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Alan Harrison
Business and Intellectual Property Attorney
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Alan Harrison is a mechanical and nuclear engineer who served as an officer in the United States Navy Submarine Force before becoming an attorney. He addresses clients' legal matters with diligence and precision. He has practiced as an attorney since 2010. He especially enjoys helping small and medium business owners and founders with the legal issues that arise when starting and operating a closely held business. LLC and partnership agreements and disputes are a part of his practice. He also can address intellectual property risks, procurement, and protection.
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law
- J.D. | Intellectual Property
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- Northeastern University
- B.S. | Mechanical Engineering
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- Honors: magna cum laude
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Professional Experience
- Principal
- Sandollar
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- Whitmyer IP Group
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- Botos Churchill IP Law
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- Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer
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- Attorney
- McCormick, Paulding & Huber
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- Patent Agent
- McCormick, Paulding & Huber
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Speaking Engagements
- IP Considerations for Business Transitions, CBA Business Law Section, Elm City Club, New Haven CT
- Connecticut Bar Association
- One point five hour presentation about the significance of intellectual property in business transitions (start up, change of form, and purchase/sale).
Certifications
- Patent Attorney
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
Awards
- Honored Listee
- Marquis Who's Who
- Excellence for the Future - Contracts
- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- Top student in law school cohort.
- Excellence for the Future - Torts
- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- Top student in law school cohort.
Professional Associations
- Connecticut State Bar
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- Tau Beta Pi Alumni Chapter - Central Connecticut
- Board member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Connecticut
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- USPTO
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Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Prosecution
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
- Q. Hello. I intend to file a suit against a company that's not located in my home state of CT.
- A: Yes, you can file suit in CT for an injury that happened here, and it is something that a licensed CT attorney like myself could help with. You should be aware that a "foreign" (out-of-state) company could try to have the case "removed" to Federal court if the amount in dispute is more than $75,000. Then it might end up in some other State's Federal court.
- Q. I missed the re-registration of my trademarked logo, How do I re-register it?
- A: This is a straightforward problem to solve. Any competent trademark attorney could handle it for you. Remember, the ownership of your mark accrued when you started to use it and continues as long as you use it. Registration formalizes your ownership and gives you some advantages in enforcing your rights, but a lapse of registration does not terminate your ownership of the mark.
- Q. How can I get to continue with my application after considered abandoned for not replying on time? Sailreddy
- A: Was it an *unintentional* delay up until the moment that you obtained an attorney to prepare the papers to revive? If so, you can petition to revive.
"Unintentional" is hard to define - indeed, I am not able to find case law that defines it - but it might be considered to encompass things like "didn't have the money for an attorney" so that you "unintentionally" delayed action on the application because although you intended to act you were not able to.
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