Elizabeth M. Burke

Elizabeth M. Burke is an intellectual property lawyer at Jones Burke, PLLC, with 30 years of experience in the patent field. She began her career as a Patent Examiner at the USPTO, reviewing applications for medical devices, fluid delivery systems, catheters, endoscopic systems, and related products. Her examiner background gives her a practical view of patent review. She uses that experience to help clients prepare stronger applications, manage risk, and build protection for inventions in complex technical fields and competitive markets with confidence.

Elizabeth earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She also earned an M.S. in Bioengineering from Clemson University and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The Catholic University of America. Her education connects law, engineering, and science in a direct way. This background helps her understand invention details, speak clearly with technical teams, and guide clients through patent issues involving biomedical, mechanical, and electromechanical technologies with careful technical focus and precision.

Elizabeth has handled thousands of utility and design patent applications in many countries. She assists startups from an early patent filing through funding, product launch, and acquisition planning. She also supports established clients with global portfolio work, due diligence, licensing, collaboration matters, freedom-to-operate reviews, and infringement analyses. Her litigation experience helps her draft claims with enforcement in mind. She has also argued before the PTAB and handled post-grant matters, including reissue, reexamination, PGR, IPR, and CBM proceedings effectively for clients.

Elizabeth M. Burke helps people by turning technical ideas into clear patent strategies. She works with inventors, startup teams, investors, and companies that need practical guidance before making major decisions. Her work can help clients protect products, assess investment or acquisition risk, avoid infringement problems, and identify licensing options. She brings strong knowledge of medical technology, automotive systems, imaging, packaging, robotics, oil well drilling technology, and business methods to each matter she handles with insight for clients reliably.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Jones Burke PLLC
• Member, Virginia Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Licensed State

• Virginia
• District of Columbia

Education

• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• Clemson University
  MS in Bioengineering
• The Catholic University of America
  BS in Biomedical Engineering

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