Effective December 3, 2022, the USPTO will cut Trademark Office Action review time in half, from six to three months, with a single three-month extension available. The USPTO’s intent is to decrease the time it takes to get and maintain a registration and to provide the flexibility to request additional time to respond to more complex office actions. Cantor Colburn's Client Alert provides details.

On November 17, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized a series of new rules implementing the provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA). Many of these new rules have significant impact to trademark stakeholders.  Five of the most important changes are discussed in this Cantor Colburn Client Alert.

Cantor Colburn attorneys Michael A. Cantor, Philmore H. Colburn II, Michael J. Rye, David Rodrigues, Ph.D., and George A. Pelletier, Jr. have been named Best Lawyers® by U.S. News 2021.

U.S. News - Best Lawyers® has ranked Cantor Colburn among the country’s "Best Law Firms" for 2020. Cantor Colburn’s trademark, copyright, and litigation practices were cited, and litigation was cited for both intellectual property and patent litigation. Earlier this year Michael A. Cantor, Philmore H. Colburn II, Michael J. Rye, and George A. Pelletier, Jr. were recognized as Best Lawyers.

Co-Managing Partners Michael A. Cantor and Philmore H. Colburn II, Partner and Litigation Department Co-Chair Michael J. Rye and Of Counsel George A. Pelletier, Jr. have been selected as U.S. News – Best Lawyers® (2020 Edition).

Cantor Colburn LLP has been recommended as a Leading Firm by the Legal 500 United States 2018 in Intellectual Property for Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings). This is the ninth consecutive year that Cantor Colburn has been recognized for this highly selective honor.

Cantor Colburn LLP has been recognized by 10 different organizations and publications- which heralded 14 attorneys in particular- for excellence in their work in 2013. The Legal 500 has applauded the firm for its “solid reputation in the market of providing an excellent level of service, and having an excellent value for money.” From accolades for the firm as a whole to specific recognition of Cantor Colburn attorneys in diverse practice areas within the field of intellectual property, the firm has enjoyed an abundance of recognition in 2013.

George Pelletier, Trademark & Copyright Counsel, will be a panelist at the session, "TMI on the TMA: Everything You Need to Know About Trademark Modernization Act Implementation in Action" on September 19, 2022 at the 2022 Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Annual Meeting. The conference take place on September 18-20, 2022 in Los Angeles. 

The 2022 Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Annual Meeting takes place September 18-20, 2022, in Los Angeles. 

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, and George Pelletier, Of Counsel in the Trademark & Copyright Practice, discussed trademarks. The presentation was for UConn Technology Commercialization Fellows.

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.

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. 

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.