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Andy I. Corea Murtha Cullina LLP Managing Partner

Managing Partner

New Haven
Email: acorea@murthalaw.com
Phone: 203-772-7739
Fax: 860-240-5759

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Bar & Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • Tennessee

Education

  • George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1995)
  • College of William and Mary (B.A., 1992)

Andy I. Corea

Andy I. Corea is our managing partner and a widely respected trademark and intellectual property lawyer.

Andy approaches managing the firm the same way he advises his clients: by focusing on creative, pragmatic and thoughtful problem-solving. Since assuming the managing partner role at the beginning of 2021, Andy has emphasized transparency and collaboration to help improve the firm’s delivery of services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. Prior to his election, he chaired the firm’s Business and Finance Department.

 

In addition to his management duties, Andy maintains a comprehensive trademark practice that includes both transactional and adversarial matters. He also helps clients protect their intellectual property rights through enforcement, litigation, assignment and licensing. Andy frequently draws on his deep experience to provide intellectual property due diligence counsel for clients as they evaluate potential acquisitions or mergers. His clients range from manufacturers and breweries to major league sports teams and private equity firms.

 

Andy’s 20+ years in the field began as a trademark examining attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a role that provided insight into trademark clearance and prosecution. Knowing what the USPTO looks for when reviewing an application allows him to effectively—and efficiently—guide clients through the trademark registration process. He regularly appears before the USTPO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and represents clients in federal court cases around the country. Praised for his accessibility and responsiveness, he provides pragmatic counsel that aligns with his clients’ business goals.

 

In an administrative trial before the TTAB in 2021, Andy successfully opposed an application by a sportswear company to use the mark registered to his client’s craft brewery. The TTAB’s decision, which sustained the opposition’s claim that confusion was likely, confirmed the brewery’s exclusive rights to its brand and allowed it to register its own trademark for clothing. The case required extensive proof of the client’s prior use of its trademark on clothing as well as proof supporting the relation of beer to clothing to establish the likelihood of confusion.

Representative Matters:

  • Represented a brewing company in a TTAB trial, successfully obtaining a decision by the board that sustained the client’s opposition claim.
  • Led the defense team representing a manufacturer of natural supplements and vitamins for pets in trademark litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, settling the case favorably after filing a Motion to Dismiss.  
  • Served as lead counsel for the opposer in one of the earliest cases to use the TTAB’s Accelerated Case Resolution process, obtaining a favorable decision for the client when the opposition for trademark registration was sustained.
  • Developed the filing strategy and successfully prosecuted a trademark application for a single-color trademark for plastic toy bats. The trademark is regularly featured in articles about unique and unusual trademarks.

Not certified as a civil trial specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Certification in the field of trademarks and copyrights is not currently available in Tennessee.

  • American Bar Association
  • Connecticut Asian Pacific Bar Association
  • Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA), President 2012-13
  • International Trademark Association
  • South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut, Secretary 2018, President 2013
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Trademark Law, 2022 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
  • Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation
  • Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
  • Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
  • Law Review, George Mason University School of Law
  • Dean’s Scholar 1994-1995, George Mason University School of Law
  • Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors

 

Overview

Andy I. Corea is our managing partner and a widely respected trademark and intellectual property lawyer.

Andy approaches managing the firm the same way he advises his clients: by focusing on creative, pragmatic and thoughtful problem-solving. Since assuming the managing partner role at the beginning of 2021, Andy has emphasized transparency and collaboration to help improve the firm’s delivery of services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. Prior to his election, he chaired the firm’s Business and Finance Department.

 

In addition to his management duties, Andy maintains a comprehensive trademark practice that includes both transactional and adversarial matters. He also helps clients protect their intellectual property rights through enforcement, litigation, assignment and licensing. Andy frequently draws on his deep experience to provide intellectual property due diligence counsel for clients as they evaluate potential acquisitions or mergers. His clients range from manufacturers and breweries to major league sports teams and private equity firms.

 

Andy’s 20+ years in the field began as a trademark examining attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a role that provided insight into trademark clearance and prosecution. Knowing what the USPTO looks for when reviewing an application allows him to effectively—and efficiently—guide clients through the trademark registration process. He regularly appears before the USTPO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and represents clients in federal court cases around the country. Praised for his accessibility and responsiveness, he provides pragmatic counsel that aligns with his clients’ business goals.

 

In an administrative trial before the TTAB in 2021, Andy successfully opposed an application by a sportswear company to use the mark registered to his client’s craft brewery. The TTAB’s decision, which sustained the opposition’s claim that confusion was likely, confirmed the brewery’s exclusive rights to its brand and allowed it to register its own trademark for clothing. The case required extensive proof of the client’s prior use of its trademark on clothing as well as proof supporting the relation of beer to clothing to establish the likelihood of confusion.

Representative Matters:

  • Represented a brewing company in a TTAB trial, successfully obtaining a decision by the board that sustained the client’s opposition claim.
  • Led the defense team representing a manufacturer of natural supplements and vitamins for pets in trademark litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, settling the case favorably after filing a Motion to Dismiss.  
  • Served as lead counsel for the opposer in one of the earliest cases to use the TTAB’s Accelerated Case Resolution process, obtaining a favorable decision for the client when the opposition for trademark registration was sustained.
  • Developed the filing strategy and successfully prosecuted a trademark application for a single-color trademark for plastic toy bats. The trademark is regularly featured in articles about unique and unusual trademarks.

Not certified as a civil trial specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Certification in the field of trademarks and copyrights is not currently available in Tennessee.

Practices & Industries
Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • Connecticut Asian Pacific Bar Association
  • Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA), President 2012-13
  • International Trademark Association
  • South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut, Secretary 2018, President 2013
Recognition
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Trademark Law, 2022 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
  • Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation
  • Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
  • Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
  • Law Review, George Mason University School of Law
  • Dean’s Scholar 1994-1995, George Mason University School of Law
Community Activities
  • Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
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Bar & Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • Tennessee
Education
  • George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1995)
  • College of William and Mary (B.A., 1992)
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