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Jennifer A. Calcagni

Jennifer A. Calcagni

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  • North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D., 1998, cum laude
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1992

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Jennifer A. Calcagni

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Jennifer practices in the area of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks and copyrights and represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and advises commercial and manufacturing clients.  Jennifer handles IP matters for clients that range from start-up businesses to multinational corporations as well as university clients, which include preparing and securing U.S. and foreign patents and trademarks.  Her IP experience spans a wide variety of fields such as photopolymers, semiconductors, plating chemicals and processes, precision machinery, stepper motors, organic chemistry, bulk metallic glass, mechanical devices, and network transformers.

Prior to joining Carmody, Jennifer spent three years as a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and six years as an engineer providing standards for development for the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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  • American Bar Association

  • Connecticut Bar Association

  • Waterbury Bar Association

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association

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  • Best Lawyers® – Patent Law, 2023-2025

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  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Women’s Industry Network

Experience

  • Drafted patents for a multinational chemical company.

  • Drafted complex patents in the areas of physics, engineering and material science for a university client.

  • Successfully convinced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine the validity of patents belonging to a client’s competitor.

  • Persuaded the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences to reverse the findings of an examiner, which resulted in the granting of a valuable patent to a client.

  • Prosecuted a reissue application to broaden the scope of a client’s patent.

Big Changes Ahead: USPTO Fee Adjustments Effective January 2025

December 19, 2024
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced fee adjustments effective January 19, 2025, introducing both across-the-board increases and targeted changes. While most fees will see a 7.5% across-the-board increase, the USPTO is also introducing targeted adjustments aimed at encouraging timely filings and managing growing workloads. Please click
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Carmody Lawyers Ranked in More than 30 Areas of Law in Best Lawyers in America 2024

August 17, 2023
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey has received more than 90 accolades across over 30 areas of law and across all its offices in Connecticut, in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® 2024. Forty-two Carmody lawyers are named to the ‘Best Lawyers’ list and ten lawyers are listed
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Carmody Lawyers Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2023 List

April 05, 2023
Carmody is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023. In addition, Giovanna Tiberii Weller and William J. Hennessey Jr. have been named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in New Haven, CT and Stamford, CT for Employment Law and Land Use & Zoning
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