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Technology Areas Nanotechnology Food Science Chemical Engineering Chemistry Polymer & Materials Science Metallurgy & Ceramics Energy Environmental Engineering Practice Areas Patents United States (Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Applications) International (PCT International Applications and Foreign Patent Applications) Trademarks and Trade Dress Copyright Trademark Clearing and Searching Patent Landscaping and Risk Analysis Due Diligence in IP Acquisitions Opinions Noninfringement Invalidity Right-to-practice Inter Partes Proceedings at the USPTO Patent Reexaminations Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations Patent Litigation Trademark Litigation Copyright Litigation Trade Secret Litigation Unfair Competition Litigation Complex Commercial and Business Litigation Strategic IP Portfolio Development Licensing IP Transactional Work (Transfers, Mergers, Acquisitions, Bankruptcy, and Securitization) Professional Experience Co-Managing Partner, Cantor Colburn LLP, 1983-present Education University of Connecticut, B.S., with honors, Chemical Engineering/Materials Engineering, 1980 University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1983 Bar Admissions State of Connecticut, 1983 U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1984 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1984 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1983 Associations & Memberships American Bar Associations Connecticut Patent Law Association Connecticut Bar Association American Intellectual Property Law Association International Trademark Association Tau Beta Pi Articles & Publications "Nail Buffer Case Smoothes Away Confusion," by Michael A. Cantor, Connecticut Law Tribune, April 20, 2009 "Border Crossing," by Michael A. Cantor, Connecticut Law Tribune, April 21, 2008 Monthly guest columnist for the Connecticut Tech Tribune, 2001-2002 Managing Intellectual Property Trademark Yearbook 2000, "Protecting Product Design in the U.S.," by Michael A. Cantor and Pamela S. Chestek The Law Works, Vol. 3, No. 4, April 1996, "Win/Win Settlement of Patent Infringement," by Michael A. Cantor Teaching Positions University of Connecticut School of Law, Adjunct Professor in Patent Law and Procedure Awards & Honors Founding Fellow, Academy of Distinguished Engineers and Hall of Fame, University of Connecticut "Super Lawyers," Intellectual Property, Connecticut, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Media Coverage & Relevant Press Releases IP Firm Goes Upstream Against the Current,? by Renee Migiel, The Hartford Business Journal, April 5, 2010 "Volunteer Spotlight," INTA Bulletin, April 1, 2010 "Who's On Top?" The Connecticut Law Tribune, May 12, 2008 Q&A with Cantor Colburn's Michael Cantor, IP Law 360, September 2007 Cantor Colburn Expands to Alexandria, Intellectual Property Today, June 12, 2007 A Small Victory for Downtown, The Hartford Courant, April 11, 2007 Civic & Community Leadership Board Member, Connecticut Development Authority Board Member, Connecticut Technology Council University of Connecticut School of Engineering Advisory Board University of Connecticut Institute of Material Sciences Advisory Board Martindale-Hubbell Rating AV