Jacob M. Fritz

Jacob M. Fritz is a patent litigation attorney with a practice focused predominantly on mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical technologies, particularly within the power systems and outdoor equipment sectors. His experience spans disputes involving portable generators, engines, and related controls. He also handles matters concerning micro-electronics and software.

Fritz's litigation practice demonstrates a balanced approach, with a slight inclination toward plaintiff-side representation, accounting for 16 of his 27 tracked appearances. He frequently acts for operating companies seeking to enforce their intellectual property rights, while also defending clients in infringement actions and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings.

Currently, Mr. Fritz is a key attorney at Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, a boutique intellectual property firm where he has accumulated 26 of his tracked appearances. The firm emphasizes its attorneys' engineering backgrounds and specialized focus on patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters. Earlier in his career, he had one tracked appearance with Snell & Wilmer.

He has been significantly involved in prominent cases for Champion Power Equipment Inc., serving as lead counsel or co-counsel in numerous patent infringement suits against competitors such as Generac Power Systems Inc., Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., and Westinghouse Electric Corp. Notably, Mr. Fritz was co-counsel for Champion Power Equipment in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings where two PTAB institution decisions, challenged by Generac Power Systems, were overturned by the USPTO Director, resulting in victories for the patent owner. His PTAB experience also includes representing Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC as Counsel for Patent Owner in a proceeding initiated by Unified Patents.

Mr. Fritz is a U.S. Patent Office Registered Patent Attorney and a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin. He earned his J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 2013 and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2010.