Patent Attorney Demystifies U.S. Patent Processes at UNH Lecture
What:
The University of New Haven (UNH) Tagliatela College of Engineering will host a public lecture, "Patent Law - An Intersection of Science and Law," with patent attorney Gregory S. Rosenblatt, partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Wiggin and Dana LLP in New Haven, Connecticut.
Engineering and law are often viewed as incompatible disciplines, but some engineers go on to law school and become patent attorneys. Rosenblatt, who has a degree in materials science and engineering, left the research lab to become a patent attorney and now defends the intellectual property of others. During his lecture, he will describe the steps to becoming a patent attorney and some of the profession's functions: counseling inventors and representing them before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, defending intellectual property, and obtaining value for intellectual property. He will detail the steps associated with applying for and, hopefully, receiving a U.S. patent. Examples of lucrative and not so lucrative, yet clever, patented inventions will be presented.
The event is free and open to the public.
When:
Wednesday, Sept 8, 2010, 12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Where:
The Schumann Auditorium in the Tagliatela College of Engineering, Room B120, UNH Main Campus, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Connecticut
Details:
Gregory S. Rosenblatt is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Wiggin and Dana LLP in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in materials science and engineering and holds a law degree from New York Law School. He is a member of the New York and Connecticut Bars and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has patent law experience with a diverse range of technologies including metallurgy, materials processing, inorganic chemistry, electronic packaging, aerospace, ammunition and defense. In addition to patent application drafting and prosecution, he has conducted a number of patent reexamination and reissue proceedings, and has experience with trade litigation and foreign patent practice, including oppositions. Previously, Rosenblatt was in-house counsel to Olin Corporation with responsibilities for the company's brass, Winchester, aerospace and defense groups.
For more information, please contact Professor of Mechanical Engineering Ismail I. Orabi, chair, UNH Department of Industrial Systems and Multidisciplinary Engineering, at 203-932-7144 or iorabi@newhaven.edu.