Steven M. Coyle and Michael J. Rye, Co-Chairs of Cantor Colburn's Litigation Practice,  introduce the new Non-Compete Clause Rule, outlining its ramifications alongside the specific notice requirements for existing non-compete clauses in workers’ employment agreements, in their article, "FTC bans most employee non-compete agreements," in the July/August issue of the Patent Lawyer Magazine.

Cantor Colburn has been named a Tier 1 firm in Hartford for Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Litigation - Patent, and Litigation - Intellectual Property Practice in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®.

Cantor Colburn is proud to announce that the following attorneys are recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers: Christopher C. Boehm, David Bomzer, Alison Caless, Michael A. Cantor, Michelle P. Ciotola, Philmore H. Colburn II, Steven M. Coyle, Nicholas A. Geiger, Charles F. O'Brien, Roberta L. Pelletier, Leah M. Reimer, Ph.D., David E. Rodrigues, Ph.D.,  Michael J. Rye, Bryan D. Zerhusen, Ph.D., Susan M. Zerull. Michael Cantor is a Best Lawyer Lawyer of the Year. 

Cantor Colburn Client Alert

The Federal Circuit recently discarded its long-established test for assessing non-obviousness as it relates to a challenged design patent and to design patent applications under examination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The court replaced the test with a modified version of the Graham multi-factor analysis currently used for assessing the validity of a utility patent and the non-obviousness of utility applications. Read Cantor Colburn's Client Alert about this issue, including key takeaways.

On April 23, 2024, the FTC voted to finalize the “Non-Compete Clause Rule." Subject to exceptions, the Rule generally states that entering into a non-compete clause with a worker after the Rule’s effective date, including senior executives, is an unfair method of competition. Read Cantor Colburn's Client Alert about this issue. UPDATE 

Cantor Colburn is proud to announce that the following attorneys are recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers: Michael Cantor, Michelle Ciotola, Phil Colburn, Steve Coyle, Todd Garabedian, Ph.D., David Rodrigues, Ph.D., Mike Rye, and Susan Zerull. Ali Caless is Best Lawyers: One to Watch.

Michael J. Rye & Katherine Tassmer's article, "AI and Copyright Protection: Brain versus Bots," appears in IPLS Proceedings, a publication of the Michigan Bar's IP Section.

Cantor Colburn Client Alert, "Supreme Court Requires More Oversight Over PTAB In Arthrex Decision," regarding Post-Grant. "The Supreme Court finds that the USPTO Director has ultimate oversight over PTAB decisions .... IPR procedures are expected to remain intact largely as is." 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected drug maker Allergan PLC’s attempt to shield its highly profitable Restasis patents from inter partes review (IPR) challenges by transferring them to a Native American tribe, as discussed in Cantor Colburn's Client Alert.

On April 24, 2018, the Supreme Court issued two important decisions in the cases of Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, et al., and SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, addressing inter partes review (IPR). Both cases will have a significant impact on IPR proceedings. In sum and as discussed in greater detail in Cantor Colburn's Client Alert, the Court determined that (1) IPR proceedings are indeed constitutional, and (2) the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) must address all challenged claims in the final written decision.  

Law360 quoted Cantor Colburn’s Michael J. Rye on the U.S. Supreme Court’s induced infringement ruling from in Limelight Networks Inc. v. Akamai Technologies Inc.

Cantor Colburn was nationally ranked for patent litigation by Corporate Counsel magazine in its October 2013 issue. Cantor Colburn’s dedicated team of litigation attorneys have decades of experience in presenting technically complex matters for trial in front of judges and juries. A partner participates in every facet of the case, bringing results that count for the client. And at each phase of the litigation, Cantor Colburn seeks practical strategies to achieve a prompt, efficient resolution of the dispute.

Litigation partner Michael Rye is a speaker at the 28th International Association of Korean Lawyers Conference as part of a panel discussion, Why are Korean companies suing in the US? on September 30, 2021.

Cantor Colburn is proud to sponsor the Boys & Girls Club of Hartford's 2019 GREAT Futures Celebration on April 18, 2019 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Cantor Colburn is pleased to sponsor the Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association's Judge's Dinner on May 11, 2017.  Michael Rye is a past president.