EXHIBIT 24.1

                      POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jeanne Wendschuh,
Michael D. Davidson and Sharon Garber signing singly, as
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     1.   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
          undersigned's capacity as an officer, director, and
          shareholder of Competitive Technologies, Inc. (the
          "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with- Section
          16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
          (the "1934 Act"), and the rules thereunder;

     2.   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
          the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
          complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete
          and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
          timely file such form with the United States Securities
          and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
          authority; and

     3.   take any other action of any type whatsoever in
          connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
          such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
          interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
          being understood that the documents executed by such
          attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
          this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
          contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
          may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each
such attorney-in-fact, or each such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that each such attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the 1934 Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of the transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date first
written below.


Date: August 4, 2004



                              /s/ Donald J. Freed
                              Donald J. Freed