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Kelly Burris was recognized as one of the 2023 IAM Patent 1000, a list of the world’s leading patent professionals. Published by IAM, a trusted source of worldwide news, analysis, and data on the management of intellectual property as a key business asset, the IAM...

While the grant of a patent gives the patent owner certain exclusive rights in the patented invention, there are instances where those rights may be overridden. One such instance is under compulsory licensing rules. Many jurisdictions have some form of rules covering...

Like a Southwest Airlines flight delay over the 2022 holidays, the long awaited arrival of the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Europe appears to be on final approach for landing. And much like one of our beloved airlines, the UP and UPC look...

Burris Law owner and founder Kelly Burris was appointed to Western Michigan University’s (WMU) Board of Trustees by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on February 2, 2023. Kelly received her undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering from the university. She is...

Burris Law is proud to announce that the firm was selected for inclusion in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. The firm earned metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in Detroit for Patent Law. Ranked firms are presented in tiers and listed on a national...

As we enter the last quarter of 2022, the legal industry is taking note of cases to watch for in 2023. And this year, many within and even outside of the legal profession are keeping a close watch on three cases in which the world of trademarks is expected to collide...

EXPLORING THE SCOPE OF DESIGN PATENTS AND THE ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE REQUIREMENT As with the evolution of all things in our world, design patents are no exception and are undergoing a transformational rebirth as technology now enters the age of the metaverse. This...

Burris Law founder Kelly Burris recently was profiled by Law.com for its “How I Made It” series. The article focuses on the path Kelly took to start her own law firm, one that embraces the values of diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and excellence. In the...

Claiming artificial intelligence (“AI”) as an inventor on patent applications has been an issue of interest lately, with key decisions being rendered in several jurisdictions. Applications covering two inventions[1] at the forefront of this debate list DABUS...

WHAT IS UNITY OF INVENTION IN GENERAL? Unity of invention relates to the concept of one invention in one patent application. In most jurisdictions, in order to include two or more inventions in one application, the inventions as defined in the claims must be linked by...