Cantor Colburn

Firm overview:

International full-service IP firm Cantor Colburn has a client base of household-name brands across industries including entertainment, technology, luxury goods and pharmaceuticals. The firm’s trademark practice is thriving, having doubled the number of marks it manages for clients over the past three years, and taken on the international portfolios of leading companies.

By having its headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, Cantor Colburn is able to realise savings in the cost of doing business and pass these on to its clients. Experienced partners and senior associates are also more directly involved with client matters. Attorneys help clients develop trademark and trade dress strategies that maximise their assets while reducing the risk of infringement, as well as assisting new brands with building robust portfolios of rights.

Team overview:

The firm works partly remote as well as in four offices based in Hartford, Atlanta, Washington, DC and Detroit.

Michelle Ciotola leads the Trademark & Copyright Practice, working with brand owners from across the globe. Ciotola oversees a team of 20 IP professionals and is a frequent speaker at international industry events, as well as an author on trademark and copyright issues.

Litigator Thomas Mango is highly experienced in handling IP, unfair competition, and complex commercial litigation for US and international clients. Mango’s practice focuses on all aspects of opposition and cancellation proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, trademark litigation in federal courts throughout the US, and global and/or complex trademark disputes.