Professionals
Practice Areas
- Computer Science Practice
- Consumer Products Practice
- Design Patents Practice
- Electrical Engineering Practice
- Ex Parte Reexaminations
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- Inter Partes Review
- Invalidity Opinions
- Mechanical Engineering Practice
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Opinions
- Patentability Opinions
- Patents
- Product Clearance
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
Technologies
- Automotive Technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science & Software
- Electrical Engineering & Electronics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
- Telecommunications
Honors
- Top 50 Most Active Patent Attorney - High Tech, Patexia, 2023, 2024
- Top 100 Best Performing Patent Attorney, Patexia, 2024
Admissions
- District of Connecticut, 2000
- U.S. District Court, 2000
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999
- State of Connecticut, 1997
Education
Western New England University School of Law, J.D., 1997
Charter Oak College, B.S., with honors, 1991
Trinity College, with a concentration in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1984-1986
University of Connecticut, with a concentration in Chemistry, 1979-1982
James Merrick 변호사는 한국 고객 및 법률 사무소를 전담하는 변호사, 에이전트, 지원 스태프로 구성된 한국 프랙티스 그룹을 이끌고 있습니다. 팀의 여러 구성원은 한국어를 모국어로 사용하는 전문가들로 구성되어 있습니다. Merrick 변호사는 고객의 제품 출시 일정에 맞춰 특허 보호를 확보하고, 팀의 최종 작업 결과물을 관리하는 책임을 맡고 있습니다. 그는 지식재산권(IP) 소송, 침해, 계약, 라이선싱 문제와 관련해 한국의 기업 및 법률 사무소에 자문을 제공하기 위해 자주 한국을 방문합니다.
Merrick 변호사는 또한 미국 내 에너지 고객 및 대학에도 자문을 제공하며, 주로 기계 및 전기 공학 분야의 특허 준비와 출원을 담당하고 있습니다. 그는 무역 비밀 침해, 개인 상해 청구, 제품 책임 청구와 관련된 IP 소송 및 보험 방어 사건을 처리한 경험도 보유하고 있습니다.
Experience Highlights
Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2009-present
Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2000-2004 and 2005-2009
Associate, McCarter & English, 2004-2005
Associate, Rome McGuigan Sabanosh, P.C., 1999-2000
Law Clerk, Justices of the Connecticut Appellate Court, 1997–1999
News
- March 15, 2024
Cantor Colburn is a 2024 Top 10 Most Active Law Firm and a 2024 Top 50 Best Performing Law Firm from Patexia. James Merrick, Daniel Lent, Daniel Drexler, Brad Lawrence, and David Fox are recognized individually for skill and productivity.
- October 29, 2014
Cantor Colburn is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the LES Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2014 in Seoul, Korea on November 5-6. Attorneys Jim Merrick and Jaehoon Kim, who are members of the firm's Korean Practice Group, will attend the conference.
Events
- April 25, 2017Alexandria, Virginia
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.
- April 19, 2016Alexandria, Virginia
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.
- November 5, 2014Seoul, Korea
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.
- April 8, 2014Alexandria, Virginia
USPTO offers its annual Design Day.
Professional Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Connecticut Bar Association
SEMI
Community/Civic Involvement
Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Volunteer
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Parent Liaison Committee, Member
Talcott Mountain Science Center's STEM Advisory Committee, Member
