Fish IP Law

Fish IP Law is an intellectual property boutique firm with offices in Irvine and San Jose, California. It focuses on partnering with growing companies to develop and protect their intellectual property. The firm does not appear in recent AmLaw or Chambers firm-level rankings, distinguishing it from larger full-service or IP-specific firms.

The firm's IP litigation practice spans a wide array of technologies, including medical devices, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, electronics, computer software, business methods, mechanical arts, optical devices, and energy. Its single tracked appearance as counsel for the defendant was in Election Systems & Software, LLC v. Hart InterCivic Inc., indicating a preference for defending companies against infringement claims.

In the notable Election Systems & Software, LLC v. Hart InterCivic Inc. matter, the firm's counsel represented Hart InterCivic in a Post-Grant Review (PGR) proceeding before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) concerning U.S. Patent No. 10,445,966, related to electronic voting systems. The PTAB ultimately issued a split decision, finding some claims proven obvious while others were not. Founding partner Robert Fish, Esq., has experience with appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the Federal Circuit, further demonstrating the firm's capability in post-grant and appellate proceedings.

Robert Fish, Esq. is the founding partner of Fish IP Law, LLP, specializing in patenting and intellectual property litigation across diverse technical fields. Harper Batts, who was counsel in the Election Systems & Software case, is now a Chambers-ranked intellectual property litigator and leads the Post Grant Proceedings (PTAB) Group at Sheppard Mullin, specializing in semiconductors, software, and streaming technologies.