Contact Marina Cunningham
Phone: 860-838-8715
Marina has experience in domestic and foreign patent prosecution, trademark and copyright matters, e-commerce related issues, negotiation of licenses and other types of agreements relating to intellectual property, and litigation. Marina has worked as a design supervisor for AT&T Bell Laboratories and, subsequent to obtaining her law degree, as an in-house intellectual property attorney for United Technologies Corporation.
Education
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University
M.S., Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law
Awards and Recognitions
Top Patent Attorney in Connecticut by The Lexology Client Choice Awards
“Women in the Law – High Achiever,” CT Law Tribune
Tau Beta Pi (The National Engineering Honor Society)
Offices and Positions
Board of Directors, Connecticut Technology Council
Board of Directors, American Heart Association
Board of Directors, Judge Janet Bond Arterton American Inn of Court
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law
Chair of Board of Directors, MIT Enterprise Forum® of Connecticut
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Section, Hartford County Bar Association
Committee Member, International Trademark Association
Advisory Board, IP Clinic for the University of Connecticut School of Law
Chair of Parents Committee, Columbia University School of Engineering
Mentor for University of Connecticut Law School Students
Associations
Connecticut Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Judge Janet Bond Arterton American Inn of Court
Admissions
Connecticut
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Languages
Fluent in Russian; proficient in Ukrainian
Publications and Speaking Engagements
Speaker, MIT Enterprise Forum of Connecticut, “An Entertaining and Educational Evening on IP for Startups,” June 20, 2019
Roundtable Host, “2016 Year in Review – Key Trademark Decisions,” International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable, January 26, 2017
Roundtable Host, Protection and Enforcement of Well-Known Marks,” International Trademark Association (INTA) Roundtable, October 27, 2017
Panel Member, “PS XII: What’s the (Technical) Problem?,” American Intellectual Property Law Association World Congress, Sydney, Australia, October 17, 2017
Speaker, Roundtable Discussion: Ex Parte Reexaminations, IP Enforcement Summit, New York 2015
Article author, “Sketching an Outline for Business Method Patents,” CT Law Tribune, Oct 23, 2014
Article co-author, “New Options for Challenging Patents,” CT Law Tribune, April 21, 2014
Article co-author, “Holding a Website Hostage Is a Violation of the Anticybersquatting Statute,” CT Innovations blog
Article co-author, “Can Your Wireless Router Get You In Trouble?,” CT Law Tribune, April 15, 2013
Article co-author, “Louis Vuitton Bags $32 M From Internet Provider,” CT Law Tribune, Oct 12, 2009
Article co-author, “It’s Not Enough to Simply Show Deception,” CT Law Tribune, April 20, 2009
Panel member, GC New England Roundtable Series 2009 – “Trademark & Copyright: A New Era”
Speaker, ConnACCA Continuing Seminar Series for In-house Counsel sponsored by McCormick, Paulding & Huber PLLC
Speaker, GC New England Seminar sponsored by McCormick, Paulding & Huber PLLC – “Patent Practice: A Shifting Landscape“
Panel member, GC New England Round Table Series – “Patent Reform Preparing for Change”
Article co-author, “Business Method Patents Under Fire,” CT Law Tribune, April 21, 2008
Article author, “Inventors Need to Tell All,” CT Law Tribune, Oct 8, 2007
Speaker, Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce: “Protecting Your Intellectual Property“
In the News
Partner Marina Cunningham received the Lexology Client Choice Award for 2013 as Top Patent Attorney in CT
Partner Marina Cunningham was recognized as a “Women in the Law – High Achiever” by the CT Law Tribune, June 2008
Partner Marina Cunningham quoted in the CT Law Tribune, Feb 5, 2007
