Practice Areas
- Copyright Litigation & Strategic Counseling
- Data Security & Privacy
- Intellectual Property
- Licensing
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Office Post-Grant Proceedings
- Patent Prosecution & Strategic Counseling
- Technology & IP Transactions
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Trademark Litigation
- Trademark Prosecution & Strategic Counseling
Education
University of Houston Law Center, J.D.,
University of Houston, M.S., Electrical Engineering
University of Texas at Dallas, B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas
United State Patent and Trademark Office
Profile
Marcus Burnside focuses his practice on intellectual property for both domestic and foreign clients. With knowledge of both mechanical and electrical engineering, Marcus is able to assist clients in a broad range of technologies including computer hardware, oil and gas, automation technologies, robotics, communication hardware and software, data storage, gas turbines, and green energy technologies including solar and wind.
Marcus’s intellectual property experience enables him to assist clients in drafting patent applications, responses to office actions, and appeal briefs. In addition, Marcus is able to counsel clients in all other intellectual property matters including drafting and negotiating licenses, providing non-infringement opinions and invalidity opinions, and conducting due diligence.
Marcus has earned a certification as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
News
News
- Client Deal led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim Wins ACG Houston Deal of the Year Award in Industrial Services – Corporate Strategic Acquisition CategoryApril 26, 2023
- Houston and San Antonio offices of Chamberlain Hrdlicka expand with recent new hiresJanuary 3, 2023
Presentations
Seminars & Presentations
- Register now for Chamberlain Hrdlicka's 47th Annual Houston Tax and Business Planning SeminarThe Houstonian Hotel 111 N. Post Oak Lane Houston, Texas 77024, October 30, 2024
- Leveraging AI for the Middle MarketCity View, September 10, 2024
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka will host the Laredo Tax and International Business Planning Seminar at the Laredo Country Club on November 16, 2023Laredo Country Club, 1415 Country Club Drive, November 16, 2023
- Chamberlain Hrdlicka Annual Tax and International Business Planning Seminar will present a variety of important and timely topicsEstancia del Norte Hotel, 37 NE Loop 410 at McCullough, November 8, 2023
- “Pandora's Algorithm: The Promise and Perils of AI in Taxation”, Chamberlain Hrdlicka's 47th Annual Houston Tax and Business Planning Seminar on Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- “Leveraging AI for the Middle Market”, The San Antonio CFO Leadership Council, City View, September 10, 2024
- “Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Risk Management for Professional Service Providers”, Intrafirm Training Presentation, August 27 and 28, 2024
- “Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Management for Professional Service Providers”, TXCPA Practice Management Conference, May 28, 2024
- “Texas Data Privacy and Security Act and Texas Data Broker Act”, IAPP Houston KnowledgeNet Meeting, April 23, 2024
- “Introduction to Intellectual Property”, Guest Lecturer for Senior Design Class – Electrical Engineering, University of Houston, March 28, 2024
- "The Intersection of Technology and the Law - The Emerging Ethical and Legal Challenges Presented by the Growing Use and Sophistication of Artificial Intelligence Technology", Faculty Engagement and Development, University of Houston, March 6, 2024
- “Fortifying and Safeguarding the IP and IT Forts”, Chamberlain Hrdlicka Laredo Tax and International Business Planning Seminar on Thursday, November 16, 2023
- “Fortifying and Safeguarding the IP and IT Forts”, Chamberlain Hrdlicka 6th Annual San Antonio Tax and International Business Planning Seminar on Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- “Data Usage, Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Trademarks in the Digital Age - Legal Insights”, Middle Market Dojo Podcast, October 18, 2023