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Jitty Malik, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Jitendra “Jitty” Malik is a senior associate in the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Dr. Malik's scientific expertise includes electronic materials, adhesive science, polymer chemistry and physics, electrochemistry, organometallic chemistry and biochemistry.

Dr. Malik's practice focuses on patent litigation, opinions, IP due diligence, licensing and prosecution in all areas, including pharmaceuticals, chemical and petroleum arts, medical devices and biotechnology. Dr. Malik has substantial expertise in the drug-approval process under the Hatch-Waxman Act, which includes developing patent strategies to assist clients in marketing drug products, litigating patents under the Hatch-Waxman Act and evaluating competitive patents.

Dr. Malik received his J.D. from the Wake Forest School of Law in 2004, where he was a member of the Wake Forest Law Review, and is admitted to practice in North Carolina and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to attending law school, Dr. Malik was a project supervisor for a leading semiconductor materials manufacturer. Dr. Malik has been published numerous times in scholarly scientific and legal literature.

Representative Experience

  • Ziptronix, Inc. v. Omnivision Technologies, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:10-cv-05525 (N.D. Ca.), representing plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving image sensors.
  • Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., et al. v. MiTAC International Corporation, Case No. 2:10-cv-11828 (E.D. Mi.), representing plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving GPS devices.
  • Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Garmin International, Inc., Case No. 2:10-cv-10578 (E.D. Mi.), representing plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving GPS devices.
  • Schering Corporation, et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Case No. 2:10-cv-03085 (D. NJ), representing defendant pharmaceutical company in an ANDA litigation.
  • Schering Corporation, et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Case No. 2:09-cv-06383 (D. NJ), representing defendant pharmaceutical company in an ANDA litigation. 
  • BASF Agro B.V., et al. v. Cheminova, Inc., Case No. 1:10-cv-00274 (M.D. N.C.), representing plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving animal health products.
  • Medtronic, Inc. v. AGA Medical Corporation, Case No. 3:07-cv-00567 (N.D. Ca.), represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving medical devices.
  • Nextec Applications, Inc. v. Brookwood Companies, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:07-cv-06901 (S.D. N.Y.), represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving fabric technology.
  • Kevin L. Keithley, et al. v. Homestore.Com, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:03-cv-04447 (N.D. Ca.), represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving internet technology.
  • Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation v. Z&J Technologies GmbH, et al., Case No. 2:06-cv-02402 (C.D. Ca.), represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving industrial petrochemical equipment.
  • Furukawa Electric North America, Inc. v. Sterlite Optical Technologes, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:02-cv-02149 (N.D. Ga.), represented plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving optical fiber technology.
  • Pavilion Technologies, Inc. v. Braskem S.A., Case No. A05-CA-382 LY (W.D. Tx), represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving systems for petrochemical refining.


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Jitty Malik, Ph.D.

Bank of America Plaza
101 South Tryon Street
Suite 4000
Charlotte, NC 28280-4000
Phone: 704-444-1115
Fax: 704-444-1695

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Education

  • Wake Forest University
    (J.D., 2004)
  • University of Cincinnati
    (Ph.D., 2002)
  • University of Cincinnati
    (M.B.A., 2000)
  • The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    (M.S., 1998)
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (B.S., 1995)

Admitted to Practice

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • North Carolina
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