Chad E. Ziegler

Patent and Trade Secret Litigation

Mr. Chad E. Ziegler is a registered patent attorney with over twenty years of experience in trademark procurement, clearance and counseling, licensing, enforcement, and litigation, including representing 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.

Mr. Ziegler also has in-depth experience litigating patent disputes in Federal Court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Throughout his career, Mr. Ziegler has represented both plaintiffs and defendants 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). Mr. Ziegler also has extensive experience with patent prosecution, and patent studies and counseling, particularly in the fields of biotechnology and organic chemistry.

Education

Ohio Northern University, Claude Petit School of Law (J.D., with high distinction)
Albright College (B.S.)
Biology

Admissions

Admitted in PA and USPTO only; practice is limited to matters and proceedings before federal courts and agencies
Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office