Malcolm Meeks is currently serving as a consultant to TPL while concurrently pursing his MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Malcolm currently advises clients on the economic viability of their patent portfolios and provides analysis and consultation associated with the purchase of, and investment in, patent portfolios.
Prior to entering business school, Malcolm practiced patent law for a number of years, with a focus on patent litigation, at the law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP (now Finnegan, LLP), one of the largest Intellectual Property law firms in the world. Malcolm possesses extensive experience in all phases of the patent litigation process, including trial work. This experience affords him a unique perspective on patent portfolio analysis, value, strength, and monetization. Specifically, he has experience overseeing written discovery, taking and defending depositions, and working with both technical and damages experts. In addition, he has engaged in many forms of motion practice, including claim construction and summary judgment, and he has successfully argued motions in federal court. Malcolm has also participated in the settlement process, including negotiating settlements and evaluating licensing proposals.
Prior to attending business school, Malcolm successfully formulated infringement strategies in a series of trials enforcing a multinational client’s portfolio of patents covering DVD technology. The trials resulted in cumulative damages awards of over $112 million (reported at 2007 WL 4984156 (C.D. Cal. July 27, 2007) and 2007 WL 4984156 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2007)).
Malcolm has experience in evaluating patents covering a diverse array of technological areas including telecommunications, semiconductors, computer hardware and software, digital imaging, Internet-related technologies, optics, wireless communications, consumer appliances, and consumer electronics.
Adding to his depth of knowledge regarding patent law, Malcolm served as a visiting professor at Howard University for two academic terms, from 2007 to 2008, teaching a course entitled Patent and Technology Entrepreneurship Seminar, SYCS 391-01, in which he taught introductory patent law to engineering undergraduate students.
While in law school, Malcolm served as an Editor of the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute (LII) Patent Bulletin, an online journal providing commentary and analysis of decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He was further honored as recipient of the 1999 Daniel B. Chernoff Prize, awarded by Cornell Law School for academic excellence in intellectual property law.
Prior to entering law school, Malcolm gained technical experience through his work as an engineer with Duke Power Company, the predecessor of Duke Energy Company.
Malcolm holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Clemson University, a J.D. from Cornell Law School, and is a 2010 MBA candidate at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the D.C., Virginia, and Georgia bars, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.