Jacob Fritz

Jacob Fritz is a patent attorney at Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group (ZPS) specializing in patent litigation and prosecution. His practice encompasses a wide range of technology areas, including electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, and software arts. Specific industry experience includes alternative energy, engine design and control, communications, medical imaging, micro-electronics and semiconductors, motors and generators, and power systems. He also provides counsel on global intellectual property protection, patentability, non-infringement, and invalidity opinions.

Based on tracked appearances, Mr. Fritz has worked on both the plaintiff and defendant sides, with two plaintiff appearances and one defendant appearance in the "Champion Power Equipment Incorporated v. Firman Power Equipment Incorporated" patent infringement litigation. While representing Champion Power Equipment, Inc. as a plaintiff in this matter, he and his colleague were identified as "competitive decisionmakers," leading to discussions regarding a patent prosecution bar. This ongoing litigation involves patents related to power equipment, aligning with his stated technical focus areas.

Mr. Fritz is affiliated with Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, a firm focused solely on intellectual property matters. While his firm's website mentions "Appeal Practice" in the context of successfully navigating the patent appeal process to overcome examiner rejections for specific patents, there is no explicit mention of regular appearances in Inter Partes Review (IPR) or Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

He earned his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) in 2013 and holds an electrical engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2010). He is a U.S. Patent Office Registered Patent Attorney and is admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin.