Patrick A. Fitch

Patrick A. Fitch is a partner in Prince Lobel’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Pat has established himself as a go-to strategist and outside counsel for devising and executing creative and successful approaches to clients’ intellectual property enforcement efforts.

Pat helps inventors and innovative companies build, protect, and monetize their intellectual property portfolios. He represents clients in commercial, patent, and trade secret litigation in U.S. state and federal courts, as well as before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Pat began his career in the International Trade Commission practice at Alston & Bird LLP as part of the small team that later established the Washington, DC office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. In matters before the ITC alone, Pat has represented complainants, respondents, and third parties in more than 40 Section 337 investigations, including nearly every phase of the global smartphone patent wars. While Pat’s experience is highlighted by significant wins in the consumer electronics and software sectors, he has successfully litigated cases involving technologies as diverse as chemical compounds, semiconductor design, ecommerce, satellite communications, and black powder rifles. Along with his domestic litigation work, Patrick coordinates global strategies for cross-border litigation and IP licensing campaigns. He also advises clients in the purchase and sale of IP assets and in securing capital for IP monetization efforts.