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Bartkowski PLLC Offices
6803 Whittier Avenue, Suite 200A
McLean, VA 22101
VIRGINIA
United States
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Thomas Burns
Position
Counsel
Career
Thomas “Buddy” Burns began his career at Howrey, LLP, where his practice focused on intellectual property litigation in district courts and Section 337 litigation before the International Trade Commission. After more than five years in this role, Buddy joined the ITC boutique Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, where he focused his practice on Section 337 litigation, related ITC proceedings, and the appellate practice that follows. Over his 15 years of experience in Section 337 litigation, Buddy has been involved in a number of the Commission’s high-profile cases in the patent and trademark fields.
Buddy specializes in advising clients on the violation stage proceedings, as well as all related aspects of Section 337 litigation. Buddy has experience in other Commission proceedings, including enforcement proceedings, advisory opinion proceedings, as well as inter partes proceedings before the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Finally, Buddy specializes in developing and implementing intellectual property enforcement programs, with a particular focus on anti-counterfeit measures directed towards online retailers. By developing and implementing comprehensive enforcement strategies across clients’ entire intelle
Education
Lafayette College, B.S., with honors, Mechanical Engineering
American University, J.D., with honors
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
(Rising stars)With a client roster comprising a diverse range of complainants and respondents, Bartkowski PLLC‘s McLean-based team ‘can handle all aspects of a 337 investigation.‘ The firm acts both as specialty and primary counsel, with a particular focus on operating companies either seeking protection from infringing imports or in need of defense against claims of violation by non-practicing entities. Founder Paul Bartkowski is an ITC expert who has vast experience litigating intellectual property matters, particularly Section 337 investigations, and is hailed by clients for being ‘smart, knowledgeable, and well-respected in the ITC bar.’ Thomas Burns is also ‘a very good ITC litigator‘ who is noted for his knowledge of IP enforcement programs and anti-counterfeit measures.
Lawyer Rankings
- Rising stars United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission) United States > Intellectual property