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Practice Areas

Technologies

Honors

  • Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for the paper, "The Fine Art of Copyright...And the Independent Contemporary Artist."

Admissions

  • State of Connecticut, 2000
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000

Education

University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2000

University of Connecticut, M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1986

University of Hartford, B.S., Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, 1981

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David Arnold

Partner
Hartford
860.286.2929, ext. 1177
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David Arnold has 20 years of experience in patent preparation and prosecution, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, counseling on global patent filing strategies, patent landscaping, and management of client intellectual property portfolios. With dual engineering degrees, BSEE and MSME, David's practice encompasses both electrical and mechanical arts that provide an ideal background for working directly with inventors in both disciplines, involving technologies that include, power generation systems, electromechanical and electromagnetic devices, CT and MRI systems, medical devices, mining technology, automotive systems and controls, LED devices, fasteners, packaging, and millimeter-wave antenna apparatus suitable for 5G and phased arrays. David also has extensive experience working with various foreign law firms during the filing and prosecution phases of international, regional, and national patent filings. Prior to joining Cantor Colburn, David spent 21 years with General Electric, first as an engineer, later as a senior project engineer, and lastly as Patent Counsel in GE’s Industrial Solutions division.

Experience Highlights

Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2006-present

Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2002-2006

In-house counsel, General Electric Company, GE-Consumer and Industrial, managed intellectual property assets, 2000-2002

Intellectual Property Manager, GE-Consumer and Industrial, 1996-2000

Engineer, GE-Consumer and Industrial, 1981-1996

  • Inventor on 50 U.S. Patents

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Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Intellectual Property Owners Association

New Haven County Bar Association