Professionals

Practice Areas

Technologies

Honors

Admissions

  • Michigan State Bar, 1998
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994

Education

The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1993

Michigan State University, B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1988

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Susan M. Zerull

Counsel

Susan Zerull joined Cantor Colburn after 25 years as in-house counsel at The Dow Chemical Company, Imation, and 3M. Her practice concentrates on patent procurement, developing intellectual property strategies, and complex intellectual property transactions. She brings a pragmatic, business focused, and global view to her practice. Susan’s technical areas of expertise include polymers, electronic materials and devices (including dielectric materials, methods of integrated circuit manufacture, photolithography, chemical mechanical polishing, molecules for organic light emitting diodes), photovoltaics, solar modules, small molecules, chemical formulations, chemical processes, pharmaceuticals (particularly RSMs and APIs), and materials for automotive and transportation applications.

Experience Highlights

Counsel, Cantor Colburn, 2018-present

Managing Counsel, IP Law, The Dow Chemical Company, 1998-2018

Patent Attorney, Imation, 1996-1998

Patent Attorney, 3M, 1993-1996

Research Engineer, The Dow Chemical Company, 1988-1990 

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Professional Affiliations

Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)