J.D. California Western School of Law
B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Fish started his legal career at Lyon & Lyon LLP in 1990. He developed his own practice from 1995 through 2001, which then became the IP group at the general practice firm of Rutan & Tucker, LLP. To provide greater flexibility in handling the needs of his many start-up clients, he has now returned to a boutique practice at Fish & Associates.
Mr. Fish has attracted a world-class clientele in a wide array of fields, including medical devices, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, electronics, computer software and business methods, and mechanical arts. Exemplary clients include Fluor Corp. (engineering and construction), University of California Irvine (pharmaceutical and biomedical technologies, Zetera (computer storage technologies), Autogenomics ("lab on a chip"), Lantronix (electronic communications), Parallax (consumer products), and Moraga (stem cells). Mr. Fish's group has also prosecuted numerous matters for Honeywell (electronic materials), ICN (Pharmaceuticals), and SRI International (energy storage and computer applications). Several foreign law firms have employed Mr. Fish as their US counsel, including Nam & Nam (a premier IP firm in South Korea), and K&S Partners (a leading law firm in India).
Mr. Fish is currently overseeing more than a thousand active patent matters and numerous trademark matters, including extensive foreign filings. He is also involved in several patent enforcement programs, which include in-bound and out-bound licensing, arbitration, and litigation. Mr. Fish has successfully litigated in state and federal courts throughout the United States, and has overseen cases in several European countries. Mr. Fish successfully appealed several matters before the PTO, TTAB, and the Federal Circuit. He has acted as both an arbitrator and a mediator.
Mr. Fish is well regarded among his clients for general business acumen. Among other things, he has considerable experience in foreign and domestic licensing, trade secret and other business-related matters. His first book, Cost Effective Patenting, was published in March 2004 and has been very well received. His second book, Strategic Patenting was published in March 2007. Other books underway include Inventor's Guide To Patenting, Investor's Guide To Patenting, and University Guide To Patenting.
Course: Intellectual Property, Patent Drafting