Matthew Curran is a JD recipient at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, class of 2013, where he studied Intellectual Property Law, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, as well as infringement and licensing issues. He also holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in Plastics Engineering, where he focused on the study of commercial materials.Matthew is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as well as being an attorney licensed to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and before the US Federal District Court for the District of New Hampshire and a Justice of the Peace for Hillsborough County, NH.Matthew has worked in various positions prior to practicing law, gaining valuable legal and industry experience. His previous work experience spans electro-medical devices, composites engineering and fabrication, network administration and plastics manufacturing and design. He believes this prior experience has prepared him to readily understand a variety of diverse technologies efficiently.Before joining his current employer, Maine Cernota & Rardin, his previous positions with UNH Law's International Technology Transfer Institute (ITTI), as well as its IP & Transaction Clinical program helped him to diversify his skill set while providing legal services to those who could not have otherwise afforded them.Specialties: Patent prosecution, patentability opinions, copyright law, trademark searching, trademark registration, polymer science, medical devices, R&D, composites.