Biography

Mallika Dargan is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Dallas-North office. Her practice focuses on patent trials, IP counseling, technology transactions, and privacy counseling. Mallika has a background in biology and computer science.

During law school, she interned at MIT’s Technology Licensing Office, served as a judicial intern in the United States District Court at the Southern District of Texas, and worked as a research assistant focusing on intellectual property and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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  • Nancy F. Atlas Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
  • Intellectual Property Law Section, Texas State Bar
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • “Top considerations for developing AI-powered ADAS,” co-author, Automotive World, March 2024.
  • "Deep in the Heart of Data: GDPR’s Right to be Forgotten and its Applicability to Texas Newspapers,” co-author, Texas Press Association, February 2024.
  • “PTAB Bar 2024 Year-in-Preview,” co-author, Appellate Year in Review PTAB Bar Association, January 2024.
  • “AI Patents in the U.K.: New Judicial Guidance Provides Neural Networks are Eligible,” co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, December 21, 2023.
  • "Model Act for Algorithmic Models: A Regulatory Solution for AI Used in Hiring Decisions," author, Hous. L. Rev. 50 (2023).

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2023, Houston Law Review, National Order of Scribes

B.A., Biology, Carleton College, 2019

Clerkships

Judicial Intern to the Honorable Judge Drew Tipton, U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2023

Languages

Hindi

Admissions

Texas

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office