UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      JANUARY 14, 2009 (JANUARY 15, 2009)
                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

                         COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                                    DELAWARE
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                 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)

                           1-8696          36-2664428
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         (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)     (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)


          777 COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06825
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               (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)(ZIP CODE)

                                 (203) 368-6044
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              REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:

                                      N/A
         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

On January 14, 2009, Competitive Technologies, Inc. ("the Company") announced
that pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, its auditor Mahoney Cohen &
Company, CPA, P.C. ("Mahoney Cohen") has been acquired by the New York practice
of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C ("MHM"), and the shareholders of Mahoney Cohen
became shareholders of MHM.  Following its acquisition of Mahoney Cohen, MHM has
changed its name to MHM Mahoney Cohen CPAs ("MHM Mahoney Cohen").

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                    COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                  (Registrant)

Dated: January 15, 2009          By: \s\ John B. Nano
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                                 John B. Nano
                                 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer