Mr. Morales is a registered patent attorney. Prior to receiving his law degree, he worked in the Biochemistry Department of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins, where he assisted in the study of protein interactions and the composition of the nuclear pore complex. He also worked in the biology department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he assisted in researching bacterial gene regulation.

• Drafting and prosecuting patent applications for a range of technologies including mechanical apparatus, biotechnology, computer software and internet applications
• Developing strategies for protecting intellectual property
• Assisting clients with intellectual property due diligence in M&A transactions
• Advising clients on intellectual property strategies in Latin America
• Assisting clients in copyright registration and enforcement matters
• Prosecuting applications for state and federal trademark registration
• Advising clients on internet privacy issues
• Developing website terms of use
• Assisting clients in compliance with DMCA requirements
• Advising clients on domain name disputes
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Dale R. Cathell, Court of Appeals of Maryland (2005-2006)
• Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Mr. Morales is a native Spanish speaker

• Board Member: Maryland Hispanic Bar Association; President (2008 - 2009)
• Board Member:  Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Member:  Baltimore City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Member: Asociacion Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI)
• Member:  International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Member:  Maryland State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
• Member:  American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
• Article: The Maryland Biotechnology Tax Credit, MSBA Business Law Section Newsletter, Winter 2007
• Panelist: Patents: A Tool for Economic Development June 26, 2009, Casablanca, Morocco

• University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 2005, magna cum laude, Heuisler Honor Society)
  
  • Editor-in-chief, University of Baltimore Law Review
• University of Maryland - Baltimore County (B.S. 2000)
  

• Spanish

• USPTO Announces Launch of Accelerated Examination For Green Technology Patent Applications
  December 10, 2009
  by Gregory M. Stone and Joseph L. Morales
• A Healing Justice
  After a civil war, Sierra Leone's hybrid court seeks to punish the worst while easing the pain of ordinary citizens.
  Legal Times
  July 14, 2008
  by Alexander W. Koff and Joseph L. Morales
• The Maryland Biotechnology Tax Credit
  MSBA Business Law Newsletter
  Winter 2007
  by Joseph L. Morales

• Client Alert: Maryland General Assembly Maintains $6 Million Biotechnology Tax Credit
  April 24, 2009