Pete Malen is a shareholder in the firm with a broad range of technical and legal experience. He began his professional career as a mechanical engineer and 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 for over 20 years in protecting their technological innovations in a variety of fields, including:
- Sporting goods
- Mechanical systems and devices
- Electrical and electronic systems and devices
- Manufacturing
- Computer software
- Data science and data management
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Fiber optics systems and components
- Mining systems and equipment
- Quantum computing
- Computing system hardware and operations
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.
