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Robert Burtzlaff

Robert Burtzlaff

Attorney at Law

Practice Areas

Rob Burtzlaff’s IP practice includes IP landscaping and due diligence reviews, patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, and freedom-to-operate (FTO) studies. He also serves as an expert witness in technical and intellectual property legal issues.

 

The technical focus of his practice includes many areas of software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things, computer technology, silicon structures and processes, automotive technology, communications, networks, databases, datacenters, cloud computing, internet systems, biotech, and many other areas.

Experience

  • Guided start-ups through Fortune 10 companies with respect to identifying IP for protection, filing for patent protection, and prosecuting patent applications
  • Provided assistance to U.S. clients with respect to patent filings in foreign countries
  • Assisted clients with internal IP quality and value audits
Prior Professional Experience

Suvolta, Inc.

Tessera, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Zerox Corpoartion

Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell

Barns and Thornburg

Education

Juris Doctorate, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1989

BS Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1984

Address

Office  408.288.7588

Fax  408.288.7542

info@stevenslawgroup.com

Experience

  • Guided start-ups through Fortune 10 companies with respect to identifying IP for protection, filing for patent protection, and prosecuting patent applications
  • Provided assistance to U.S. clients with respect to patent filings in foreign countries
  • Assisted clients with internal IP quality and value audits

Professional Associations

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

California Bar, Intellectual Property Section

Santa Clara Bar, Intellectual Property Section

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Prior Professional Experience

Suvolta, Inc.

Tessera, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Zerox Corpoartion

Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell

Barns and Thornburg

Education

Juris Doctorate, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1989

BS Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1984

Address

Office  408.288.7588

Fax  408.288.7542

info@stevenslawgroup.com

Address

Office  408.288.7588

Fax  408.288.7542

info@stevenslawgroup.com