3 Best Patent Attorneys in Detroit, MI

“Kelly K. Burris is the owner and founder of the law firm of Burris Law, PLLC. She completed her Juris Doctor at Saint Louis University. She is admitted to practice at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the State Bar of Michigan, and the State Bar of Missouri. She represents clients at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and has appeared before the European Patent Office (EPO) to defend her clients’ patents. Kelly K. Burris has significant experience with design patents and has twice testified before the U.S. Congress in opposition to proposed legislation that would greatly impact the term of those patents. Burris Law, PLLC is a full-service intellectual property law firm that serves a wide range of industries and functions as a fully integrated team member with every client. The firm has patent attorneys with significant experience in the mechanical, electrical, chemical, and materials science disciplines across a wide range of industries.”

“Robin W. Asher is a principal of Miller Canfield PLC. He completed his JD at Detroit College of Law. He was admitted to practice in Canada/the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents, Michigan, and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He is also admitted to practice the U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit, the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan and Northern District of Mississippi, the European Patent Office, the Board of Patent Appeals, and the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He practices intellectual property law, focusing on patent, trademark, copyright, and technology transfer matters, as well as intellectual property litigation. Robin W. Asher's experience includes administration, strategic development, management, and prosecution of global patent and trademark portfolios for numerous Fortune 500 companies and advising in-house counsel, company management, and engineers. Robin W. Asher has handled intellectual property matters for a variety of manufacturers and suppliers in the areas of automotive seating and interiors, powertrain components, wiper systems, turbochargers, brake systems, body panels and bumpers, heat exchangers, electric motors, engines, cable controls, airbags and restraints, aerial lifts, automated tarp systems, electric vehicles, battery systems, manufacturing methods and equipment, and robotics.”

“Mitchell Zajac is a shareholder of Butzel Long. He completed his Juris Doctor at Thomas Cooley Law School. Mitchell Zajac is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the Michigan Chapter of the American Inns of Court and the Detroit Bar Association. He is also a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). His experience is comprised of commercial automotive advising, including commercial vehicle, after-market, and remanufacturing; non-disclosure, joint-development, and public-private-partnership agreements in a variety of industries, including automotive, defense, and construction. Butzel Long has a long and successful history of developing new capabilities and deepening their expertise for their clients’ benefit. Their team handles transactional matters to avoid litigation and mitigate risk from intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, to joint development agreements, cross-licenses, and supply agreements. The firm strives to be on the cutting edge of technology, manufacturing, e-commerce, biotechnology, intellectual property, and cross-border operations and transactions.”