Chad Ziegler

Chad E. Ziegler is a shareholder in the Intellectual Property Department and Patent Practice Group.

Mr. Ziegler has more than twenty years of experience in trademark prosecution, clearance and counseling, licensing, enforcement, and litigation with extensive experience with patent prosecution and management in diverse technology spaces such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, AI and machine learning applications for risk management, market analysis software tools, three-dimensional printing applications, sensor technologies in food production, surgical instruments, Ag-business, and mesh-net technologies.

Chad also has experience litigating complex IP disputes arising under U.S patent laws, the Landham Act, the Copyright Act and DMCA, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and state law. He has served as lead counsel in federal district court litigation, inter partes proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and appellate argument before the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Ziegler has represented clients in cases involving complex scientific technology in various fields including genetics (RNA interference), electrical engineering (power systems for Hadron Collider at CERN), pharmacokinetics (drug metabolites) and computer science (CDMA and codecs). He has also represented clients in connection with trademark, trade dress and related litigation in Federal district court as well as disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy service providers.

In addition, Mr. Ziegler has in-depth knowledge in negotiating and drafting intellectual property agreements and commercial agreements involving IP.