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Robert Fish, Esq.
Founding partner of Fish IP Law, LLP.
Bob specializes in patenting across a wide array of industries, including medical devices, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, electronics, computer software, business methods, and the mechanical arts. He has successfully litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States and abroad.
Recognized for staying at the forefront of innovation, Bob integrates advanced artificial intelligence tools into his patent strategy and analysis. While many practitioners rely solely on automated drafting platforms, Bob applies a “human guided AI” approach, leveraging AI for efficiency and data driven insight, while providing the strategic judgment, claim refinement, and issue spotting that only decades of experience can deliver.
For inventors who have used platforms such as ChatGPT or other AI systems to generate preliminary patent drafts, Bob provides the critical second layer: identifying hidden vulnerabilities, strengthening claim scope, closing gaps AI may overlook, and transforming early drafts into defensible, high value intellectual property. His approach ensures innovation is not only created quickly, but protected properly.
Bob has been retained as U.S. counsel by several foreign law firms and has appealed matters before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has also served as both an arbitrator and mediator.
He has received his law degree from California Western School of Law and an undergraduate degree in Natural Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Bob is the author of Strategic Patenting, White Space Patenting, Green Fields Patenting and Patent Magic, comprehensive guides to the complete patent process. He is also author of the Patent Beast™ comic book, and developed Rings of Fire™, a patent-themed board game which educates and helps bring humor to the patent process.
He is a Super Lawyer, and regularly contributes to California Business Litigation, a guide published annually by Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB).
He currently oversees more than a thousand active patent matters and numerous trademark matters, including extensive foreign filings. He also is involved in several patent enforcement programs which include in-bound and out-bound licensing, arbitration and litigation.
Outside of the office, Bob practices Aikido, enjoys numerous outdoor sports, and researches nutritional approaches to health and disease. Bob resides with his wife and son in Orange County, California.
The Patent Beast™
The Minds Behind The Beast
The Patent Beast™ is a satirical comic strip and book series that pulls back the curtain on the quirks, frustrations, and occasional absurdities of patent law. By blending professional expertise with sharp wit, it transforms complex legal concepts into relatable (and often hilarious) visual stories.
Project Highlights
• Genre: Comic Book / Satirical Strip.
• First Published: 2018.
• The Mission: To make intellectual property less intimidating and more accessible through humor.
• The Content: Real-life office situations, poking fun at the dynamic between patent examiners, attorneys, and their sometimes eccentric clients.
Beyond the Comic
Bob Fish doesn't stop at comics; he’s built a small ecosystem of "IP-tainment" designed to educate and entertain:
• Rings of Fire: A patent-themed board game that gamifies the path to intellectual property success.
• IP Art: Various creative works that explore the intersection of law and visual storytelling.
"The Patent Beast™ uses art and humor to communicate ideas that are usually buried in hundreds of pages of legal text."
Author / Creator
Bob Fish, Esq.
Illustrator
Dave Walston
