Kelly Burris, managing partner of the Detroit office of Brinks Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., served as a conference speaker at the American Conference Institute’s third annual Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform conference held Jan. 22 – 23 in New York City. The conference was intended to provide in-depth analysis, practice tips and guidance on how to adapt business practices to a post-America Invents Act world. Burris participated on a panel that discussed Innovative Practice Resources for Meeting with Success during Inter Partes Review.
At Brinks, Burris focuses her practice on proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including post-grant review proceedings and the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the mechanical, materials science, and electrical arts. Burris also performs intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and manages corporate IP portfolios and policies. She is co-chair of the firm’s post grant patent practice group. The new group, which oversees the firm's post-grant proceedings before the USPTO, includes post-grant reviews, including covered business methods, and inter partes reviews, along with interferences, ex parte reexaminations, and legacy inter partes reexaminations. Additionally, Burris is chair of the firm’s green technology industry practice group.
