Mark Malek focuses his practice on representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and counseling inventors and businesses on various intellectual property strategies. Mark enjoys working with his clients to understand their long term goals and tailoring their intellectual property strategies to help achieve those goals. Mark is a registered patent attorney and admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mark also focuses his practice on licensing and enforcing intellectual property rights, as well as helping clients determine the best ways to monetize their intellectual property.
Mark is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and served as the chair of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Issues Committee. Mark is also a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property – United State Division, which is also known as AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle). Mark’s involvement in the international patent community brings him to many parts of the world to serve clients in many different countries.
You can download Mark’s article, Markman Exposed: Continuing Problems with Markman Hearings, at this link. This research remains relevant today and has been cited by other researchers in the field of intellectual property.
Mark is involved in his community and serves on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of the Space Coast (past chair) and the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has also volunteered for the United Way of Brevard, the Florida Bar Justice Teaching program, the March of Dimes (past chair of Signature Chef’s Auction), the Brevard Schools Foundation, the Scott Center for Autism Treatment at Florida Institute of Technology, the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, and Tied Together (an organization that mentors young men and provides them critical life skills). Mark is also an associate board member of Community Credit Union and serves on their Audit Committee and ALCO Committee.
Mark worships at Church 4 The Beach in Indian Harbour Beach. He is married to Laura and has two sons. Mark and Laura share a passion for animals and wildlife conservation. Laura serves as a volunteer for the Brevard Zoo and the Maleks are founders of the Bowen Aquarium.
