Anthony P. Gangemi

Anthony P. Gangemi is a Murtha Cullina partner who chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. 

Tony combines more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer, 6+ years working as a professional engineer and a deep understanding of clean/green technology to help clients secure, monetize and protect their IP assets. His practice encompasses the full spectrum of activities related to patent, trademarks, copyright and trade secret procurement and protection; IP transactions and portfolio management; and infringement and enforcement litigation. Tony represents a wide array of clients that range from academic institutions to established private companies to startup ventures.   

The IP-focused curriculum Tony chose when earning his Master of Laws degree prepared him to handle patent prosecutions through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as in other countries around the world. During his legal career, he has drafted over 200 patent applications, including more than 100 related to environmental engineering-related inventions. Tony cites his ability to effectively communicate with inventors, coupled with his understanding of bottom-line business objectives, as key ingredients in providing added value to his clients’ matters. His experience is crucial in helping clients analyze the risks associated with new product introductions by assessing infringement and validity issues, and preparing related opinions.   

Clients also rely on Tony’s counsel to help develop effective strategies to monetize their IP through licensing and other revenue enhancing transactions. He also performs IP portfolio due diligence for clients considering acquisitions or sales. 

• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Business and Finance
• Emerging Companies
• Education

• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Connecticut Bar Association

• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
• James W. Cooper Life Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Patent Law (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• "Patent Portfolio Management: Metrics that Matter," Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute "The Next New Driving Innovation" blog, May 2, 2020
• “Congress Considered Significant Changes to Patent Law: Bill gives edge to inventors who file first patent application,” The Connecticut Law Tribune, April 18, 2011, Vol. 27, No. 16
• “Privatizing Patents Provides Boost To Economy: High court to rule on ownership rights of federally funded inventions,” The Connecticut Law Tribune, November 15, 2010, Vol. 36, No. 46
• “Fueling The Energy Revolution: Corporate investors require strong patents to invest in technology,” The Connecticut Law Tribune, November 16, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 46

• August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• December 12, 2018 - Benjamin C. White Joins Intellectual Property Group
• September 7, 2018 - Murtha Cullina Law Lab at District New Haven Brings Innovation to Front of Connecticut Legal Landscape
• June 14, 2018 - Murtha Cullina Adds Two More Attorneys to its Growing Intellectual Property Practice
• March 1, 2018 - Seven Attorneys Named James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
• April 12, 2017 - Murtha Cullina LLP Continues To Expand Intellectual Property Practice Group
• April 26, 2016 - Firm Expands Intellectual Property Practice Group

• May 15, 2019 - Law Lab Business Lunch Series: Reading & Understanding Patent Documents
• September 14, 2016 - Anthony P. Gangemi is guest lecturing on patent law at Yale's Center for Biomedical and Interventional Technology
• June 15, 2016 - Business Lunch Series: Reading and Understanding Patent Documents

• August 14, 2017 - Ryan Suerth, Ted Whittemore, and Tony Gangemi will present Business Insurance, Legal Issues in Entrepreneurship & Introduction to Intellectual Property
• April 27, 2017 - John Mutchler, Elizabeth Gallatta and Anthony Gangemi to Conduct Intellectual Property Briefing during Department of Commerce Export Week
• May 18, 2016 - David Menard, Anthony Gangemi and Meredith Burns to present at UConn iQ InQbator Workshop #2 in Storrs, CT

• June 1, 2017 - Anthony P. Gangemi Interview: Protecting and Enhancing the Value of Your Intellectual Property

• New York
• Connecticut
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Franklin Pierce Law Center (LL.M., 1999)
• Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 1999)
• Colorado School of Mines (M.S. in Environmental Engineering, 1993)
• Colorado School of Mines (B.S. in Engineering, 1990)