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Alan Harrison is a mechanical and nuclear engineer who served as an officer in the United States Navy Submarine Force before becoming an attorney. He has practiced as an attorney since 2010, and addresses clients' legal matters with diligence and precision. Alan especially enjoys helping small and medium business owners and founders with the legal issues that arise when starting and operating a closely held business. LLC and partnership agreements and disputes are a part of his practice. He also can address intellectual property risks, procurement, and protection.

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Connecticut

Since 2010

USPTO

Since 2006

Principal

Sandollar

2023 - Current

Attorney

Whitmyer IP Group

2023 - 2024

Attorney

Botos Churchill IP Law

2023 - 2023

Attorney

Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer

2016 - 2023

Attorney

McCormick, Paulding & Huber

2010 - 2016

Patent Agent

McCormick, Paulding & Huber

2007 - 2010

University of Connecticut School of Law

J.D. | Intellectual Property

2005 - 2010

Northeastern University

B.S. | Mechanical Engineering

1994 - 1999

Honors: magna cum laude

Honored Listee

Marquis Who's Who

2023

Excellence for the Future - Contracts

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

2005

Top student in law school cohort.

Excellence for the Future - Torts

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction

2005

Top student in law school cohort.

Connecticut State Bar

Current

Tau Beta Pi Alumni Chapter - Central Connecticut

Board member

Current

Patents: Beyond the Basics – Current Risks and Opportunities (Part 1)

Connecticut Innovations

IP Considerations for Business Transitions, CBA Business Law Section, Elm City Club, New Haven CT

December 5, 2023

Connecticut Bar Association

One point five hour presentation about the significance of intellectual property in business transitions (start up, change of form, and purchase/sale).

Patent Attorney

United States Patent and Trademark Office

2006

Q. Can I sell products under "Reaper Golf" with a pending trademark conflict?

March 19, 2025

A: I'm currently handling a similar situation for a client who had been selling product for more than four years when a newcomer filed a trade mark application last year on the identical mark and similar product. This lead to at least a trade mark opposition: https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91297520&pty=OPP&eno=1. There are options, as the senior user, to protect your trade mark.

Q. How can I copyright my unique jewelry designs in the US?

March 16, 2025

A: You could be eligible for copyright protection and design patent protection on the individual designs, and possibly also utility patent protection on the method of wrapping the wires (depending how long you've been doing it or if or when you published the videos).

Q. Does "Nuke Town Skate Co." infringe Activision's "Nuketown" map rights?

March 14, 2025

A: A court would consider several factors when assessing whether your proposed use of "Nuke Town Skate Co." might infringe on Activision's NUKETOWN name. First would be whether NUKETOWN, as used by Activision, actually functions as a trade mark, i.e. an identifier of Activision as the source of a game or other good or service. Then whether NUKETOWN has been registered. Then whether NUKETOWN still is being used by Activision. There are about eleven other factors (in Connecticut New York Vermont, anyway).