Elizabeth A. Alquist

Partner

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Overview

Elizabeth "Beth" Alquist is an experienced trial lawyer who represents a broad range of business clients in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, noncompetition, and technology-related business disputes in federal and state courts, as well as the International Trade Commission (ITC), Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Beth has tried cases to verdict and judgment in state and federal courts in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Beth is the co-founder and past chair of Women Working Together (WWT®), the firmwide women's initiative. Beth is past chair of the firm's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Intellectual Property practice group and Litigation department.

She served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Callahan, Connecticut Supreme Court, 1994-1995.

Experience

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Tried to defense verdict claims of fraud, breach of warranty, and unfair trade practices defending international manufacturer of mass spectrometers in jury trial in Massachusetts Business Litigation Session

Obtained temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for major toy company in copyright, trademark and patent dispute in the District of Connecticut, and successfully defended on appeal before the Federal Circuit

Counsel for major toy company in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings

Counsel for defendant manufacturer of complex analytical instruments against claims of fraud and breach of warranty in the Central District of California

Counsel for defendant defense contractor in trade secret claim brought by vendor in the District of Massachusetts

Won summary judgment in the District of Massachusetts in case involving breach of a patent licensing agreement

Counsel for major toy company in defense of patent infringement case in the Western District of Texas involving wireless communication technology, resulting in dismissal

Won summary judgment defense of trade secret allegations for major beverage company in the District of Connecticut

Counsel for plaintiff in patent infringement cases relating to mass spectrometry in the District of Massachusetts

Obtained dismissal of ITC action relating to multi-media electronic devices

Obtained consent decree of non-infringement for a major toy company in defense of a patent infringement case pending in the Central District of California

Obtained ex parte injunction in trade secret case involving high-level executives in insurance industry

Successfully defended preliminary injunction hearing for life insurance company in trademark infringement case in the District of Connecticut

Defended to jury verdict patent infringement and invalidity claims on behalf of a multinational corporation involving small brushless direct-current motors

Insights

Education and Credentials

Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., with High Honors, 1994
Mount Saint Mary's College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991, Division I Academic All-American in Basketball, 1990-91
Admissions
State of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Affiliations
International Trademark Association (INTA)
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Connecticut Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Coopers Life Fellow
Judge Janet Bond Arterton American Inn of Court
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Recognition and Community

Recognition

Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2024, Trade Secrets Law, 2024

Named to list of IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property (Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC), 2022-2023

Recipient of the Women in Business Award from the Hartford Business Journal, 2022

Recipient of the Ladder Award from the Connecticut Bar Association, 2022

Named to list of Client Services All-Stars, which recognizes attorneys for delivering superior service to corporate clients, and is based on feedback provided by corporate counsel at some of the world's largest companies, by BTI, 2020

Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Intellectual Property Litigation, 2006-2023

Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers Top Attorneys (Thomson Reuters), Intellectual Property Litigation, 2019

Honored as a "Woman Worth Watching" by the Profiles in Diversity Journal, 2017

Recognized with Client Choice Award for excellence in client service in the Intellectual Property: Patents category for Connecticut by Lexology, 2017

Honored with a Breakfast Badge Award from the Girl Scouts of Connecticut in recognition of her service as a role model for girl scouts in the state, 2016

Selected to the list of Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Corporate Counsel edition, 2010

Named Volunteer of the Year by the Connecticut Technology Council, 2008

Named Forty Under 40 by Hartford Business Journal, 2008

Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), 2006

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Community

Lawyers for Children America, Volunteer

West Hartford Youth Basketball League, Former Girls Basketball Coach

Leadership Greater Hartford, Quest 2005

UConn Law Patent Litigation, Adjunct Professor, 2013-16