Charles E. "Chuck" Burpee
- Of Counsel
industries
practices
- Advises clients in the development and execution of intellectual property strategy.
- Counsels clients regarding the management and maintenance of their intellectual property portfolios.
- Identifies opportunities for obtaining patent and trademark protection.
- Obtains patents and trademark registrations throughout the world.
- Evaluates the validity and scope of patents and trademarks.
- Represents clients in intellectual property disputes.
- Represents clients in technology transfers, including assignments, licenses, joint development agreements and joint venture agreements.
- Conducts intellectual property due diligence in conjunction with mergers and acquisitions.
- Representative technologies incl
- Advises clients in the development and execution of intellectual property strategy.
- Counsels clients regarding the management and maintenance of their intellectual property portfolios.
- Identifies opportunities for obtaining patent and trademark protection.
- Obtains patents and trademark registrations throughout the world.
- Evaluates the validity and scope of patents and trademarks.
- Represents clients in intellectual property disputes.
- Represents clients in technology transfers, including assignments, licenses, joint development agreements and joint venture agreements.
- Conducts intellectual property due diligence in conjunction with mergers and acquisitions.
- Representative technologies include medical, automotive, building products, lighting, color measurement, plastic injection molding, die-casting, inductive power, touch screens, haptics and control systems.
- Represented an individual in the development and sale of a patent portfolio to a Fortune 10 company.
Military Service
- U.S. Army
- Math/Statistics Analyst
- Primary Station in Kaiserslautern, Germany
- Awarded Army Commendation Medal
- “IP: Overview of Process, Purpose and Protecting Your Intellectual Property,” WMU Innovation Lunch-and-Learn Series 2019, June 19, 2019, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- “IP: Overview of Process, Purpose and Protecting Your Intellectual Property,” WMU Innovation Lunch-and-Learn Series 2019, June 19, 2019, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Warner’s Pro Bono Commitment Spotlighted by Rapid Growth
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Michigan State Bar Recognizes Warner for Pro Bono Contributions
- Warner Attorney Charles E. Burpee Honored By Legal Aid of Western Michigan as First Recipient of Justice in Action Award
- 108 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Attorney Charles E. Burpee Selected for Senior Neighbors 16 Over 60 Honor
- Warner Attorney Chuck Burpee Volunteers at the Grand Rapids Expungement Fair
- 105 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America©
- 102 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Best Lawyers in America
- One Hundred and Two Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Represents Vilex and Orthex in Acquisition by OrthoPediatrics
- Warner Partners with WMed Innovation Center for Lunch-and-Learn Series
- Warner Represents Structural Concepts Corporation in Its Sale to Mason Wells
- One Hundred Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Partner Elected to Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Board
- Ninety-Seven Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Fourteen Warner Partners Named Lawyers of the Year in 2018
- Warner Partners Named Trademark IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
- Warner Partners Named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
- Three Warner Partners Elected to Management Committee
- 90 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Warner Partners Named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
- Warner Client GeekMyTree Featured on Shark Tank
- 98 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- 98 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
- Charles E. Burpee Elected Chair of Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Board