The Connecticut and Massachusetts Invention Convention CT State Finals 2025 take place Saturday, May 3, 2025 at UConn's Storrs campus. Eric Baron, patent attorney and chair of Cantor Colburn's Artificial Intelligence Practice, is the former chair of Invention Convention's board of directors, and will present the Cantor Colburn award for the Most Patentable Invention to a student inventor at the ceremony after the judging. 

Bryan D. Zerhusen, Ph.D., Partner and Chair, Life Sciences Practice, will speak on the panel, "Strategic Portfolio Management: Balancing Cost, Coverage, and Value in Life Sciences" at the IP Strategy Summit: Biotech & Pharma - Boston on May 14, 2025.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) 2025 Annual Meeting will take place in San Diego from May 17-21, 2025. Thousands of intellectual property professionals from around the world will attend, including a large delegation from Cantor Colburn.   

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals at the Henry Ford campus on June 4-6, 2025. Partner Karl Barr has been involved with the invention competition for years—judging for the firm’s Most Patentable Award, mentoring young inventors, and providing trainings to the Invention Convention organization. This year, he will once again attend the event in person. The eighth annual event takes place inside the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation where more than 300 students from across the country display their inventions alongside the greatest innovations in American history.

Peter McFadden, Ph.D., Counsel at Cantor Colburn, is a featured speaker at the Joint Patent Practice Continuing Legal Education’s (JPPCLE) annual one-day seminar that gathers legal industry professionals to discuss recent cases, legislation, and regulations involving intellectual property law and practice. Peter will be on the Biotech and Pharma Panel, speaking on What patents are eligible for listing in the Orange Book?