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In a survey of her peers published in Los Angeles Magazine, Ms. Burgess was named as one of the "Top Women Attorneys in Southern California" (2014 & 2015).
In a survey of her peers published in Super Lawyers magazine, Ms. Burgess was named as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law (2014 & 2015).
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Cheryl T. Burgess is a partner in the firm’s Orange County office. Ms. Burgess represents various clients in all aspects of intellectual-property disputes, including those involving patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Her practice focuses primarily on patent litigation cases related to electronics and semiconductor technology but her representative matters also include medical devices, real-estate transaction management, and communication networks related technologies. Ms. Burgess is a registered patent attorney, licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Before joining the firm in 2007, Ms. Burgess served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 2006-2007, and was a litigation law clerk in the Fish & Neave Intellectual Property Group of Ropes & Gray LLP from 2004-2006.
Prior to attending law school, Ms. Burgess was an officer in the United States Air Force where she directed overhead signals intelligence collection for a joint agency, multi-service space operations center and performed systems engineering and acquisition management on the Air Force Satellite Control Network.
Ms. Burgess became a partner in 2013.
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Law clerk to the Honorable Alvin A. Schall, Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006-2007
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Cases For Plaintiff
Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Otis Elevator Co., 593 F.3d 1275 (Fed. Cir. 2010). Successfully obtained reversal of summary judgment of noninfringement and claim construction ruling on patent relating to elevator dispatching systems. On remand, obtained a jury verdict that Otis directly and indirectly infringed the patent and that the patent is valid. Post-trial proceedings and appeal pending.
Cases for Defendant
Toshiba Corporation v. Wistron Corporation, Investigation No. 337-TA-705 (U.S. I.T.C. 2010). Represented Toshiba in ITC investigation (and a parallel district court action) involving patents on computer hardware and software features. Just before trial and after defeating each summary judgment motion brought by Wistron, the case settled with Wistron paying for a license under Toshiba’s patents.
Linex Techs., Inc. v. Belkin Int'l, Inc. 628 F. Supp. 2d 703 (E.D. Tex. 2008). Represented Toshiba in patent infringement lawsuit involving patent asserted by Linex against multiple defendants related to a system and method for transmitting a plurality of spread-spectrum signals, radiated by a plurality of antennas, over a communications channel having fading. Successfully obtained a favorable ruling on inadequacy of Plaintiff’s infringement contentions. Obtained settlement of the case on a confidential basis prior to trial.
Camp Scandinavia AB v. Trulife, Inc. (E.D. Mich. 2007). Represented Trulife in patent infringement lawsuit involving patent asserted by Plaintiff related to an ankle foot orthotic product. Defeated Plaintiff’s motions for summary judgment of infringement and validity. Obtained settlement of the case on a confidential basis just before trial.
SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn Technologies, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2007). Represented Cherokee in patent infringement action asserted by SynQor against multiple defendants involving three patents relating to bus convertors and non-isolated point of load convertors used in intermediate bus architectures.
Articles, Speeches & Seminars
Moderator, "Design Patent Litigation - The Next Frontier," AIPLA Patent Litigation Committee Online Education Subcommittee sponsored event
Professional Memberships
Registered Patent Agent, 55,030, February, 2004
Federal Circuit Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association; currently serving as AIPLA Patent Litigation Committee Online Education Subcommittee co-chair
Orange County Bar Association