0001360865-11-000043.txt : 20110318 0001360865-11-000043.hdr.sgml : 20110318 20110318132728 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001360865-11-000043 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110318 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110318 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110318 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000102198 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794] IRS NUMBER: 362664428 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08696 FILM NUMBER: 11697695 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1375 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06824 BUSINESS PHONE: (203) 368-6044 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1375 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06824 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNIVERSITY PATENTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 DEFA14A 1 cttc14aproxynotice2011.txt COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 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RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYER HOFFMAN MCCANN, CPAS AS OUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011; NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. ================================================================================ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------