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 counsel for monetizing clients’ intellectual property.

Pat litigates in U.S. state and federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial & Appeal Board. Pat’s litigation practice extends abroad to the coordination of global IP enforcement campaigns. Beyond the courtroom, Pat helps clients source and finance IP transactions. Pat’s work has earned recognition from IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists and IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders. He often speaks on or moderates discussions about IP monetization and finance at industry and bar events.

Pat began his career at Alston & Bird on the small team that later founded Quinn Emanuel’s Washington, DC office. He has appeared in more than 40 matters at the ITC alone, including nearly every phase of the global smartphone patent wars. But he has also successfully litigated cases involving technologies as diverse as chemical compounds, semiconductor design, ecommerce, and black powder rifles. Pat’s practice also benefits from in-house experience. He served as a director of litigation for Intellectual Ventures, where he oversaw global campaigns enforcing a portfolio of 30,000 IP assets, and later as the North American head of litigation for a consumer electronics company.

Pat holds a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law. He is admitted in Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, and California.