Professionals
Practice Areas
Technologies
- Automotive Technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Science
- Metallurgy & Ceramics
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
- Pharmaceuticals & Pharmaceutical Formulation
- Polymer & Materials Science
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
Admissions
- New York, 2008
- New Mexico, 1999
- Not Admitted in CT
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999
Education
University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D. 1999
Dartmouth College, Ph.D. Chemistry
Potsdam College, B.A. Chemistry
Joe Barrera has been a patent attorney for over 20 years and was formerly in-house at Universal Display Corporation and Bausch + Lomb. He concentrates his practice on the procurement and enforcement of global patent portfolios in very competitive consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical device markets. Joe also has worked with clients to develop patent procurement strategies in the areas of specialty chemicals, agricultural chemistry, structural panel composites, display technologies including OLED technologies, inorganic catalysts, and specialty polymers such as coatings, fracking fluids, and fuel cell conducting membranes. He has advised key opinion leaders and research scientists as part of product development teams to strategically define and protect innovation. While at Bausch + Lomb Joe secured patent protection for eye care, neutraceuticals products and neutraceutical products that accounted for more than 60% of total earnings with only 20% of the total patent procurement budget. He is a strong advocate of patent appeals and inventor declarations – a strategy that is aligned with product and regulatory timelines as well as post-grant challenges. In addition to a law degree and Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry, Joe has held post-doctoral positions at the University of Virginia and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Experience Highlights
Counsel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2019-present
Patent Counsel, Universal Display Corporation, 2017-2019
Senior Attorney, Drinker Biddle & Reath, 2014-2017
Patent Counsel, Bausch + Lomb, Inc., 2006-2013
Associate, Connoly Bove Lodge & Hutz, 2001-2006
Associate, Morrison & Foerster, 2000-2001
Associate, Peacock Myers & Adams, 1998-2000
News
- September 12, 2019
Cantor Colburn is proud to announce the addition of Partners Vincent Cichosz and Marc N. Henschke and Counsel Joseph Barrera, Ph.D. and Aaron Bumgarner.
Professional Affiliations
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Corporate IP Management & Operations Committee, 2020-2021