Joseph Mallon, Ph.D.

12790 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: 858-836-9000
Fax: 858-836-9001
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Legal Areas of Emphasis

Patents

Patent Office Appeals

Patent Infringement Opinions

Right-to-Practice Opinions

Intellectual Property Due Diligence

International Intellectual Property Matters

Licensing

Technical Areas of Emphasis

Chemical

Polymer

Pharmaceutical

Semiconductor and MEMS Fabrication

Medical Devices

Nanotechnology

Professional Profile

Joseph J. Mallon is a partner in our San Diego office. 

Dr. Mallon’s practice includes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, counseling on patent strategy, patent infringement and licensing issues, and intellectual property due diligence.  He currently represents clients in a wide range of technologies, including chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, materials science, adhesives, coatings, composite materials, papermaking, nanotechnology, medical devices, semiconductor fabrication, and microelectromechanical system (MEMS) fabrication.

After completing graduate school, Dr. Mallon worked for seven years as a research scientist in the aerospace and chemical industries.  His research resulted in numerous publications and patents and focused on chemical and polymer syntheses, liquid crystals, composite materials, adhesives, coatings, biomedical polymers, and water-soluble polymers.  In 1995, Dr. Mallon joined the Patent Law Department at Cytec Industries, Inc., as a patent agent and began attending law school in the evenings.  He graduated from law school and became Patent Counsel at Cytec in 1999.

Dr. Mallon joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2006.

Education

Pace University School of Law (J.D. 1999) magna cum laude

Graduated third in class

University of Massachusetts (M.S., Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering 1988)

Ph.D. research involved synthesis and characterization of liquid crystal monomers and polymers, resulting in eight publications

University of Connecticut (B.S. Chemistry 1983) magna cum laude, honors

Representative Patents

U.S. Patent No. 6,916,894, entitled “Polydioxaborines”

U.S. Patent No. 6,878,374, entitled “Biodegradable Polyacetals”

U.S. Patent No. 6,821,825, entitled “Process for Deposition of Semiconductor Films”

U.S. Patent No. 6,898,883, entitled “Translucent Artistic Medium and Method for Making”

U.S. Patent No. 6,881,750, entitled “Potassium Taurate Bicarbonate and Ascorbate”

U.S. Patent No. 6,836,371, entitled “Optical Elements and Methods for Making Thereof”

Admissions/Qualifications

State Bar of California

Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

American Chemical Society

Articles, Speeches & Seminars

J. J. Mallon, "Patenting Nanotechnology:  A Review of Recent U.S. Patent Office Decisions on Nanotech Inventions," invited presentation to the Chemistry and the Law Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT (March 24, 2009).

J. J. Mallon and K. S. Gaudry, "An Issue-by Issue Analysis of Patent Application Appeals," Intellectual Property Today (April 2009).

J. J. Mallon and S. W. Kantor, "Thermotropic Hydrocarbon Liquid Crystalline Monomers and Model Compounds", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Inc. Nonlin. Opt., 157, 25-41 (1988).

J. J. Mallon and S. W. Kantor, "Thermotropic Hydrocarbon Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. Inc. Nonlin. Opt., 157, 43-56, (1988).

J. J. Mallon, "Thermotropic Hydrocarbon Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers", Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Massachusetts (1988).

J. J. Mallon and S. W. Kantor, "Thermotropic Hydrocarbon Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers. 1.  Synthesis and Characterization of Monomers and Model Compounds", Macromolecules,  22, 2070-2077 (1989).

J. J. Mallon and S. W. Kantor, "Thermotropic Hydrocarbon Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers. 2.  Polymer Synthesis and Tacticity", Macromolecules,  22, 2077-2082 (1989).

J. J. Mallon T. C. Sung and S. W. Kantor, "All Hydrocarbon Liquid Crystalline Polymers", Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.), 30(2), 503-4 (1989).

J. J. Mallon and S. W. Kantor, "Thermotropic Hydrocarbon Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers. 3.  Characterization of Liquid Crystalline Phases", Macromolecules,  23, 1249-1256 (1990).

J. J. Mallon, T. C. Sung, E. D. T. Atkins and S. W. Kantor, "All-Hydrocarbon Liquid Crystalline Polymers", in "Liquid Crystalline Polymers:  ACS Symposium Series 435", eds. R. A. Weiss and C. K. Ober, American Chemical Society, Washington D. C., 1990, pp. 158-173.

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Liquid Crystal Orientation on Carbon Fibers", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 208, 65-75, (1991).

J. J. Mallon, "Book Review:  Handbook of Fiber Science and Technology", Mat. Manuf. Proc., 6(4), 745-748 (1991).

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Alignment of Nematic and Smectic A Liquid Crystals on Carbon, Organic and Inorganic Fibers", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 213, 173-186, (1992).

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Liquid Crystal Alignment on Fibers", Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.), 33(1), 493-4 (1992).

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Characterization of Liquid Crystal Alignment on Carbon and Organic Fibers by Quantitative X-ray Diffraction", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 231, 69-78 (1993).

J. J. Mallon, J. C. Uht, and C. S. Hemminger, "Surface Analyses of Composites Exposed to the Space Environment on LDEF", in “LDEF - 69 Months in Space.  Second Post-Retrieval Symposium" NASA Conference Publication 3194, 963-976 (1993).

J. J. Mallon, J. C. Uht, and C. S. Hemminger, "Surface Analyses of Composites Exposed to the Space Environment on the Long Duration Exposure Facility Satellite", AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 30(4), 495-501 (1993).

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Epoxy Monomers and Liquid Crystal Thermosets", J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 31, 2429-2260 (1993).

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Preparation of Liquid Crystalline Di(alkoxyglycidyl) Compounds, and Their Use in Curable Epoxide Mixtures", U.S. Patent No. 5,237,076 (August 17, 1993).

J. J. Mallon and P. M. Adams, "Preparation of Liquid Crystalline Di(alkoxyglycidyl) Compounds, and Their Use in Curable Epoxide Mixtures", U.S. Patent No. 5,319,113 (June 7, 1994).

J. J. Mallon, H. A. Katzman, and W. T. Barry, "Polyarylacetylene-Matrix Composites for Solid Rocket Motor Components", J. Adv. Mater., 26(3), 21-27, (1995).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Anionic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solution,” U.S. Patent No. 5,725,779 (March 10, 1998).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Cationic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solutions,” U.S. Patent No. 5,733,462 (March 31, 1998).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Cationic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solutions,” U.S. Patent No. 5,738,794 (April 14, 1998).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Processes for Conditioning Soil with Anionic Water-Soluble Polymers,” U.S. Patent No. 5,779,396 (July 14, 1998).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Cationic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solutions,” U.S. Patent No. 5,885,032 (March 23, 1999).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Anionic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solution,” U.S. Patent No. 5,889,097 (March 30, 1999).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Cationic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solutions,” U.S. Patent No. 5,934,839 (August 10, 1999).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Cationic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solutions,” U.S. Patent No. 6,013,708 (January 11, 2000).

J. J. Mallon, R. S. Farinato, L. Rosati, and J. J. Freeman, “Anionic Water-Soluble Polymer Precipitation in Salt Solution,” U.S. Patent No. 6,040,376 (March 21, 2000).