Professionals
Practice Areas
- Automotive Practice
- Foreign & PCT Patent Filing
- International
- Invalidity Opinions
- IP Transactional
- Licensing
- Mechanical Engineering Practice
- Non-infringement Opinions
- Opinions
- Patent Landscaping and Risk Analysis
- Patentability Opinions
- Patents
- Product Clearance
- Right to Practice Opinions
- Strategic IP Portfolio Development and Management
- Technology Transfer
- Trade Secrets
- Transfers, Mergers, Acquisitions, Bankruptcies and Securitizations
- Utility, Design, and Plant Patent Filing with the USPTO
Technologies
- Automotive Technology
- Energy
- Mechanical Engineering
Honors
- General Motors Corporation, Chairman’s Honors, 2000, 2005 and 2008
- General Motors Corporation, General Counsel Award, 2008
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1988
- State of Michigan, 1987
Education
University of Detroit Law School, J.D., 1987
Michigan Technological University, M.S., Business Administration, 1983
Michigan Technological University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1982
Prior to joining Cantor Colburn, Karl Barr was Intellectual Property Counsel at General Motors Corporation. He has hands-on experience with multinational intellectual property issues and continues to focus his practice on patent preparation, prosecution, complex intellectual property transactions, business counseling, monetization, licensing and sale as well as advanced development, assessment and acquisition of new technologies, and technology property rights.
Experience Highlights
Partner, Cantor Colburn, 2008-present
IP Counsel, General Motors Corporation, 1989-2008
- Global IP Counsel, General Motors Powertrain, 1989-1998 and 2004-2008
- Global IP Counsel, General Motors Fuel Cell Activity, 1998-2004
- IP Counsel, Delphi Division of General Motors, 1989-1998
Associate, Basile, Weintraub and Hanlon, Troy, MI, 1987-1989
Mechanical Engineer, Harley, Ellington, Pierce, Yee, Detroit, MI, 1983-1985
News
- February 27, 2023
11th grade student inventor Damian Earley received a patent from the USPTO for an invention he presented at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals in 2021 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, where Damian won the Cantor Colburn and General Motors Patent Application Award. He received comprehensive intellectual property law services from Cantor Colburn that included guiding him through the patent application process.
- May 12, 2020
Cantor Colburn partners and former in-house IP counsel Karl Barr and Karl Vick were panelists at the webinar, "Plan, Don't Panic! Effectively Managing Your Patent Portfolio," on May 7, 2020, presented by Novagraaf. Cedric Gaspoz, Managing Director IP Services Patent, and Maxime Goeman, Renewals & Support Services Manager, at Novagraaf joined Karl Barr and Karl Vick in a discussion of portfolio alignment, budget management, technology solutions and best practice tips for remotely managing portfolios.
Events
- May 7, 2020
Cantor Colburn partners and former in-house IP counsel Karl Barr and Karl Vick will be panelists on a webinar, "Plan, Don't Panic! Effectively Managing Your Patent Portfolio," on May 7, at 9 AM EDT. The webinar on effective portfolio management is presented by Novagraaf. Portfolio alignment, budget management, best practice tips for remotely managing portfolios will be the focus of discussion.
Professional Affiliations
Intellectual Property Owners Association
