Professionals
Practice Areas
- Automotive Practice
- Electrical Engineering Practice
- Energy Storage, Batteries, and Materials Practice
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- 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
- Computer Science & Software
- Electrical Engineering & Electronics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Optics
- Semiconductor Devices & Processing Methods
Admissions
- State of New York, 2004
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 2003
- State of Connecticut, 2003
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2001
State University of New York at Geneseo, B.A. in Physics, 1997
Thomas Ryan has extensive experience in patent preparation and prosecution in a wide range of technology areas, including computer hardware and memory systems, communications, optics, mechanical technologies, and electrical technologies. Tom’s current practice involves patent preparation and prosecution primarily in computing, automotive and energy industry fields, including various facets of oil and gas exploration and production industry fields, as well as the preparation of infringement and patentability opinions. Energy industry field technology areas for which Tom has experience include drilling systems, and subterranean measurement systems such as electromagnetic, nuclear, phased array acoustic and radar, and resistivity measurement systems.
Experience Highlights
Associate, Cantor Colburn LLP, 2018-present
Associate, MKG IP Law, 2017-2018
Associate, McCarter & English, L.L.P., Hartford, CT, 2006-2017
Associate, Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P., Stamford, CT, 2004-2006
Patent Attorney/Legal Assistant, Ceramoptec Industries, Inc., East Longmeadow, MA, 2001-2004
Events
- April 17, 2023New Haven, Connecticut
The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is hosting a discussion of Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, led by Susan Kohlmann, Partner at Jenner & Block on April 17, 2023 at the Elm City Club in New Haven, Connecticut.
- The 92nd Annual Dinner in Honor of the Federal JudiciaryMarch 28, 2014New York, New York
Professional Affiliations
Intellectual Property Owners Association
New York Bar Association
SEMI
