Member

Hartford Office Executive Member

Grant M. Ehrlich Ph.D.

860-616-5572

Grant Ehrlich, Ph.D. supports technology-based companies in the development and implementation of effective intellectual property (IP) strategies. He has drafted and prosecuted patents and has prepared non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate opinions in fields spanning batteries, fuel cells, thermoelectrics, electrolysis, metallurgy, nanotechnology, displays, sensors, medical devices, magnetic and magnetocaloric materials, ceramics, water treatment, heating systems, lubricants, detergents, coatings, and phosphors. Grant has contributed to multiple IPR petitions directed to lithium-ion battery technology. In addition, Grant has significant licensing experience and has prepared and negotiated domestic and international patent license agreements, technology transfer agreements, and material transfer agreements. Grant’s law practice draws on his engineering experience Yardney Technical Products (now EaglePicher) and United Technologies Corporation (now Raytheon), as well as his Ph.D. in chemistry. He also has litigation experience as an expert in batteries, electrochemistry, and materials characterization.

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships

American Intellectual Property Law Association

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Member

Association of University Technology Managers

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Member

American Bar Association

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Member

Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

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Member

Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association

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Member; President (2017-18)

The Electrochemical Society

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Member; former Chair of the New England Section

SAE

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Committee G-21B on Counterfeit and Substandard Batteries

Community Involvement

UConn-TIP (Technology Incubation Program) Bioscience, Entrepreneurship, Volunteer Advisor (2016-present)

Education

J.D.,

2008

With Honors

University of Connecticut School of Law

Visiting Scientist,

1994-95

The University of Nantes

Ph.D.,

1995

Chemistry

Cornell University

M.S.,

1991

Inorganic Chemistry

Cornell University

B.A., Chemistry,

1989

Grinnell College

Besides Stites & Harbison

Grant has significant past engineering experience including Research Scientist with Yardney Technical Products (1995-2000), Project Leader with UTC Fuel Cells (2000-04), and Program Manager with Pratt & Whitney (2004-07). Prior to joining Stites & Harbison, he was a Patent Agent and then an attorney with a large intellectual property law firm (2007-24).

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Patent Law (2025)

Two Eagle Awards, Pratt & Whitney

NASA Space Act Award, Yardney Technical Products

SBA Tibbetts Award, Yardney Technical Products

Contact Resources

Grant Ehrlich's LinkedIn Profile