About

Joe Mellema is a skilled litigator with a focus on intellectual belongings rights and commercial enterprise disputes. With a historical past in engineering, he brings a unique attitude to his criminal practice. Joe Mellema is a attorney based in Irvine, California, whose exercise is normally targeted around litigation in federal and kingdom courts. He specializes in the safety and enforcement of intellectual assets rights, in addition to dealing with business and industrial disputes. With a strong history in engineering, Joe is well-equipped to address cases concerning patent, trademark, copyright, change secret, unfair commercial enterprise practices, antitrust, and business and commercial lawsuits. One of Joe's key regions of knowledge is in patent and trademark enforcement, coaching, and prosecution. He is also experienced in trademark enforcement and opposition court cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent & Trademark Office. Joe has efficaciously litigated patents in various technical fields, which include optical devices, pc networks, semiconductor gadgets, pc hardware and software program, and prescribed drugs. With dual degrees in electric engineering and physical sciences, Joe brings a unique angle to his felony exercise. Prior to turning into a legal professional, he worked as a systems engineer at Raytheon Company, in which he focused on next-technology sensors and systems for the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet. This technical background has validated invaluable in his paintings on patent-associated disputes in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. Joe has represented groups in disputes underneath the False Claims Act, together with cases related to Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) and change secrets and techniques for proprietary drug formulations. He has additionally correctly litigated complicated pharmaceutical instances beneath the Hatch-Waxman Act, with billions of greenbacks at stake. In recognition of his legal competencies, Joe turned into selected for the 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Intellectual Property.

Legal Issues

Intellectual Property

Patents

Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

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Experience

• Partner
  Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
  2016
• Counsel
  Michelman & Robinson, LLP
  2016
• Intellectual Property Litigation Associate
  K&L Gates
  2012
• Intellectual Property Litigation Associate
  Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
  2010
• Intellectual Property Associate
  Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
  2008
• Intellectual Property Associate
  Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
  2006

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