Shareholder
Attorney Assistant
Vandy So
vso@wnlaw.com
(801) 533-9800
Experience
Joined Workman Nydegger in 2009
Paralegal
An intellectual property attorney for nearly 26 years, Pete Malen is a shareholder in the firm with a broad range of technical and legal experience. Beginning his professional career as a mechanical engineer, Pete worked in various technical capacities with the U.S. Department of Defense, where he gained over a decade of experience in the design and troubleshooting of mechanical systems on aircraft carriers and other surface ships. Since transitioning to the practice of law, Pete has assisted clients in protecting their technological innovations in a variety of fields, including:
· Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
· Computer software
· Computing system hardware and operations
· Data science and data management
· Electrical and electronic systems and devices
· Fiber optics systems and components
· Manufacturing
· Mechanical systems and devices
· Mining systems and equipment
· Quantum computing
· Sporting goods
Pete’s legal experience includes assisting clients in identification of their intellectual property, and developing and implementing IP protection strategies, including preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, both in the U.S. and in foreign jurisdictions such as Europe, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Brazil, Chile, Australia, Mexico, and South Africa. Pete also has experience in preparing opinions as to infringement and validity, as well as in performing infringement investigations, and due diligence investigations.
Services & Technologies
Services
- Copyright
- International IP
- IP Counseling
- Licensing and Transactional Work
- Patents
- Trade Secrets
- Trademarks
Technologies
Experience
U.S. Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations Appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. and International Prosecution of IP, Patent, and Trademark Infringement
U. S. and Foreign Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, including Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Know How
Employment Agreements and Invention Ownership
Non-Disclosure Agreements
Assignments of Intellectual Property Rights
Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Physics and Optics
Computer Systems, Software, E-Commerce, Business Methods & Information Technology
Opinions regarding Patent Searches, Patentability, Freedom to Operate, Trademark Searches and Clearance, Patent Infringement Opinions, and Defensive Opinions of Non-infringement and Design Around Strategies
Agriculture Science
Education & Admissions
Education
J.D., cum laude, Seattle University Law School, 1998
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Gonzaga University, 1985
Admissions
Supreme Court of Utah
Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Licensed Professional Engineer (mechanical) in the State of Washington
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Memberships & Activities
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
Board of Directors, Workman Nydegger, 2011-2012, 2014 – 2015, 2017 – present
Executive Committee member, Utah ASME Chapter, 2012-2015
Volunteer, Cottonwood Canyons Foundation (CCF) and U.S. Forest Service, 2013, 2015
Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House, St. Vincent DePaul, Salt Lake City Welfare Square, Utah Food Bank, and City of Salt Lake
Jordan High School Career Day, 2016
Insights & Events
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc., 2022-1451, 2022-1452, (July 10, 2023) (Appeals taken from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board… read more