Scott Burwell > Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP > Reston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP Offices

TWO FREEDOM SQUARE
11955 FREEDOM DRIVE
RESTON, VA 20190-5675
VIRGINIA
United States
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Scott Burwell

Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner-in-Charge, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.
Career
Scott Burwell is an experienced intellectual property litigator. He focuses his practice primarily on Hatch-Waxman (ANDA) litigations, as well as other pharmaceutical and biotechnology-related disputes. He has broad experience in all facets of litigation, including bench and jury trials in federal district courts, post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and appellate practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Scott regularly publishes and lectures on various issues of patent law. He has been an adjunct professor at Howard University School of Law since 2007, teaching patent law and public policy courses. Scott is Finnegan’s Partner-in-Charge of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and he previously served on the firm’s management committee and as the hiring partner for the firm’s Washington, D.C., and Reston offices.
Education
Harvard Law School
J.D., cum laude, 1993
Amherst College
A.B., Biology, Economics, 1990
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)