H. WARREN BURNAM, JR. had been a member of the firm of Griffin, Branigan & Butler for over fourteen years (partner since 1981) prior to joining Nixon & Vanderhye in 1991. He received a B.S. in Engineering Physics (magna cum laude) from the University of Tennessee in 1974 and a J.D. in 1977 from the University of Alabama. Mr. Burnam is a member of the bars of Virginia, Alabama, The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
In connection with his Engineering Physics education, Mr. Burnam pursued numerous electronics and computer science courses. In the course of his education as well as in private industry, Mr. Burnam gained considerable computer-related experience, including high level and assembler-level computer programming.
Mr. Burnam has personally written and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. patents, both utility and design. In addition, he has coordinated the filing and prosecution of patent applications in many foreign countries. He has also been substantially involved in numerous patent interferences and patent infringement actions, even serving as lead counsel.
Mr. Burnam's experience also extends to trademark, copyright and trade secret law. His litigation experience includes trademark, copyright and trade secret actions. In addition, Mr. Burnam has been extensively involved in all aspects of intellectual property licensing.
While Mr. Burnam has had substantial exposure to many technical disciplines, areas of particular involvement include semiconductor structures and methods; integrated circuit technology; liquid crystal, LED, and other other display technologies; lasers; memories; photographic reproduction; solar cells; optical and magnetic recording; computer architecture; telecommunications including wireless communications and radio access network architecture and operation; error correction and encryption; piezoelectric devices; paper handling; mail processing; computerized three dimensional graphics; polyurethane insulation manufacture; building materials including roofing products; medical apparatus; process controls; and diverse nuclear physics applications.


