Alan Harrison

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.

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Connecticut

Since 2010

USPTO

Since 2006

Principal

Sandollar

2023 - Current

Attorney

Whitmyer IP Group

2023 - Current

Attorney

Botos Churchill IP Law

2023 - 2023

Attorney

Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer

2016 - 2023

Attorney

McCormick, Paulding & Huber

2010 - 2016

Patent Agent

McCormick, Paulding & Huber

2007 - 2010

University of Connecticut School of Law

J.D. | Intellectual Property

2005 - 2010

Northeastern University

B.S. | Mechanical Engineering

1994 - 1999

Honors: magna cum laude

Honored Listee

Marquis Who's Who

2023

Excellence for the Future - Contracts

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

2005

Top student in law school cohort.

Excellence for the Future - Torts

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

2005

Top student in law school cohort.

Connecticut State Bar

Current

Tau Beta Pi Alumni Chapter - Central Connecticut

Board member

Current

IP Considerations for Business Transitions, CBA Business Law Section, Elm City Club, New Haven CT

December 5, 2023

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).

Patent Attorney

United States Patent and Trademark Office

2006

Q. I have a couple of question regarding patent law on a clinical lab testing assay.

April 16, 2024

A: Cost for a patent application varies and most practitioners do not discuss pricing publicly. You get different quality of work depending how much you're willing to pay, but other factors also affect the pricing - size of firm, overhead, what other clients are willing to pay, etc.

A provisional patent application is no bar to patentability. It can't even be cited as prior art unless it's used as the basis of a regular utility patent application.

Patent expiration has no bearing on whether something can be used as the basis for new tech. Patent expiration may affect whether you can get sued for infringing on the patented technology. A new patent can't claw back the coverage of an expired patent. A new patent can only prevent others using what is claimed in the new patent, which in order to be granted has to be both new and non-obvious variation on the expired patent. ... Read More

Q. if my parents are getting evicted and dont have somewhere to go but i do, do they have the right to make me homeless

April 1, 2024

A: Taking your question at face value, if your parents move in with your grandma but tell you that you can't move in with them, that is the kind of situation that would possibly cause the state to TPR, in which case you likely would be ordered to live with the closest adult relative who would take you. That probably would be your sister.

On the other hand, if you're allowed to move in with Grandma but have to sleep on the couch, you probably have to do that.

Q. Hi, I am Raymond, digital art creator, how can I start trademark my brand name for my digital art?

April 1, 2024

A: Filing for a U.S. trademark that you already are using will cost $250-$350 in government fees plus about an hour of attorney time. I takes about one year to eighteen months to obtain registration. You can and should use the trademark during the application process. The only thing to watch out for is what if you are using someone else's brand? It would be a good idea to have someone search on this question for you. That costs about $200-$250.