The International Trademark Association (INTA) has recognized Benjamin Cantor  as a Rising Star. INTA’s Rising Star program identifies and supports upcoming leaders in intellectual property. Honorees are chosen based on their dedication to enhancing the IP profession or INTA as an organization. 

Benjamin Cantor, Associate at Cantor Colburn, compares the EUIPN’s CP13 and CP14 to the recently updated measures for handling bad faith and morality in US trademark law in the pursuit of solutions for tackling similar issues in his article, Bad faith and morality – an EU update and where the US stands, published in The Trademark Lawyer Issue 2, 2023.

Cantor Colburn copyright attorneys presented a webinar on copyright law for artists, called, "Creativity and the Law: A Webinar for Artists on What Every Artist Should Know About Copyright," on May 28, 2020. This webinar was in partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council to explain how art is protected by copyright law. Michelle Ciotola, Ali Caless, Benjamin Cantor and Crysta Lemon Schmidt presented.

The INTA 2024 Leadership Meeting will take place November 12-15, 2024 in New Orleans. 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, Michelle Ciotola, Ali Caless, Ben Cantor, Sara Colburn, Soomin Kim, and Crysta Lemon are attending the conference and serve on INTA committees.

Cantor Colburn hosts the INTA Roundtable discussion, "Enforcement: AI & Fair Use," on October 23, 2024 in its Hartford office. Trademark & Copyright Practice Chair Michelle Ciotola will facilitate the discussion, which will cover artificial intelligence (AI) and the Fair Use Doctrine; recent precedent and pending cases regarding company rights in AI, and happenings at both the state and federal levels of government with respect to enacting AI-related legislation. Registration in advance is required at https://www.inta.org/inta-events/.

Trademark & Copyright Practice Partner Michelle Ciotola and Associate Ben Cantor will attend the ECTA (the European Communities Trade Mark Association) 42nd Annual Conference on June 19-21, 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. Ben is Vice-Chair of the ECTA Programme Committee.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) 2024 Annual Meeting will take place in Atlanta from May 18-22, 2024. Thousands of intellectual property professionals from around the world will attend, including a large delegation from Cantor Colburn.   

The INTA 2023 Leadership Meeting will take place November 14-17, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Michael Cantor, Phil Colburn, Ali Caless and Ben Cantor are attending the conference and serve on INTA committees. Cantor Colburn's Trademark Practice is ranked #8 in the U.S.

Thomas Mango, Partner and Trademark Litigation Chair and Trademark & Copyright Practice Associate Ben Cantor will attend the ECTA (the European Communities Trade Mark Association) 41st Annual Conference. Ben is Vice-Chair of the ECTA Programme Committee and will present a session on bad faith and morality. 

The INTA 2022 Leadership Meeting will take place November 17, 2022 in Miami, Florida. 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, Michelle Ciotola, Ali Caless and Ben Cantor are attending the conference.

Trademark & Copyright attorney Ben Cantor will attend the ECTA's 40th Annual Conference in Copenhagen. 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.

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. 

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.

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.

Alison Caless and Benjamin Cantor will attend UCONN's Law School Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.

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 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. 

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.

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.