Burke, Julie

From 1995-2000, Julie examined patent applications directed to cancer treatments. She was promoted into management in Technology Center 1600, where she drafted petition decisions, reviewed quality of Office actions and allowances and evaluated patent examination practices to identify targets for quality improvement.

After her retirement in 2015, Julie became a registered patent agent and worked as a Patent Scientist in Knobbe Martens’ Washington D.C. office. She handled patent prosecution matters with a special interest in resolving complex procedural issues across all technology sectors.

In 2020, Julie Burke founded IP Quality Pro LLC, a patent prosecution consulting venture, and provides assistance and guidance to help patent practitioners efficiently and effectively navigate procedural obstacles with the USPTO. As an expert witness, she has written reports, been deposed and testified in a Federal Court on patent office policy and procedures.

As an Advisor to Petition.ai, Julie provides assistance and guidance on the creation and use of the first comprehensive searchable database of patent prosecution documents filed with the USPTO

She writes frequent articles on new wrinkles in US patent office practices and procedures for IPWatchdog and LAW360.