Mark Goldzweig

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Professional Summary — Mark Goldzweig

Specialty / focus areas. Goldzweig's only tracked patent litigation appearance is as in-house counsel for the defendant in AutoConnect Holdings LLC v. Kia America, Inc., which places him on the automotive/connected-vehicle side of patent disputes. The AutoConnect portfolio is a former Flextronics automotive software portfolio (inventor Chris Ricci) covering in-vehicle infotainment and vehicle connectivity features — CarPlay/Android Auto integration, digital key and phone-as-a-key, user profiles, in-vehicle networking, and on-board vehicle network security. The same portfolio has been asserted against Toyota, General Motors, and Ford in publicly documented parallel suits and IPRs, so his patent exposure is concentrated in vehicle software, telematics, and infotainment rather than Wi-Fi standards, pharma, or mechanical arts. More broadly, his published practice description covers management of all U.S. litigation against Kia — product liability, class action, warranty, employment, business, dealer litigation, and intellectual property — so patent work is one component of a general in-house litigation portfolio, not a standalone patent practice.

Side preference. He is exclusively defense-side. The tracked data show 0 plaintiff-side and 1 defendant-side appearance, and all of it in an in-house rather than outside-counsel role. That is consistent with his described responsibilities, which are directed at defending Kia against claims, including patent infringement claims by non-practicing entities. There is no public record of him asserting patents on behalf of a patent owner.

Firm context. He is in-house at Kia America, Inc. (formerly Kia Motors America, Inc.), based in Torrance, California, where he is identified as Executive Director and Associate General Counsel and described as functioning as the "COO" of the legal department, responsible for its attorneys, paralegals, and staff. He appears as the Kia contact for service of process in federal court filings. His prior law firm history before joining Kia is not documented in the sources reviewed and should not be assumed.

Notable cases, outcomes, and PTAB experience. The only tracked patent matter is the AutoConnect case, and no verified outcome (verdict, settlement, or appeal) for the Kia action is available in the sources reviewed. For context, the broader AutoConnect campaign has featured heavy PTAB activity, with Ford filing multiple IPR petitions; Director Review decisions in IPR2025-01342, -01383, and -01524 vacated institution of three Ford IPRs, among other rulings. Whether Kia itself filed or joined any IPR or PGR against AutoConnect is not verified here, and no PTAB filings listing Goldzweig personally were located — so his personal IPR/PGR experience should be treated as unconfirmed rather than established. His most prominent publicly reported litigation results are outside patent law: he managed 19 product liability trials and three class action trials for Kia, including a defense win in a seatbelt-fit class action, with the caveat that of the plaintiff verdicts one was reversed, one vacated, and one settled on appeal.

Bar / education. Loyola Law School, per his Los Angeles Times "Business of Law" profile; California bar admission date and number were not independently verified in this review.