Jacob Fritz

Jake is a Patent Attorney at ZPS in the metro Milwaukee area.  He specializes in preparing and prosecuting patent applications.  Jake enjoys broadening the scope of his technical experience with each innovative technology developed by his clients and applying the appropriate strategies to help his clients protect their inventions in numerous countries around the globe.

Jake’s background in electrical engineering allows him to draft and prosecute both utility and design patent applications for technologies in various fields of the electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, and software arts.  Jake’s practice also includes analyzing patent portfolios, evaluating patent scope, advising foreign counsel on international patent filings, and performing searches and providing written opinions regarding patentability, non-infringement, and invalidity.

When Jake is not at work, he loves spending time with his family, watching movies and TV, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers.

Patent Drafting and Prosecution, Global IP Protection, Patentability Searches/Opinions, Non-infringement Searches/Opinions, Invalidity Searches/Opinions.

Alternative Energy, Engine Design & Control, Communications, Medical Imaging, Micro-Electronics and Semiconductors, Motors & Generators, Power systems, Software.

Patents:

• US9433286 – Cabinetry System Having Removable Cabinet Faces
• US9391939 – Method and Apparatus for Storing Email Messages
• US9299647 – Electrical Interconnect for an Integrated Circuit Package and Method of Making Same
• US9285489 – Organic X-Ray Detector Assembly and Method of Manufacturing Same
• US9166469 – System for Optimizing Switching Dead-Time and Method of Making Same
• US9160257 – Soft Starter System and Method of Operating Same
• US9148083 – System and Method of Dynamic Regulation of Real Power to a Load
• US9145149 – Auxiliary Power Unit Assembly and Method of Use
• US9142372 – Contactor Isolation Method and Apparatus

Appeals:

• US9299661 – Integrated Circuit Package and Method of Making Same:  Successful use of patent appeal process – Examiner withdrew all rejections and allowed case after filing of Appeal Brief
• US9215520 – Multi-Function Synthetic Jet and Method of Manufacturing Same:  Successful use of patent appeal process – Panel reopened prosecution after filing of Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Request; thereafter, Examiner withdrew all rejections and allowed case.

Jake acquired his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) in 2013.  He received his electrical engineering degree in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he competed on the UW Track and Field team.

US Patent Bar, Wisconsin State Bar.

Evolution of Software Patents in the United States