outing on September 17, 2018 at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield, Michigan. Proceeds go to a scholarship fund supported by the Michigan ACC.

Pharmaceutical Practice Group Co-Chair and partner Anne Maxwell, Ph.D. will attend the Managing IP Life Sciences Forum on September 12, 2018 in New York City. The conference brings together industry leaders, inhouse and outside counsel, and members of the judiciary to discuss the latest decisions and significant changes affecting the life sciences industry today. 

Dennis Jakiela, Ph.D. will present, "Protecting your Invention: A Patent Primer," at the American Chemical Society, New Haven Chapter's General Meeting on September 12, 2018 in New Haven, Connecticut. 

The Summer Fête: Movers, Shakers and WonderMakers is the largest fundraiser of the year for KidsPlay Museum, in Torrington, Connecticut. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the 15th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit on July 25-26, 2018 in New York City. Partner Brad Lawrence will moderate a panel discussion on patent matters and AI - artificial intelligence. Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II and Associate Michael Powell will also attend the summit.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of the 6th Annual Beer Tasting & BBQ Battle, a collaborative effort of Atlanta Legal Aid Society and Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation to raise funds – and awareness – to support critical programs administered by each organization in the Atlanta area. It takes place on June 14, 2018 at Park Tavern in Atlanta.

Cantor Colburn is proud to support the United Way Women's Initiative event Power of the Purse Luncheon and Silent Auction on Thursday, June 14, 2018. This annual event benefits women and families by providing them with resources and means to help become financially stable. Attendees to the luncheon include Cantor Colburn attorneys Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D., Alicia Hayter, and Lynn Stewart. 

Michael Cantor, Co-Managing Partner, and Michelle Ciotola, Partner and Vice Chair of the Trademark & Copyright Department, will attend the ECTA's 37th Annual Conference in Athens, Greece. ECTA (the European Communities Trade Mark Association) promotes the knowledge and professionalism of members and owners alike in the fields of trade marks, designs, copyright and other IP rights within the European Union.

The 2018 BIO International Convention will take place on June 4-7, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts. Cantor Colburn attorneys Todd Garabedian, Ph.D. and Anne Maxwell, Ph.D. will attend the 25th annual event. More than 16,500 life sciences professionals will flock to Boston for the convention.

Cantor Colburn is proud to have been a returning sponsor of the The National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) May 31 - June 2, 2018, at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Cantor Colburn sponsors the Most Patentable Award, and provides pro bono legal assistance to the winner, which includes a patent search, patent filing, and prosecution of a patent application.  

Attorney Eric Baron is Vice President on the Board for The Connecticut Invention Convention and is a volunteer judge at the National competition.

Cantor Colburn attorneys and Western New England University (WNEU) Alumni Phil Colburn, Pamela Curbelo, Jim Merrick and Jim Wimpe will attend the 50th Annual WNEU Alumni Golf Tournament at the Country Club of Wilbraham in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. Cantor Colburn is a long-time supporter of the tournament, which benefits the WNEU Alumni Association Golf Tournament Endowed Scholarship.

Cantor Colburn Partner Charles O'Brien and Henkel Patent Counsel Taylor Coon will present an introductory workshop on IP basics to the Greater Hartford Chapter of SCORE on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 9-11AM at the Institute of Technology & Business Development in New Britain, Connecticut.

Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D. will be attending the CT Chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers annual golf outing, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The SPE promotes local education in the plastics industry and related fields.

The 140th annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will take place in Seattle, Washington from May 19-23, 2018. Nearly 10,000 intellectual property professionals from around the world will attend, including a large delegation from Cantor Colburn.   

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Boston on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. Phil will be part of a panel discussion on "Prosecution and Portfolio Management: "Going Beyond Quality" and lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners." Brad Lawrence, a partner at Cantor Colburn will also attend.

Jenae Gureff will attend AIPLA Spring Meeting in Seattle on May 14-17, 2018.

Partner Grant E. Ehrlich, Ph.D., will attend the 233 Electrochemical Society Meeting on May 13-17, 2018 in Seattle, WA. The ECS biannual meetings are a forum for sharing the latest scientific and technical developments in electrochemistry and solid state science and technology.

Cantor Colburn is proud to support the Atlanta Community Food Bank in the 7th annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy.

Several Cantor Colburn attorneys will be judges at the regional and statewide Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), competitions, including Eric Baron, who is also a CIC board member, Lynn Stewart, Dennis Jakiela, Ph.D. This year's convention will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at UConn's Storrs campus.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Atlanta on April 25, 2018 in Atlanta where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. 

Members of Cantor Colburn's Design Patents Practice Group will attend USPTO Design Day on April 25, 2018 in Alexandria, VA. Cantor Colburn is the #3 largest filer of design patents in the country and several of our attorneys attend Design Day every year. Design Practice Co-Chair Dan Drexler will be a panelist at the event. 

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the Paragraph IV Disputes conference in New York City on April 23-25, 2018.  Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit Defense: Silicon Valley on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. Phil will be part of a panel discussion on "Prosecution and Portfolio Management: International Growth & Domestic Uncertainty" and lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners."

The Organic Chemistry Symposium will take place on April 12, 2018 presented by the Yale University Department of Chemistry. 

Cantor Colburn Co-Managing Partner Michael Cantor will speak at the Hartford Business Journal event, “90 Ideas in 90 Minutes,” on April 3 at the Hartford Club along with eight other successful executives, all sharing their 10 top business and leadership insights.

The Women of Innovation® awards gala on March 28, 2018, celebrates the women who make Connecticut's businesses and institutions strong leaders on the cutting edge. The event is presented by the Connecticut Technology Council.

Partner Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., will attend the 2018 International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, which takes place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 26-29, 2018. Ehrlich is an expert on lithium-ion batteries, and has authored chapters in several battery reference books, in addition to many other articles on the subject. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 96th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on March 23, 2018. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the Judges' Dinner.

Curt Krechevsky will attend the INTA (International Trademark Association) Brands and Innovation Conference in New York City on March 19-20, 2018.

Cantor Colburn is the Platinum Sponsor for the UConn Innovation Workshop & Patent Celebration on March 19, 2018 at the UConn Law Reading Room. This event will celebrate the UConn/ UConn Health Faculty innovations that have recently been issued patents from the USPTO.

Michael Cantor, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will be a featured speaker. Michael is an Alum of the School of Engineering and the Law School. He has been an adjunct professor teaching at the Law School for more than 20 years.

Michael Cantor is chair of the 2018 United Arts Campaign, in support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council, which kicks off on March 15, 2018 with the event, "Big Red for the Arts," which Cantor Colburn is also sponsoring. 

Howard Levy will lead a roundtable discussion, "Explore the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Accelerated Patent Examination," at the 10th Annual Corporate IP Counsel Forum in New York City on March 14, 2018.

Charles O'Brien and Taylor Coon will present an introductory workshop on IP basics to the Greater Hartford Chapter of SCORE on March 14, 2018 from 10AM-12PM in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Michael Cantor will speak on "Bringing Down the Costs: IP Budget Planning- Tips and Tricks" at the 5th Annual Best Practices in Intellectual Property Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel on March 12-13, 2018.  

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 7th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India, on March 7-9. 2018. Cantor Colburn's Pharmaceutical IP Services Practice Group handles litigation, patent prosecution, inter partes reviews and other Patent Office review proceedings, opinions, landscapes, competitive intelligence, transactional services, portfolio management, biosimilar and interchangeable biological drugs, and more. Steve Coyle, who leads the Pharmaceutical Litigation Group, will speak on "ANDA filling and litigation: strategies to respond."

Dave Christensen will attend the ABA TechShow 2018 in Chicago on March 7-10.  

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) is holding the IP Owners Spring Summit on March 7-9, 2018 in Washington, D.C. This is a conference focusing on corporate IP best practices.  

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 19th Annual Ethics Seminar and Golf/Spa Event presented by the Houston ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel) in Houston, Texas on February 27, 2018. The agenda includes CLE presentations in the morning and golf or spa in the afternoon. Cantor Colburn's Pamela Curbelo and Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D. will attend.

The Association of University Technology Managers will hold its Annual Meeting on February 18, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) presents the workshop, “How IP Motivates Investors and Helps Price Drugs” on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Graduate Club in New Haven, which includes a pre-event workshop for investors, entrepreneurs and attorneys.

Partner Jenae Gureff will attend the American Intellectual Property Law Association MidWinter Meeting, January 24-27 in Palm Springs. She is an active member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and is the current Chair of the Mentoring Committee, having recently served as Vice Chair.  

Partner Karl Vick will attend the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (ACPC) 2018 Winter Meeting in Palm Springs on January 21-24, 2018. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to support the Korean American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA) and its 10th Year Anniversary Gala. 

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin will speak at the MetroHartford Alliance Rising Star Breakfast on January 9 in Hartford.

The (Society of Women Engineers) Hartford held a Stanley, Black and Decker Open House featuring speaker Karin Overstreet, Vice President, Construction Hand Tools. Karin will speak on Product Development innovation within Stanley, Black and Decker. Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D. attended the event. 

Cantor Colburn's copyright attorneys are pleased to partner with the Greater Hartford Arts Council and present a copyright basics seminar for artists in all media. This session will  inform artists about the rights and protections available to them regarding their creations.

Phil Colburn will be a part of the panel presentation and discussion, "Portfolio Management & Patent Prosecution in the Era of IPRs, ALICE & OCTANE" at the IP Strategy Summit: Boston on November 15, 2017.  Phil also led a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences: What Patent Owners Need to Know about Nautilus, Octane, Highmark and Alice." 

CURE, BioscienceClubhouseCT, and the UConn Technology Incubation Program present "Lessons in Herding Cats: Strategic Opportunities for Life Science Companies" on November 14 at the Grossman Auditorium, Cell & Genome Sciences Building at UConn Farmington.

Daniel P. Lent, partner and Chair of Cantor Colburn's Japanese Practice, has been invited by the Intellectual Property Division of the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, a part of the Japanese government, to give a seminar to 100 patent attorneys, IP professionals, and local enterprises in Nagoya, Japan on November 14, 2017.

Hartford Chapter area alumni of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, including Cantor Colburn partner David Fox, will meet on November 13 for a career management and networking event, attended by industry leaders from aerospace, IT, insurance, and Executive Recruiting, among others.

David Bomzer will present a professional development workshop on Intellectual Property to the Professional Activities Committees for Engineers (PACE), the grassroots network of Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) volunteers and committees, on November 11, 2017, at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut. 

The Women in Law and IP Summit: Seattle conference will take place on November 9, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Partner and Co-Chair of the Chemical, Materials, and Life Sciences Department Pamela Curbelo will attend. 

Cantor Colburn, a Premier Sponsor of the Georgia State University College of Law Intellectual Property Program, is pleased to support The 11th Annual Corporate IP Institute®.

The 2017 INTA (International Trademark Association) Leadership Meeting, November 7-10, 2017 in Washington, D.C., brings together INTA volunteer leaders once a year to advance the Association’s objectives and goals. It offers them an advanced-level educational program and the opportunity to conduct business and network with colleagues from around the world.

The Summit on IP Due Diligence: Comprehensive and Practical Tips for Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Medical Device Professionals will take place on November 2-3, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor ScaleUP CT on November 2, 2017 in New Haven, Connecticut. Presented by the Connecticut Technology Council, ScaleUP CT is designed to support emerging growth companies that excel in innovation and entrepreneurship. Michael Cantor, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn and Chairman of Connecticut Innovations, will moderate a panel discussion, "War Story of Growth - Perspectives on Managing Growth."

The Women in Law and IP Summit: NYC conference will take place on November 2, 2017 in New York, New York. Partner and Co-Chair of the Chemical, Materials, and Life Sciences Department Leah Reimer, Ph.D., will attend. 

Co-Managing Partner Phil Colburn will attend the IP Strategy Summit: New York on November 1, 2017, where he will lead a discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Highmark, Octane & ALICE for Patent Owners." 

Partner Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., will speak at the Lithium Battery Materials & Chemistries 2017 Conference, which takes place in Arlington, Virginia, October 31- November 2, 2017. Ehrlich is an expert on lithium-ion batteries, and has authored chapters in several battery reference books, in addition to many other articles on the subject.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor The 4th Annual Forum on Healthcare Innovation presented by The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on October 25-26. 2017, at the Jackson Laboratory's Farmington, Connecticut headquarters. The Forum will focus on emerging science and technology that will change the future of healthcare, and innovations in healthcare.

Phil Colburn will be a part of the panel presentation and discussion, "Prosecuting and Portfolio Management: Crafting and Managing Enforcable Patents" at the IP Enforcement: Silicon Valley on October 24, 2017.  Phil will also lead a roundtable discussion on "Unintended Consequences of Nautilus, Octane, Highmark and Alice for Patent Owners." 

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) held its annual meeting October 19-21, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Jenae Gureff, Counsel in the D.C. office, became Chair of AIPLA's Mentoring Committee. 

Jessica Zimberlin Eastman, Ph.D., will participate in the UConn School of Engineering's Graduate Professional  Workshop: Non-Traditional Career Paths for Students with Graduate Engineering Degrees. Dr. Eastman is a patent agent at Cantor Colburn. She has a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in German from UConn and a Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from UMass-Amherst.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the CIP CUP Charity Intellectual Property Golf Tournament on October 17, 2017, at the St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek, Georgia.

AIPPI World Congress takes place October 13-17, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring the 2nd Annual IP Strategy Summit: Houston on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Derek Hotel where partner Karl A. Vick will be a featured speaker. 

Patent attorney Alicia Hayter has been recognized as a New Leader in the Law by the Connecticut Law Tribune. She will be honored at an awards dinner on October 3 in Hartford as one of only 25 lawyers selected as a New Leader.

The AUTM 2017 Eastern Region Meeting, to be held in Boston, will gather to discuss best practices and strategies for industry-academia partnerships that culminate in successful product commercialization through company formation or licensing and other agreements.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Justice Jam Karaoke & Lip Sync Battle 2017 at the Brickyard in Marietta, Georgia, in support of the Legal Aid of Cobb County and Cobb Justice Foundation.

The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) 45th Annual Meeting takes place in San Francisco, California, September 17-19, 2017.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the ICLE's 43rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute for the sixth consecutive year.

The New York Intellectual Property Law Association presented Hot Topics in IP Law, Trademark Ethics 101: Investigations, Advance Consents and Terminating Client Relationships at the Princeton Club in New York City on July 19, 2017.  Gerard F. Rogers, Chief Administrative Judge of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, spoke at the event.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office marks the 5th anniversary of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office and celebrates the success of the first regional office in the U.S. patent system's 227 year history with an event on July 14, 2017 at the Midwest Regional Office.

Michelle P. Ciotola, Partner and Vice Chair of the firm's Trademark & Copyright Department, attended the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) 34th Annual Conference in Budapest, Hungary, on June 28, 2017.

Charlie O'Brien presented a webinar on Artifex Software, Inc. v. Hancom, Inc. to the Intellectual Property Owners Association's Open Source Committee.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Beer Tasting & BBQ Battle, a collaborative effort of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation to raise funds and awareness to support critical programs administered by each organization in the Atlanta area.

Cantor Colburn is proud to have been a returning sponsor of the The National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Cantor Colburn sponsored the Most Patentable Award, and provided pro bono legal assistance to the winner, which includes a patent search, patent filing, and prosecution of a patent application.  

The 139th annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) took place in Barcelona, Spain from May 20-24, 2017 and was attended by more than 9,500 trademark professionals including a large delegation from Cantor Colburn. 

Cantor Colburn attorney Jenae Gureff attended the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2017 Spring Meeting.  Gureff is Vice Chair of the Mentoring Committee and is Chair of the Pairings Subcommittee.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association's Judge's Dinner on May 11, 2017.

Cantor Colburn is a gold sponsor of the 4th Annual IP Think Tank and the 13th Annual Intellectual Property Hot Topics Luncheon presented by the Georgia State University College of Law.

Cantor Colburn is proud to support the Atlanta Community Food Bank in the Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy.

Several Cantor Colburn attorneys were judges at the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), an award winning, internationally recognized, 501(c)(3) educational organization open to K-8 students statewide, and is designed to develop, encourage, and enhance critical thinking skills through invention, innovation and entrepreneurship.  

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of SpringPosium, an annual Intellectual Property CLE conference co-sponsored by Georgia State University Foundation, Atlanta Bar CLE, and the Atlanta Bar's IP Section.

Stem Conn is Connecticut’s largest scientific conference, with 500 participants from academia, industry, and government. The 2017 event took place on April 27 at the Omni in New Haven.

Cantor Colburn sponsored The IP Strategy Summit Defense: New York City on Thursday, April 27 at the W Hotel - Union Square where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II was a featured speaker. Conference topics addressed Defensive Strategy, 2017 Defensive Perspectives on Post Issuance Proceedings, NPE Defense, Strategic Defense Against Rivals & Operating Companies, Risk Management & Avoiding Litigation and Ethics in IP.

USPTO Design Day took place on Tuesday, April 25 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Alexandria, Virginia. Cantor Colburn is one of the largest filers of design patents in the country and our attorneys attend Design Day every year.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor a CURE BioHaven event, "The Biopharmaceutical Industry’s Challenges in Drug Pricing" with Dr. John LaMattina, about drug pricing transparency.   

Cantor Colburn is a member of CURE, Connecticut’s bioscience network. Dr. John LaMattina is currently a Senior Partner at PureTech Health, and is the former Senior Vice President of Pfizer Inc. and former President of Pfizer Global Research and Development.

Cantor Colburn litigation partner Steve Coyle moderated the panel "The Ongoing Jurisdiction Debate: From Mylan to TC Heartland" at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, which the firm also sponsored.  Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Discovery Challenge on April 12, 2017 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. 

The Connecticut Technology Council presented the Women of Innovation Awards Dinner, held on March 29th. This prestigious award program recognizes the energy, creativity and remarkable capabilities of women working in Connecticut's science and technology community.

Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., Esq., attended International Battery Seminar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in March 2017.  Ehrlich, a partner in the Hartford office, is an expert on lithium-ion batteries, and has authored chapters in several battery reference books, in addition to many other articles on the subject.

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn LLP, attended the IPO Committee Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2017.  Phil is the Vice Chair of the IPO Open Source Committee.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Atlanta on March 8 at the Ritz Carlton, Atlanta, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II was a featured speaker. Conference topics addressed IP strategy in light of the Alice ruling on what’s patentable, the Octane and Highmark decisions on fee shifting standards, and potential risky outcomes from post issuance proceedings.

On January 26, 2017, Daniel Lent, Cantor Colburn’s Japanese Practice Group Chair, spoke to  50 members of the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA) in Osaka regarding: Technology Transfer Strategies for Universities, Useful USPTO Pilot Programs, and Recent Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.

With the first four U.S. biosimilars approved and many more in the FDA pipeline, it is critical that pharmaceutical companies develop strategies at a business operations level to comply with evolving regulations, mitigate risk and execute long-term decisions to prepare for success. At the 12th Biosimilars Summit, industry experts spoke about the tools and strategies needed to prepare for the impending changes impacting all elements of the healthcare industry.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to support the Auto Show Charity Preview on January 13, 2017, the proceeds of which directly benefit a wide range of children's charities.

Curt Krechevsky spoke on "The Year in Review in Trademark Registration" at the National CLE Conference in Snowmass, Colorado.  Curt is a partner and chairs the firm's Trademark & Copyright Department.

Leslie-Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., Partner and Co-Chair of the Pharmaceutical IP Services Practice, spoke on "Pharma Patent Battles" at the Pharma and IP Legal Summit in Morristown, New Jersey on December 7th.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 2016 IPO Education Foundation Awards Dinner which recognized Inventor of the Year, Distinguished IP Professional, IP Video Contest Winners, and a grant to a team of high school inventors.

The Innovation Summit is the largest networking event for Launch, Growth and Proven companies, featuring workshops,  Lunch with an Angel, Company Showcase, and more! Perfect for entrepreneurs, businesses, venture capitalists, angel investors, and members of the public. Cantor Colburn is the founding sponsor of this event.

The 2016 INTA Leadership Meeting, November 15-18 in Hollywood, Florida, brings together INTA volunteer leaders once a year to advance the Association’s objectives and goals. It offers them an advanced-level educational program and the opportunity to conduct business and network with colleagues from around the world.

INTA is a global association of trademark owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property in order to protect consumers and to promote fair and effective commerce. 

Cantor Colburn sponsored The IP Defense Summit: Boston on Thursday, November 3, in Boston, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II was a featured speaker. Conference topics addressed defense and litigation. Phil was a part of a panel discussion entitled “The 3 Ps of a Defense Strategy-Prosecution, Portfolio Management & People” and led a roundtable discussion entitled "Unintended Consequences: What Patent Owners Need to Know about Nautilus, Octane, Highmark and Alice." 

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) held its annual meeting October 27-29, 2016, in Washington, D.C. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the China Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit in Shenzhen, China, October 27-28, 2016.

Cantor Colburn sponsored The IP Strategy Summit: New York on Thursday, October 27, 2016 in New York City where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II was a featured speaker. Phil led a panel discussion entitled "The Pillars of an Aligned IP Strategy: Prosecution, Portfolio Management, Competitive Intelligence & Business Goals." 

The 2016 Forum on Healthcare Innovation was presented by The Jackson Laboratory in collaboration with the Connecticut Health Council. The Forum focused on two specific topics: coverage decisions for biomedical innovation  and emerging science and technology that will change the future of healthcare.

The Licensing Executives Annual Meeting takes place on October 23-26, 2016 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and will host more than 1,000 industry leaders from more than 800 companies. Cantor Colburn attorneys Charlie O'Brien and Grant Ehrlich are presenters.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Defense Summit: Seattle 2016 on Thursday, October 20, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. 

Cantor Colburn presents a seminar for artists on copyright law through our partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council, entitled "Creativity and the Law." Cantor Colburn attorneys will show the importance of using intellectual property law, especially copyright law, to protect artists.

CURE presents a deeply experienced panel of bioscience investors as they explain the venture capital trends of 2016 as well as discuss a look into the future as to where the capital will be flowing in 2017.  

The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) 44th Annual Meeting takes place September 22-24, 2016, in New York City.  

The AIPPI World Congress takes place in Milan, Italy on September 16-20, 2016.

Co-Managing Partners Michael Cantor and Phil Colburn will attend.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning silver sponsor for the 6th annual Sikorsky Homerun for Heroes fundraiser. The fundraiser is to honor Connecticut military veterans and their families and funds raised benefit military veterans organizations in Connecticut.

Michelle Ciotola, Partner and Trademark & Copyright Department Vice Chair, will attend The MARQUES 30th Annual Conference that takes place on September 20-23, 2016 in Alicante, Spain.  This year's conference theme is BRANDS versus TRADEMARKS - TRADEMARKS versus BRANDS. Many of the sessions will address different aspects of this question, focusing on the legal issues and challenges of brands vs trademarks. 

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the ICLE's 42nd Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute for the fifth consecutive year.

Todd Garabedian, Ph.D. will present a seminar entitled, "Patent Law as a Career Path" at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Okinawa, Japan on July 6, 2016. Todd will discuss his career in patent law, as well as recent changes in patent law, including the importance of legal protection for novel intellectual assets that could have commercial implications.

Biosimilars, a forum on legal, regulatory, commercial, and patent strategies for the emerging U.S. biosimilars landscape, will take place on June 13-14, 2016, in New York City.  

Anne Maxwell, Ph.D. and Todd Garabedian, Ph.D. are attending the BIO International Convention (BIO) in San Francisco, June 6-9, 2016.

Partner Jeffrey Waters will speak on “IP creation: The process of patenting” at the 25th International Conference for Management of Technology in Orlando, Florida on May 18, 2016. The theme for the conference is Technology – Future thinking, where researchers, scholars and industry participants from all over the world will explore ideas, innovations, and technologies that change lives, and transform the world.  Jeff concentrates his practice on drafting and prosecuting patents for mechanical and electrical innovations.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring  The IP Strategy Summit: Houston on May 12, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. 

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the IP Think Tank and 12th Annual Intellectual Property Hot Topics Luncheon presented by the Georgia State University College of Law. Partners Peter Hagerty and Jeffrey Waters will attend. 

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 2016 Connecticut-Israel Innovations Showcase will feature leading-edge Israeli companies whose work dovetails with Connecticut's major industries. Brief presentations will be followed by an opportunity to meet the presenters and uncover synergies, customer opportunities and investment possibilities.

Several Cantor Colburn attorneys will be judges at the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), an award winning, internationally recognized, 501(c)(3) educational organization open to K-8 students statewide, and is designed to develop, encourage, and enhance critical thinking skills through invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. 

On April 29, 2016, seniors at UConn's School of Engineering will participate in Senior Design Day at UConn's Gampel Pavilion, followed by a reception for UConn's Engineering Alumni to mark the school's centennial. Michael Cantor, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will offer remarks to his fellow alumni at the reception.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of the UConn Health White Coat Gala, which honors the “white coats” worn by the men and women breaking new ground in the lab and providing exceptional, personalized patient care.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Enforcement & Monetization Summit: Silicon Valley 2016 on April 21, 2016, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker.

Cantor Colburn partner Andrew C. Ryan will present, "Revisions to PTAB Rules" during the 32nd annual Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education (JPPCLE) on April 21, 2016 in New York, New York. 

Andy is a trial lawyer with over a decade of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in patent cases and other complex litigation matters. He also has significant experience in adversarial proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office and chairs the firm’s Post Grant Review Practice Group. He regularly counsels clients on adversarial PTO proceedings co-pending with litigation. 

This year is the 10th Anniversary of the USPTO Design Day.  Design Day is on April 19 and takes place at the PTO. The free seminar is attended by United States Patent and Trademark Office Design Examiners, Managers, Design Patent Practitioners and Industrial Designers from across the country.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of SpringPosium, an annual Intellectual Property CLE conference co-sponsored by Georgia State University College of Law and the Atlanta Bar's IP Section. Co-Managing Partner Phil Colburn will be on a panel discussing Subject Matter Eligibility.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a sponsor of The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Discovery Challenge on April 6, 2016 at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

The Women of Innovation® awards gala on April 6, 2016, recognizes women accomplished in science, technology, engineering, math and those who are involved in their community. It is presented by the Connecticut Technology Council, which Cantor Colburn has supported for many years.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 94th Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary on April 1, 2016. The firm is a longtime sponsor of the "Judges' Dinner" event.

The Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers' Section presents, "Representing the Startup Venture in Connecticut," on March 29, a two-hour presentation with CLE credit available. Counsel Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., JD and other panelists will discuss what attorneys need to know when representing a start up company in Connecticut, including the important aspects in business formation and IP that are different from traditional businesses, as startup companies are often in technological fields and involve outside investors. 

Partner Victor Kernus will present Patent Basics to the George Mason University chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring The IP Strategy Summit: Atlanta on March 1 at the Twelve Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, where Co-Managing Partner Philmore Colburn II will be a featured speaker. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 2015 IPO Education Foundation Awards Dinner which will recognize Inventor of the Year, Distinguished IP Professional, IP Video Contest Winners, and a grant to a team of high school inventors.

The INTA Leadership Meeting brings together INTA volunteer leaders once a year to advance the Association’s objectives and goals. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Innovation Summit, presented by the Connecticut Technology Council.  

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor The Corporate IP Institute®, presented by the Georgia State University College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business. This collaboration is for the educational benefit of corporations interested in maximizing the value of their intellectual property assets.  The annual two-day annual event is held at the Georgia State University Student Center, on October 27 & 28, 2015.

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) Annual Meeting is on October 25-28, 2015 in New York City.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will hold its annual meeting October 22-24, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

Daniel Lent, partner and chair of the firm's Japanese Practice Group, will attend the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) IP Practice in Japan Pre-Meeting on October 20-21, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

AIPPI World Congress is on October 10-14, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Phil Colburn will host the roundtable discussion entitled, "Unintended Consequences: What Patent Owners Need to Know about Nautilus, Octane, Highmark and Alice" at the IP Strategy Summit: Boston on October 6, 2015.

The IP Strategy Summit: Defense will take place in Seattle, Washington on October 1, 2015. Phil Colburn is one of the presenters.

Cantor Colburn's Trademark & Copyright Department hosted The International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable "Due Diligence in IP Transactions" from 12-2 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Cantor Colburn's Hartford office. 

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor reSET Impact Awards Night on October 29, 2015.  The reSET Impact Awards Night celebrates the most innovative and viable early stage ventures and start-ups from all industries, and for the first time this year the Challenge competition was opened to all of New England. Honorees will receive unrestricted seed capital, pro bono professional services, and public recognition at the event.

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) 43rd Annual Meeting offers a mix of educational programs led by distinguished presenters, committee meetings, exhibits, and networking functions.

Phil Colburn will be a part of the panel presentation and discussion, "Patent Prosecution & Monetization - Ensuring a Future Revenue Stream" at the IP Strategy Summit: Monetization in New York City on September 24, 2015.  Also on the panel are Dr. Jan M.K. Jaferian,Vice President - IP at Manitowoc Company, Thelma Chen Cleland, Ph.D., Director of IP at Mannkind, and  Reza Sarbakhsh, Lead IP Attorney at IBM.

Michelle Ciotola, Counsel in the firm's Trademark & Copyright Department, will attend the 29th MARQUES Annual Conference in Vienna, Austria in September 2015.  The theme of the conference is “Mind the Brand! Psychology of Brands.” 

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning silver sponsor for the 5th annual Sikorsky Homerun for Heroes fundraiser. The fundraiser is to honor Connecticut military veterans and their families and funds raised benefit military veterans organizations in Connecticut.

Charles O'Brien presented a webinar for the California State Bar Intellectual Property Section, entitled, "What’s the Deal? What In-House Counsel Need to Know About Intellectual Property Transactions" on August 19, 2015.

Partner Charles O'Brien presented "How to Value Your Innovation" to members of the Connecticut Inventors Association on July 28, 2015 at Fairfield University.

Mr. O'Brien chairs the firm's IP Transactional Practice Group and concentrates his transactional practice on the exploitation, transfer and licensing of technology, and IP rights through various IP related transactions. He has extensive experience in all aspects of complex IP licensing.

Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D., Esq., will attend 3rd Advanced Battery Outlook in Long Beach, California in July 2015.  Ehrlich, an associate in the Hartford office, is an expert on lithium-ion batteries, and has authored chapters in several battery reference books, in addition to many other articles on the subject.

Cantor Colburn Trademark Counsel Michelle P. Ciotola will attend the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) 34th Annual Conference in Hamburg, Germany on June 10, 2015.

Cantor Colburn LLP is proud to sponsor the upcoming Georgia State Law Hot Topics Luncheon "IP Strategies in Our New, New World" on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the Georgia State University Student Center.  Cantor Colburn has been a Premier Sponsor of the Georgia State University College of Law Intellectual Property program since 2012.

Partner Leslie-Anne Maxwell will present a session at the American Conference Institute's 6th Annual Summit on Biosimilars, a forum on the legal, regulatory, patent, and commercial realities of follow-on biologics, June 1-3, 2015, in New York City.  Maxwell, who holds a PhD in chemistry from Yale University as well as a legal degree, co-chairs the firm's Pharmaceutical Practice Group.

The IP Inn of Court for Connecticut was inaugurated on May 13, 2015. The Inn was inaugurated when Federal Circuit Judge Richard Linn presented District of Connecticut Judge Janet Bond Arterton with the charter of the Inn.  

Cantor Colburn's Michael Cantor, Co-Managing Partner, and Nicholas Geiger, Litigation Associate, are officers of the IP Inn.  Other Cantor Colburn attorneys who are charter members are Bud Bedingfield and Christopher Boehm.

Trademark Counsel Michelle Ciotola gave a presentation entitled “What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School about Trademark Law” during the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting 2015 Career Development Day.

The 137th annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) takes place in San Diego, California and will be attended by more than 9,500 trademark professionals including a large delegation from Cantor Colburn. 

Several Cantor Colburn attorneys will be judges at the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), including Counsel Eric Baron, who is also a CIC board member.

The annual convention gives students and parents an introduction to careers in engineering with exhibits staffed by UConn's students and professors which showcase engineering subjects, including civil, mechanical and chemical engineering – helping students discover engineering and science as real possible careers, definitely within reach.  

Cantor Colburn litigation partner Steve Coyle will present at the Paragraph IV Disputes Conference in New York City, which the firm is also sponsoring.  Cantor Colburn has a dedicated Pharmaceutical Practice Group comprised of experienced litigators, Ph.D. chemists, and patent attorneys.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the 2015 DC Korean-American Attorneys’ Gala, co-hosted by the Korean-American Bar Association of Washington, DC (KABA-DC) and Korean-American Intellectual Property Bar Association (KAIPBA), celebrating the achievements of its members.

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a returning sponsor of the UConn Health White Coat Gala.

Litigator Nicholas Geiger will be a part of the panel discussion "How to Break Your Adversary without Breaking the Bank: IP Litigation Strategies" at the Connecticut Bar Association IP Law Section Spring Meeting and Networking Event on April 22, 2015 in Hartford.

Cantor Colburn partner Todd Garabedian, Ph.D. will speak at the University of New Haven as part of their Alvine Engineering Professional Effectiveness and Enrichment Program, Spring 2015, Speaker Series.  

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will host a roundtable discussion on the Alice ruling and its implications at the IP Strategy Summit in Atlanta on April 14, 2015.

Co-Managing Partner Phil Colburn will be a panelist discussing international IP protection at the 2015 Intellectual Property SpringPosium, which the firm is also sponsoring.

At the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's 93rd Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal Judiciary, former United States Secretary of State Keynote Speaker Madeleine K. Albright will be the keynote speaker and Honorable James D. Smith, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, United States Patent and Trademark Office, will receive the Outstanding Public Service Award.  

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will be a part of the panel discussion "Patent Prosecution: Producing Enforceable Patents" at the IP Strategy Summit: Enforcement in New York City in March 2015. 

Cantor Colburn's Trademark & Copyright Department hosted The International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable "Lean and Mean – Effectively Managing a Global Trademark Practice" from 12-2 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Cantor Colburn's Hartford office.

Partners Curt Krechevsky and Howard Levy will attend INTA's 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing:  Cutting-Edge IP and Business Implications conference in New York City on March 10-22, 2015.  

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will be a part of the panel discussion "Designing a Prosecution Strategy for the Global Market" at the IP Strategy Summit in Seattle, Washington in February 2015.

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will be a part of the panel discussion "Patent Prosecution & Monetization - Ensuring Future Revenue Stream" at the IP Strategy Summit - Monetization:  Harvesting Your IP in Silicon Valley, California, in January 2015.

Washington, D.C.-based Cantor Colburn associate Jenae Gureff attended the AIPLA 2015 Mid-Winter Institute meeting in Orlando. Gureff serves on the AIPLA Mentoring Committee and chairs the Pairings Subcommittee.

The North American International Auto Show 2015 takes place the week of January 12, 2015, showcasing the next generation of transportation.  Cantor Colburn is pleased to support the Auto Show Charity Preview on January 16, the proceeds of which directly benefit a wide range of children's charities.

Leah Reimer, Ph.D., Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Chemical, Material, and Life Sciences Department, will speak at the International Intellectual Property Law Association (IIPLA) Annual Congress 2015 during January 5-6, 2015 at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  She will present the topic "Prior Use Rights – Established Worldwide, but Assert Only with Caution in the U.S."

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the 2014 IPO Education Foundation Awards Dinner.

Phil Colburn, Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn, will be a part of the panel discussion "A Unified Patent Prosecution Strategy" at the IP Strategy Summit in Orange County, California, in November 2014.

Cantor Colburn is the founding sponsor of the Connecticut Innovation Summit, the state's largest tech networking event, where innovative, emerging, and disruptive companies, premier service providers, and elite technology leaders meet and celebrate innovation. The event concludes with an Awards Ceremony, hosted by Co-Managing Partner Michael Cantor, which will recognize the next generation of high-growth companies in Connecticut.  

Cantor Colburn is proud to be a gold sponsor of the Licensing Executive Society Asia-Pacific's 5th Annual Regional Conference.  Partner and Korean Practice Group Chair Jim Merrick and Associate Jaehoon Kim will attend the event. 

Cantor Colburn will host the October 2014 International Trademark Association (INTA) roundtable, Are you up-to-date with the latest legal issues in social media?, in the firm’s Hartford office.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring reSET’s 4th Annual Social Enterprise Awards, a celebration of Connecticut social entrepreneurs with the most viable, sustainable, market-based solutions for some of our state’s most pressing social problems. 

Cantor Colburn partners Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., Esq. and Christopher Boehm, Esq. will present "Understanding and Valuing Intellectual Property" to the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts on Thursday, October 23rd at the New Haven Realtors Association in North Haven, Connecticut.  

Cantor Colburn will host the September 2014 International Trademark Association (INTA) Trademark Assistant (TMA) roundtable, The Office Action:  A Challenge or a Cinch?, in the firm’s Hartford office on September 11th.

The IPO Annual Meeting takes place on September 7-9, 2014 in Vancouver, Canada.

Cantor Colburn partner and Japanese Practice Group Leader, Daniel P. Lent, will speak at the meeting.

On Saturday, May 3, 2014 at UConn's Storrs Campus, more than 600 young inventors will come together for the 30th annual state-wide Connecticut Invention Convention  hosted by UConn's School of Engineering.  Several Cantor Colburn attorneys are volunteer judges at the event.

Cantor Colburn partner Anne Maxwell, Ph.D. will speak on Patent Invalidity Due to the On Sale Bar - Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. v. Sunbeam Products, Inc. during the 30th annual Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education on April 23, 2014 in New York, New York. 

The Keynote Speaker will be Hon. Alan D. Lourie of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Key government officials from the USPTO and FTC have been invited to join the program to discuss the latest developments in IP law. These include Drew Hirshfeld, USPTO Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy; Markus Meier, FTC Assistant Director; Janet Gongola, USPTO Patent Reform Coordinator and Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy; Nathan Kelley, USPTO Solicitor and Deputy General Counsel for IP; and Hon. Thomas  Giannetti, USPTO Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Patent & Trial Board. 

Cantor Colburn patent agent Tina Dorr, Ph.D., presented “From the Bench to the Bar: Patent Law Careers for Scientists” to biology and computer science Ph.D. students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia on April 16, 2014. Dr. Dorr's Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry is from Georgia Tech, where she was formerly a research assistant.

Cantor Colburn partner Todd Garabedian, Ph.D., will speak on patent law and intellectual property to engineering students at the University of New Haven's the Alvine Engineering Professional Effectiveness and Enrichment Program Speaker Series.

USPTO offers its annual Design Day.

Cantor Colburn partner Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., joins a panel discussion of the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics decision and its impact on entrepreneurship In diagnostics and customized medicines at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven on Tuesday, March 25, from 4-6 PM. This BioHaven seminar has convened a panel of experts from various sectors of the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to discuss the business implications of cases such as Myriad.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring two intellectual property (IP) symposia in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, India on Strategies for Managing Pharma, Biotech & Chemical Patent Portfolios attended by research and development scientists and IP professionals from India, presented by the Institute of Intellectual Property Research & Development. Co-Managing Partner Michael Cantor and Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice Group Chair Steve Coyle will lead a team to make presentations on strategic generic pharmaceutical patent portfolio issues.

Cantor Colburn is sponsoring two intellectual property (IP) symposia in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, India on Strategies for Managing Pharma, Biotech & Chemical Patent Portfolios attended by research and development scientists and IP professionals from India, presented by the Institute of Intellectual Property Research & Development. Co-Managing Partner Michael Cantor and Pharmaceutical Litigation Practice Group Chair Steve Coyle will lead a team to make presentations on strategic generic pharmaceutical patent portfolio issues.

Cantor Colburn partner and Japan Practice Group Leader Daniel P. Lent attended the American Intellectual Property Law Association Mid-Winter meeting, where he gave two presentations to the Japan Practice Committee. The first was on the new USPTO Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs (PPH) and the second was on the Patent Law Treaty (PLT).

The IP Strategy Summit: NY brings together thought-leaders from a cross-spectrum of blue chip companies for a unique mix of insightful content, workshops, exclusive speakers, high power networking and real life, actionable cases studies.

Cantor Colburn is a platinum sponsor of the Connecticut Innovation Summit, a day-long program for executives, entrepreneurs, rising technology leaders, and investors to come together to share ideas and promote innovation. The program includes mentor meetings, a funding fair, a sales pitch competition, a poster expo, and an awards ceremony.

Cantor Colburn will host The International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable "WIPO’s Madrid and OHIM’s CTM and RCD Systems" on October 31, 2013 at Cantor Colburn's Hartford Office.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to once again be a sponsor of the 39th Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Trademark Counsel Michelle Ciotola gave a presentation entitled “What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School about Trademark Law” during the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting 2013 Career Development Day.

Phil Colburn, speaker, "America Invents Act - Practical Implications of New First to File Provisions"

Phil Colburn moderated the panel, "Winning Early:  Working with R&D and Pre-Launch Teams to Optimize Monetization."

Presenter: "Third Party Pre-Issuance Submission and Public Forums: The tension between sections 122(c) and 122(e) and whether an examiner is permitted to search for public forum discussions of a pending application (such as Stack Exchange)"

Presenters: Steven Coyle, Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., David Rodrigues, Ph.D.

Presenters: Steven Coyle, Anne Maxwell, Ph.D., David Rodrigues, Ph.D.

Anne Maxwell, Ph.D. presented "Kyocera Wireless Corp. v. ITC" at the 25th Annual JPPCLE Conference.