Patrick Maloney, Of Counsel
Patrick Maloney represents clients in a range of intellectual property disputes and has significant experience representing patent owners in patent post-grant proceedings, including inter partes reviews (IPRs), covered business method reviews, and ex parte reexaminations.
Before joining Hecht Partners, Patrick spent a decade at leading post-grant litigation boutiques. Patrick got his start in post-grant litigation in 2013, shortly after IPRs were created by the America Invents Act. Since then, Patrick has represented clients in over 200 post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, securing numerous wins at both the institution and final written decision stages. Patrick has also successfully represented parties in District Court litigation and before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Along with his litigation practice, Patrick also counsels startups and small businesses looking to develop and protect their intellectual property. Patrick previously worked in the University of Southern California’s Stevens Center for Innovation, helping to evaluate, manage, and license intellectual property developed at USC.
Patrick is a registered patent attorney with a background in chemistry who has handled matters involving a range of technologies, including telecommunications, streaming media distribution, medical devices, diagnostics, circuitry, network access control, secure electronic transactions, and antenna design.
Patrick has been recognized for his extensive work in inter partes review. In 2021, Patrick was ranked 9th on Managing IP’s list of top lawyers for patent owners in IPRs filed in 2021. In 2020, Patexia ranked Patrick as number 19 on its list of most-active patent owners’ counsel in IPRs since 2015.
Patrick is also actively involved in the patent community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association. Patrick is also heavily involved in the PTAB Bar Association, where he is a vice-chair on the Appeals from the PTAB Committee. Patrick appears in webinars and panel discussions for both organizations and has authored numerous articles on recent developments in patent law.
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of California
United States Patent and Trademark Office
EDUCATION
J.D., University of California, Davis, School of Law senior editor, Environs Environmental Law and Policy Journal president, Jewish Law Student Association
B.S., Chemistry, University of California, Davis.