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Paul E. Burns

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Copyright Law
    Litigation - Intellectual Property...
  • Website:
    http://www.procopio.com
  • Location:
    8355 East Hartford Drive, Suite 202
    Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Paul concentrates his practice in intellectual property litigation, counseling and transactions, as well as commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. Paul splits his time working out of Procopio's Phoenix, Silicon Valley and San Diego offices.

Paul has acted as lead counsel or co-counsel in patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress infringement, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and technology-related contract litigation involving Fortune 1000, Global 500 and public and private companies all over the United States, as well as Europe and Asia. Paul is also a registered patent attorney who (i) advises clients on intellectual property protection, enforcement and infringement avoidance, (ii) negotiates license, development, distribution and employment agreements and (iii) engages in patent prosecution, federal trademark registration and copyright registration. Paul’s has handled matters involving computer hardware, software and all types of information technology, the Internet, entertainment (music, film, video, publishing, art, photography), gaming, semiconductors, electrical devices, chemical processes, manufacturing processes, mechanical devices, consumer products, franchising, medical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Paul’s commercial litigation experience includes contract disputes, financial services (e.g. mortgages, loans, credit, securities, bankruptcy) disputes, creditors’ rights, franchise disputes, employee raiding, non-solicitation and other employment-related disputes, business torts, business break-ups, antitrust claims, securities fraud, real estate and construction disputes, regulatory matters and all categories of business and commercial disputes.

Paul has extensive experience with, and is recognized as a national expert in, Electronic Discovery. He designed and teaches one of the first law school classes in the country on the subject and was a contributor to the law school casebook Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence (West American Casebook Series 2008). Paul is also General Counsel to, and a member of the Executive Committee of, The Sedona Conference®, the law and policy think tank that is universally recognized as the thought leader among practitioners and the judiciary in e-discovery matters. He is Co-Chair of The Sedona Conference Institute's 5th Annual "Staying Ahead of the E-Discovery Curve," the leading E-Discovery continuing legal education program. He has also been asked to speak on the subject of E-Discovery to the American Bar Association, the District Conference of the US District Court for the District of Arizona, The Sedona Conference, Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and several other business and legal organizations. Paul has handled numerous E-Discovery issues and disputes, and has been asked to serve as a Special E-Discovery Master in litigation and arbitration matters.

Paul’s intellectual property and litigation expertise has been recognized by (i) his inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, (ii) his appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where he teaches Patent Litigation, Biotechnology Licensing & Litigation and Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence, (iii) his appointment to leadership positions in the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, Federal Bar Association, Copyright Society of the USA and The Sedona Conference, (iv) his contribution to a law school casebook on Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence and (v) his nomination as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Paul has a substantial national arbitration and mediation practice focusing on technology, intellectual property and commercial disputes, including serving as a neutral for the American Arbitration Association and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR). His arbitration and mediation expertise has been recognized by his appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Law to Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and by his service as Chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. He has been a frequent speaker on alternative dispute resolution at national meetings of organizations such as the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Copyright Society of the USA and Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, where he designed and taught its first course on Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property.

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Paul concentrates his practice in intellectual property litigation, counseling and transactions, as well as commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. Paul splits his time working out of Procopio's Phoenix, Silicon Valley and San Diego offices.

Paul has acted as lead counsel or co-counsel in patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress infringement, unfair competition, trade secret misappropriation and technology-related contract litigation involving Fortune 1000, Global 500 and public and private companies all over the United States, as well as Europe and Asia. Paul is also a registered patent attorney who (i) advises clients on intellectual property protection, enforcement and infringement avoidance, (ii) negotiates license, development, distribution and employment agreements and (iii) engages in patent prosecution, federal trademark registration and copyright registration. Paul’s has handled matters involving computer hardware, software and all types of information technology, the Internet, entertainment (music, film, video, publishing, art, photography), gaming, semiconductors, electrical devices, chemical processes, manufacturing processes, mechanical devices, consumer products, franchising, medical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Paul’s commercial litigation experience includes contract disputes, financial services (e.g. mortgages, loans, credit, securities, bankruptcy) disputes, creditors’ rights, franchise disputes, employee raiding, non-solicitation and other employment-related disputes, business torts, business break-ups, antitrust claims, securities fraud, real estate and construction disputes, regulatory matters and all categories of business and commercial disputes.

Paul has extensive experience with, and is recognized as a national expert in, Electronic Discovery. He designed and teaches one of the first law school classes in the country on the subject and was a contributor to the law school casebook Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence (West American Casebook Series 2008). Paul is also General Counsel to, and a member of the Executive Committee of, The Sedona Conference®, the law and policy think tank that is universally recognized as the thought leader among practitioners and the judiciary in e-discovery matters. He is Co-Chair of The Sedona Conference Institute's 5th Annual "Staying Ahead of the E-Discovery Curve," the leading E-Discovery continuing legal education program. He has also been asked to speak on the subject of E-Discovery to the American Bar Association, the District Conference of the US District Court for the District of Arizona, The Sedona Conference, Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and several other business and legal organizations. Paul has handled numerous E-Discovery issues and disputes, and has been asked to serve as a Special E-Discovery Master in litigation and arbitration matters.

Paul’s intellectual property and litigation expertise has been recognized by (i) his inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, (ii) his appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where he teaches Patent Litigation, Biotechnology Licensing & Litigation and Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence, (iii) his appointment to leadership positions in the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Licensing Executives Society, Federal Bar Association, Copyright Society of the USA and The Sedona Conference, (iv) his contribution to a law school casebook on Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence and (v) his nomination as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Paul has a substantial national arbitration and mediation practice focusing on technology, intellectual property and commercial disputes, including serving as a neutral for the American Arbitration Association and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR). His arbitration and mediation expertise has been recognized by his appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Law to Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and by his service as Chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee. He has been a frequent speaker on alternative dispute resolution at national meetings of organizations such as the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Copyright Society of the USA and Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine University School of Law’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, where he designed and taught its first course on Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property.

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Affiliations:

  • American Arbitration Association - Large Complex Case Advisory Committee, National Patent Advisory Committee
  • American Bar Association - Fellow
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association - Professionalism & Ethics Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Chair
  • ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law - Center for Law, Science, & Innovation Advisory Board
  • Federal Bar Association - President, Board Member
  • Intellectual Property Owner's Association - Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
  • International Trademark Association - Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
  • Licensing Executives Society - Chapter Chair
  • State Bar of Arizona - Intellectual Property Section Chair
  • The Copyright Society of the USA - Southwest Chapter Chair
  • The Sedona Conference® - Board of Directors, Pro Bono General Counsel, Executive Committee

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
 

Awards:

  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating
  • The Best Lawyers in America – 2007-2017 (Copyright Law, Litigation-Intellectual Property, Litigation-Patent, Patent Law)
  • "Top Attorneys of Southern California," Los Angeles Times, 2016
  • "Top Rated Lawyers," San Francisco Chronicle, 2015
  • "Top Rated Lawyers," The Arizona Republic, 2015 - 2016
  • “2013 Top Lawyers,” San Diego Magazine
  • Super Lawyers® (Intellectual Property Litigation)
 

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