Medical Device Office
Resume:
ELIZABETH R. BURKHARD
Merrimack, NH 03054
**********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE: Holland & Knight LLP, Boston, MA
Intellectual Property Attorney (2006-present)
IP Portfolio Management: prepare and prosecute utility and
design patents in mechanical, medical device and consumer
products arts; trademark prosecution, including conducting
inter partes proceedings before the TTAB; perform
infringement and patentability analyses; and counsel
clients on IP portfolio management . Transactions: Review,
draft and negotiate services, licensing, subscription and
distribution agreements, terms of sale, terms and
conditions of use, privacy policies and related e-commerce
agreements . Litigation: interview clients, draft pleadings
and motions, communicate with opposing counsel, attend and
participate in hearings, and participate in all aspects of
discovery, including preparing for and defending
depositions . Act as lead liaison to the Medical Legal
Partnership Boston as Pro Bono Associate for the H&K Boston
Office.
NH Supreme Court Attorney Discipline Office, Concord, NH
Law Clerk (Fall 2005)
Researched and prepared memoranda on various professional
conduct issues . Prepared and presented case evaluations
and recommendations . Interviewed complainants and
respondents . Observed and participated in disciplinary
proceedings.
DEKA Research & Development, Manchester, NH
IP Legal Intern (Summer 2005)
Conducted clearance studies, validity and infringement analyses
of patents and products . Researched and prepared memoranda
on various topics including model jury instructions and
arbitration clauses in licensing agreements . Drafted
claims for patent applications with a focus on medical
devices . Drafted responses to office actions.
Corning, Incorporated, Corning, NY
Process Engineering Intern (Summer 2001)
Conducted independent and team analysis of shape issues for
round extrusion products in Environmental Technologies
Division . Created experimental design, and collected and
performed statistical analysis on data . Prepared oral
presentation and written report of project results.
ADMISSIONS: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Registration
#58,710
EDUCATION: Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH
J.D., 2006
Teaching Assistant, Contracts (Fall 2004, Fall 2005)
Competitor, Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition (2005),
Coach (2006)
Advanced Licensing Institute (Summer 2004)
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
B.S., Ceramic Engineering, Chemistry Minor, 2002
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Member, Boston Patent Law Association (Co-chair
- AIPLA Moot Court Committee) . Massachusetts Bar
Association (Intellectual Property Law Section) . American
Intellectual Property Law Association . NH Bar Association
INTERESTS: Family . Fly fishing . Skeet shooting . Hiking . Running .
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