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Ronald
A. Burchett
Mr. Burchett
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
and a Juris Doctor Degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School of
Brigham Young University. Mr.
Burchett also completed all of the required courses towards a Master
Degree in Chemistry including advanced courses in: polymer chemistry,
organic chemistry, spectral interpretation, and mechanism and theory of
organic chemistry.
Mr. Burchett’s
legal practice primarily involves the preparation and procurement of United States
and foreign patents in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, and
materials science. Mr.
Burchett’s prosecution experience involves various technologies
including: biomedical devices, pharmaceutical compositions, molecularly
imprinted polymers, diamond coatings, ink compositions and print media,
oil extraction and fuel recovery, and nutritional supplements. He has also worked on the
preparation of various legal opinions including opinions on patent
validity, infringement, patentability, and freedom to operate. Mr. Burchett’s practice
also includes copyright and trademark matters.
During law
school, Mr. Burchett worked for two years on the staff of the Brigham
Young University Education and Law Journal including a year as the
Journal’s Executive Editor. Mr.
Burchett also received extensive training as a mediator and spent in
excess of a hundred hours as a mediator for numerous city Justice
Courts; the Provo School District; as well as in other community
mediation programs.
Prior to
attending law school, Mr. Burchett spent 12 years working for the
federal government. Mr.
Burchett was employed with the National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), a branch within the U.S. Department of Energy responsible for
national security through the military application of nuclear energy. During his tenure with the
NNSA, Mr. Burchett worked in the Environmental, Safety, and Health
Division as an industrial hygienist.
As an
undergraduate student, Mr. Burchett gained extensive research and
laboratory experience, working predominantly in the field of polymer
chemistry. He
received an undergraduate research grant from the Department of Energy
and an award for “Outstanding Senior in Chemistry” from the American
Institute of Chemists. In
connection with his research experience, Mr. Burchett coauthored
several articles including: “Ambient-temperature
thermotropic liquid-crystalline viologen bis(triflimide) salts,” Liquid
Crystals (2003); “Main-Chain
Viologen Polymers with Organic Counterions Exhibiting Thermotropic
Liquid-Crystalline and Fluorescent Properties,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A:
Polym. Chem. (2002); “Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polyesters of
4,4’-Biphenol and Phenyl-Substituted 4,4’-Biphenols with
4,4’-Oxybisbenzoic Acid,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. (2002);
and “Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(pyridinium salt)s with
Organic Counterion Exhibiting both Lyotropic Liquid-Crystalline and
Light-Emitting Properties,” Macromolecules (2001).
Mr. Burchett
is admitted to the Utah State Bar and is registered to practice before
the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted
before both Utah
state and federal courts.
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