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Justin W. Burnam

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5818

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  • About

    Justin Burnam is an associate in the Washington, DC office. His experience includes representing clients before the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Justin also provides strategic patent-related advice to life-science clients.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Representing Zogenix, Inc. and Zogenix International Ltd. in Hatch-Waxman Litigation in the District of Delaware involving Zogenix's Fintepla® Product.
    • Represented a pioneer pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation in the District of New Jersey.
    • Represented Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) as amicus curiae at the Federal Circuit in an appeal relating to patent-term extension (20-1373).
    • Represented clients in PTAB trials (both petitioner side and patent-owner side), including arguing oral hearing in IPR2019-00011 on behalf of General Electric Company.
    • Represented a consumer products retailer in trade secret litigation in the Southern District of New York.
    • Represented a large electronics company before the International Trade Commission regarding patents relating to LED technology.
    • Advises life-science clients regarding Hatch-Waxman, Bayh-Dole, and patent-policy matters.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2018
        • cum laude
        • Leon Robbin Patent Award
        • Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, Senior Articles Editor
        • Legal Writing Fellow
    • College of William and Mary, B.S., 2013
        • Neuroscience
    Bar Admissions
    • Virginia
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Sharon Prost, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2020 - 2022
    Pro Bono
    • Represented amici in First-Amendment cases before the Supreme Court (Nos. 19-968 and 17-1717).
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Giles S. Rich Inn of Court
    • Federal Circuit Bar Association

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