Lani Burt

Partner

education

  • University of Louisville

    J.D., 2012, cum laude

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    B.S. Computer Engineering, 2000

bar admissions

  • Georgia
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

court admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Court of Appeals of Georgia

Lani Burt is a partner in Thomas Horstemeyer’s patent prosecution group. Her expertise ranges across many areas of intellectual property law, including patent preparation and prosecution, trademark prosecution, opinions, due diligence, and copyrights. She has managed various clients, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies.

Lani’s patent experience covers a wide range of electrical, software, and mechanical technologies, including machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), data processing, application development, wireless communications, e-commerce systems, cloud computing technologies, database systems, mobile device management, security, virtualization, and computer architecture, medical devices, optics, image capturing and 3D reconstruction, fiber optic sensing devices, circuits, heat transfer and cooling systems, integrated circuit fabrication, and mechanical systems.

Lani attended the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law where she was the Managing Editor for the University of Louisville Law Review. During law school, Lani worked for a Kentucky law firm, where she was involved in the prosecution of software-based patent applications.

Prior to entering the legal field, Lani worked as a software engineer developing test software for a wide variety of products, including Bluetooth technologies.

Representative matters

  • Serves as patent prosecution counsel for a leading biotechnology corporation. Representation includes preparation and prosecution of artificial intelligence applications in the biotechnology field.

  • Serves as design patent prosecution counsel to a leading sporting apparel and textile manufacturer for polymer chemical and material science. Representation includes the preparation of detailed design drawings of relevant items while counseling on US and global protection.

  • Serves as patent prosecution counsel to a Fortune 500 automotive and rubber company. Representation includes the preparation of multiple patent applications related to smart tires, materials, manufacturing, and other innovative designs.

  • Serves as trademark counsel for a leading mattress protector company. Representation includes trademark protection and enforcement, as well as counseling on brand strategy.

  • Serves as US patent prosecution representative counsel for a leading European robotic surgery solutions-based company. As the US representative, representation has included preparation and prosecution of US patent applications as well as the counseling of US patent strategies and rules.

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professional activities

  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
  • IPO US Patent Office Practice Committee Member
  • IPO Women in IP Committee Member
  • Georgia Tech Women Alumnae Network
  • Women in Technology (WIT)
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