Justin W. Burnam

Justin Burnam is an IP litigator experienced in representing clients across diverse industries in all stages of litigation before the U.S. district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Drawing on his degree in neuroscience, Justin frequently represents life science companies in patent litigation, including pharmaceutical patent litigation arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act.

Justin also focuses on patent appeals at the Federal Circuit, where he clerked for then-Chief Judge Sharon Prost. His appellate experience includes not only litigating appeals, but also positioning district court cases for appeal during trial and post-trial briefing, with a focus on reversing unfavorable jury verdicts on appeal.

Justin has argued in district court and at the PTAB. In addition to his litigation practice, he also advises clients on Hatch-Waxman, Bayh-Dole, trade-secret, and patent-policy matters, as well as on pre-suit and IP-transactions diligence.

During law school at Georgetown, Justin received the Leon Robbin Patent Award in recognition of his outstanding work in patent law courses, and he mentored law students in legal writing.

Justin maintains active pro-bono practices in veterans benefits and First Amendment law.