George B. Snyder

Practicing broadly in all phases of intellectual property law, George Snyder was brought into the firm a number of years ago to augment its full-service IP capabilities. George has solid experience in: opinion work concerning validity and infringement issues in the patent and trademark fields; transactional work ranging from licensing to more complex business deals with IP ramifications; handling of disputes (e.g., inter partes review or opposition proceedings in the USPTO); appellate proceedings; and U.S. as well as offshore patent and trademark registration procurement. George is conversant in many different technological areas, e.g., in the chemical arts, life sciences, paints, “green” developments, diagnostics/sensors, metallurgy, electronic payment processing, flooring and computer accessories.

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., 1975
• Villanova University, B.S., Chemistry with honors, 1972

Admissions

• Connecticut
• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• Registered Patent Attorney

Professional Activities

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Connecticut Bar Association
• Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association
• Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
• New York Intellectual Property Law Association

In the Community

• St. Thomas More Church (Darien), lector, religious education teacher

Awards and Recognition

• AV Rating on Martindale-Hubbell

Technology Areas

• Chemical arts
• Life sciences
• Paints
• “Green” development
• Diagnostics/sensors
• Metallurgy
• Electronic payment processing
• Flooring
• Computer accessories