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Ryan E. Melnick, 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

Patent Prosecution

Client Counseling

Patent Non-infringement/Invalidity Opinions

Intellectual Property Litigation

Technical Areas of Emphasis

Chemical

Pharmaceuticals

Electrochemical Devices

Physics & Optics

Professional Profile

Ryan E. Melnick is a partner in our San Diego office. 

Dr. Melnick obtained his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of California at Davis in 2002 for his work on methanol electro-oxidation.  At U.C. Davis, he participated in the Institute for Transportation Studies for the promotion of fuel-cell technologies.  Dr. Melnick received a dissertation fellowship from the National Science Foundation to pursue his research. 

While in law school, Dr. Melnick was a judicial extern to the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, District Court Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California.  He also participated in the East Bay Community Law Center and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

Dr. Melnick joined the firm in 2003 and become partner in 2009.

Education

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D. 2003)

Moot Court Advocacy Award

University of California at Davis (Ph.D. Physical Chemistry 2002)

Andrews University (M.S. Interdisciplinary Studies – Physics & Chemistry 1996)

Andrews University (B.S. Biophysics 1995) summa cum laude, honors

Extern Experience

Extern to the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2002-2003

Admissions/Qualifications

State Bar of California

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

American Bar Association

American Chemical Society

Federal Circuit Bar Association

Articles, Speeches & Seminars

Ryan E. Melnick and G. T. R. Palmore, “Time-Dependent Impedance of the Electro-oxidation of Methanol on Polished Polycrystalline Platinum,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2001, 105, 9449.

Ryan E. Melnick and G. T. R. Palmore, “Impedance Spectroscopy of the Electro-oxidation of Methanol on Polished Polycrystalline Platinum,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2001, 105, 1012.

“Impedance Spectroscopy of the Electro-oxidation of Methanol on Smooth Polycrystalline Platinum,” presented at the Joint International Meeting of the Electrochemical Society and the Electrochemical Society of Japan, Honolulu, October 1999.

 





 
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