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Patrick G. Burns


EXPERIENCE

  • Patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation in the State and Federal Courts, and in the International Trade Commission
  • Patent, trademark and copyright prosecution
  • Expert in Federal Court Litigation
  • Opinions on patent infringement, validity and enforceability
  • Adjunct Professor Patent Law, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Lecturer in patent law for the Patent Resources Group
  • Contributing author of " 'Designing Around' Valid U.S. Patents", published by the Patent Resources Group
  • Contributing author of "Electronics & Computer Patent & Copyright Practice", published by the Patent Resources Group
  • Member of the Advisory Board of BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
  • Past Chairman of the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Committee of the Chicago Bar Association
  • Board of Managers of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, 1997
  • Vice President of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, 2007
  • Named to Leading Lawyer's Network by Chicago Law Bulletin
  • Named an Illinois Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine
BAR MEMBERSHIPS

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Supreme Court of the State of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Supreme Court
TECHNICAL FIELDS

  • Animal Feeding Systems
  • Computer Systems and Circuits
  • Construction Tools
  • Electric Hair Trimmers and Attachments
  • Home Appliances
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Luggage
  • Magnetic and Optical Disk Drives
  • Machine Tools
  • Nuclear Waste Disposal Systems
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Piezoelectric Devices
  • Plasma Display Devices
  • Polymer Activation Systems for Waste Water Treatment
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Solar Energy Systems
  • Telecommunication Systems









EDUCATION

  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1972
  • J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1978
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