Award-Winning Intellectual Property Law Firm
Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP specializes in the protection, enforcement, and defense of intellectual property including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, as well as unfair competition and related agreements. Our attorneys are highly skilled at complex litigation, including Inter Partes Review (IPR) and other post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which enhances our ability to provide customized and effective intellectual property protection strategies. From our offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, we represent clients in the United States and throughout the world, ranging from large, multi-national corporations to sole-proprietorships and individuals.
Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP maintains the highest standards of professionalism, while retaining Midwest values and prioritizing communication and client relationships. Our Grand Rapids-based attorneys regularly attend continuing legal education seminars, and are frequently called upon to present on intellectual property topics in a range of venues.
Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP has been given the highest AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and is consistently ranked as a Tier-1 law firm by U.S. News & World Report for all intellectual property categories, including patent law and intellectual property litigation. Individual attorneys in the firm have also received the highest AV rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, and are frequently recognized in the Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property, in the Grand Rapids Magazine as Best Lawyers in West Michigan by specialty in intellectual property practice, and in Michigan Super Lawyers in intellectual property.
Services
Intellectual property protection and enforcement is a complex area of law requiring a vast amount of knowledge and experience. Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP specializes in this, and represents both individuals and corporations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as well as the United States Copyright Office, the state and federal courts, and various administrative agencies such as the International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs and Border Protection. Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP also specializes in protection of intellectual property in foreign venues and has a worldwide network of associates.
Areas of representation include:
Patent, Trademark, & Copyright Applications
Intellectual Property Searches, Watches, and Due Diligence Reviews
Licenses, Assignments, and Other Agreements
Litigation and Administrative Proceedings
When you retain Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP to protect your intellectual property assets, you are assured unparalleled representation. We offer our clients intellectual property attorneys who possess:
Industry experience so they understand your business considerations;
A wide range of technological backgrounds, including electrical, electronics, aeronautical, controls and control systems, mechanical, electromechanical, structural, environmental, materials, clean energy and others;
Extensive domestic patent prosecution experience;
Extensive foreign patent prosecution experience;
Extensive domestic trademark prosecution experience;
Extensive foreign trademark prosecution experience;
Extensive domestic and foreign intellectual property enforcement litigation experience;
Extensive medical devices, equipment, and products experience;
A worldwide network of associates; and
Over 160 years combined experience.