Position: Managing Member

TEL: 860-632-7200

FAX: 860-632-8269

Email: Click Here

Website: www.mkgip.com

Admitted: 1976, New Hampshire; 1977, Massachusetts

Law School: Quinnipiac University School of Law - Juris Doctor

College: Master’s of Science – Mechanical Engineering

Birth Date and Place: 11/15/1972

Practice Areas: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets, in the biotechnology, computer science, E-commerce, International fields

Additional Information: Richard Michaud is a founding member and managing partner of the Michaud-Kinney Group (formerly the Michaud-Duffy Group), an international intellectual property law firm headquartered in Connecticut. He maintains a broad and busy intellectual property practice and has extensive experience in all aspects of intellectual property law including foreign and domestic patent preparation, prosecution and litigation. He is also experienced at trademark and copyright preparation, prosecution and litigation as well as in negotiating and drafting intellectual property licenses. Prior to entering this field, Rick was a senior design engineer at Dorr Oliver, Incorporated, where he designed and developed industrial centrifuges and process equipment. He is a popular lecturer on intellectual property topics. Rick is especially well-versed at counseling business executives and in-house counsel at both large and small corporations. Through his years of practice, Rick has also developed a diverse international clientele.