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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 has practiced as an attorney since 2010, and addresses clients' legal matters with diligence and precision. Alan 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.
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
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Connecticut
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- USPTO
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Principal
- Sandollar
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- Attorney
- Whitmyer IP Group
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- Attorney
- Botos Churchill IP Law
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- Attorney
- Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer
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- Attorney
- McCormick, Paulding & Huber
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- Patent Agent
- McCormick, Paulding & Huber
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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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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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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Patents: Beyond the Basics – Current Risks and Opportunities (Part 1)
- Connecticut Innovations
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
Legal Answers
107 Questions Answered
- Q. Can I claim an abandoned trademark for my business?
- A: Assuming that the trademark is not still in use (which may be different than its official registration status), and assuming that there are no marks in use that are sufficiently similar so as to raise a likelihood of confusion, then you might be ok to take over an "abandoned" mark. But you definitely should have an experienced trademark attorney look at the actual mark and do a risk assessment before you do that.
Trademark and copyright are very different ideas. Trademark protects a business's rights to identify a source of goods or services. Copyright protects an author's or artist's rights to profit in a work they created.
- Q. Trademark issue for "SHADOW BOATS".
- A: There are various ways to work around a "likelihood of confusion" refusal by the USPTO. The most common is to try getting a concurrent use agreement with the owner of the "confusing" registered mark. This is something that any trademark attorney could assist you.
- Q. Trademark registration for "West Coast Records"
- A: You can file for registration yourself or ask an attorney to help you. Your date of first use is important as you accrue rights through use of the mark and registration puts a government stamp on your existing rights and makes them easier to enforce and defend.
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