Mark Melasky
School of Professional Advancement
mmelasky@tulane.edu
Biography
Mark Melasky is a Patent Attorney with Intellectual Property Consulting, LLC in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mark is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in patent cases. His practice includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and related intellectual property and business formation matters.
Mark is an Adjunct Professor in the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement, where he teaches Cyber Law & Policy and Ethical Issues in Media. He is currently building an Intellectual Property Law course for the General Legal Studies Program. Mark has also taught Law in Marketing in the Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business, a course he designed to educate undergraduate business students on intellectual property issues in the context of marketing and business management.
Mark is the steering committee chair of Louisiana Invents, part of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Pro Bono Program administered by The Ella Project.
Mark has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School. He is also a licensed Zumba® Fitness and Strong by Zumba® instructor and teaches weekly classes, including three in the Tulane Reily Student Recreation Center.