Mr. Burlingame is a member of Pillsbury's Intellectual Property Group. His practice covers all facets of trademark protection and practice (including policing, litigation, counseling, clearance, prosecution and registration, licensing and due diligence), as well as Internet, copyright and complex transactional matters, for clients in all industries. 

Mr. Burlingame regularly counsels and assists clients in regard to protecting their intellectual property rights, particularly trademarks and copyrights, in the U.S. and abroad. He also has substantial experience in complex transactions, including consulting agreements, distribution agreements, product and services supply agreements, nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, asset and stock purchase agreements, assignments, copyright releases, privacy policies, website Terms of Use, domain name transfer agreements, software and technology licenses, intellectual property rights agreements and settlements, and joint venture agreements. His services also have spanned a broad range of areas, from software and telecommunications to alcoholic beverages and real estate services, and from emerging growth companies to Fortune 500 companies. 

Mr. Burlingame is a frequent speaker and author on intellectual property issues and has led numerous workshops and presentations for a wide array of organizations, including Thomson, Practising Law Institute (PLI), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), CLE International, the International Trademark Association (INTA), UC Davis Extension and the International Wine Law Association.

Mr. Burlingame also brings to his intellectual property and transactional practice a background in corporate law and civil litigation.

Education

J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1998
Articles Editor, The Hastings Law Journal

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1995
cum laude

Externship with Hon. John E. Munter, San Francisco Superior Court, 1997

Admissions

State of California

U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California

Representative Publications

Buyer and Seller Beware: Intellectual Property Issues When Buying or Selling a Winery or Vineyard, CEB California Wine Law Forum 2007, 08-Sept-2007

Trademarks on the Internet: Fair Play or Fair Game?,  IPFrontline et al., 21-Feb-2006

A Protocol For Trademark Protection: The Madrid Protocol Offers Companies Another Option for Trademark Registration On a Global Scale, BioPham International, Vol. 17, No. 6, 01-Jun-2004

Attacking Trademarks Under the Madrid Protocol, Mondaq, 24-May-2004

New U.S. Trademark Rules Affect all U.S. Trademarks, FindLaw.com, 01-Feb-2004

New Rules on Trademarks Cast Wide Net, The Recorder, 17-Dec-2003

The Balanced Portfolio: Changes to Trademark Portfolio Administration given U.S. Accession to the Madrid Protocol, Thomson & Thomson, 09-Sep-2003

CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED: The U.S. has joined the international trademark treaty. And that means big changes stateside.,  The Recorder, Law.com, 18-Jun-2003

Protocol Simplifies Registration Process in Foreign Countries, Daily Journal, San Francisco and Los Angeles, 16-Apr-2003

Victoria's Secret Suffers Trademark Set-Back, 20-Mar-2003

The Naked Truth about Trademark Licensing, San Francisco Daily Journal, 15-Jul-2002

Cybersquatters Caught in Spider Webs, The Recorder, 08-May-2002

Radical Changes Affecting Domain Name Disputes Effective Immediately, Mondaq, 01-Dec-1999