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 Attorneys - High Tech - 2023
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 Merrick씨는 한국 고객과 법무법인을 위해서 성실하게 일하는 변호인과 변리사 그리고 지원팀으로 구성된 한국 실무 그룹을 지휘하고 있습니다. 이들은 모두 각자의 영역에서 전문성을 가지고 있으며, 몇 몇 팀 구성원들은 한국어를 모국어로 사용합니다. Merrick씨는 고객의 상품 출시 일정을 맞추기 위해 특허 보호를 확보하고 팀의 최종 작업 제품의 운영관리에 관한 책임을 맡고 있습니다. Merrick씨는 한국 회사와 법무법인에 지적 재산 (IP) 소송, 침해, 계약서와 라이센스 관련 상담을 제공하기 위해 한국을 자주 방문합니다.
또한 Merrick씨는 국내 에너지 관련 의뢰인과 대학에 법적 조언을 제공하고 있으며, 주로 기계 공학과 전자 공학 부문에서 특허를 준비하거나 심사합니다.
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
- November 1, 2023
Cantor Colburn earns top rankings in the Patexia 2023 Patent Prosecution Intelligence Report: Cantor Colburn is the #4 Most Active Law Firm and the #51 Best Performing Law Firm in Bio-Tech. James Merrick is in the Top 50 for Most Active in U.S. Patent Prosecution, Daniel Lent and Daniel Drexler are in the Top 100 Most Active Patent Prosecution Attorneys, and Brad Lawrence and Jay Jang, Ph.D. are in the Top 250 Most Active Patent Prosecution Attorneys.
- 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
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
