Rebecca J. Cantor
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Experience:
17 years
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English
Rebecca J. Cantor | Attorney
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150 W 2nd St
Ste 400N
Royal Oak, MI 48067
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About Rebecca
Rebecca Cantor is a registered patent attorney with an extensive background in patent litigation as well as trademark protection and enforcement.
Rebecca serves as the Chair of Brooks Kushman's life science practice group. She concentrates her practice on intellectual property litigation, with a focus on patent litigation involving a wide range of technologies including pharmaceuticals and other life sciences technologies. Rebecca also has experience in trademark disputes, both in Federal Court and in the USPTO. In addition, Rebecca counsels clients in developing strategies to protect their intellectual property.
As a registered patent attorney, Rebecca is authorized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Prior to joining Brooks Kushman, Rebecca was a patent litigator at Vinson & Elkins LLP in New York. While there, Rebecca participated in several patent litigations, including a Hatch-Waxman litigation where she was part of a trial team that received a favorable outcome for its client. Rebecca also worked on a number of due diligence projects, many of which involved technologies related to life sciences.
Rebecca serves as the Chair of Brooks Kushman's life science practice group. She concentrates her practice on intellectual property litigation, with a focus on patent litigation involving a wide range of technologies including pharmaceuticals and other life sciences technologies. Rebecca also has experience in trademark disputes, both in Federal Court and in the USPTO. In addition, Rebecca counsels clients in developing strategies to protect their intellectual property.
As a registered patent attorney, Rebecca is authorized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Prior to joining Brooks Kushman, Rebecca was a patent litigator at Vinson & Elkins LLP in New York. While there, Rebecca participated in several patent litigations, including a Hatch-Waxman litigation where she was part of a trial team that received a favorable outcome for its client. Rebecca also worked on a number of due diligence projects, many of which involved technologies related to life sciences.
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Admission
Michigan
2013
New York
2009
Education
University of Michigan Law School
J.D.
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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State Bar of New York
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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University of Michigan Law School, Adjunct Professor
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Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan Chapter
Notable Work
Publications
Co-Author, “Chapter 17: Intellectual Property,” Michigan Causes of Action Formbook, March
2020
Co-Author, “Stanford v. Roche: Confirming the Basic Patent Law Principle that Inventors Ultimately Have Rights in Their Inventions,” les Nouvelles, March
2012
Co-Author “The Generalist’s Guide to the America Invents Act,” State Bar of Texas Corporate Counsel Section Newsletter, Winter
2012
Co-Author “A Brief Primer on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of ,” O’Connor’s Federal Intellectual Property Codes Plus,
2011 / 2012-2013
“A Safe Harbor for Investigational Drugs in Commission Proceedings: The Commission Declines to Extend the Kinik Rationale to Limit the Section 271(e) Defense in Process Patent Cases,” 23 337 Reporter 119,
2007
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