Mallika Dargan

Mallika Dargan is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Haynes Boone. Her practice focuses on patent trials, IP counseling, technology transactions, and privacy counseling.

Mallika has experience in inter partes review proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in patent invalidity and non-infringement counseling.

Mallika also has experience drafting and negotiating commercial software licenses, information technology services contracts, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements.

Earning the designation of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) in 2025, Mallika also counsels clients on data processing and privacy issues, including the drafting and negotiation of data processing agreements and development of internal and external privacy policies and AI use policies. Mallika has experience with privacy issues at the international, federal, and state level, helping clients gain and maintain compliance with privacy laws such as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA).