JACOB ZWEIG

COUNSEL

zweig@turnerboyd.com
650.241.2389

• Education, Clerkships, and Languages

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2013

  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A. Music, honors, phi beta kappa, 1999

  • Law Clerk to the Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2013-2014)

• Admissions

  • State Bar of California

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

  • United States District Court, California (Northern, Central, and Eastern Districts)

  • United States District Court, Texas (Eastern and Western Districts)

  • United States District Court, District of Colorado

• Publications and Presentations

  Presentations

  • Assignor Estoppel: Exploring the Limits After Minerva v. Hologic, Turner Boyd’s Seventh Annual California MCLE Program (January 2023)

  • AIA Patents in Litigation, Turner Boyd’s Fifth Annual California MCLE Program (January 2019)

  • What’s Your Motivation? The Art of Combining References to Show Obviousness, Turner Boyd’s Fourth Annual California MCLE Program (January 2018)

  • Federal Circuit Jurisdiction Under the America Invents Act, Turner Boyd’s Third Annual California MCLE Program (January 2017)

  • Client Management: One Size Does Not Fit All, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (March 2016)

  Publications

  • Expert Analysis: Determining Assignor Estoppel After Hologic Patent Ruling, Law360 (September 2022)

  • Foreign Discovery, Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, BNA (4th ed. 2015)

  • Fair Use as Free Speech Fundamental: How Copyright Law Creates a Conflict Between International Intellectual Property and Human Rights Treaties, 64 Hastings L.J. 1549 (2013)

Jacob represents plaintiffs and defendants in patent and trademark litigation in federal district courts throughout the country. His practice also includes copyright and trade secret litigation, as well as other commercial cases involving technical subject matter. He has experience with state and federal appellate proceedings, with inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO, with opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO, and with patent infringement proceedings before the International Trade Commission.

Jacob was named to the 2022 and 2023 Northern California Rising Stars lists by “Super Lawyers.” His writing on patent law has been published by Law360. He represents clients ranging from individuals to startups to major corporations and handles patent matters involving diverse areas of technology, ranging from semiconductors to biotechnology to medical devices.

Jacob has achieved results for his clients in a number of different matters. In a patent litigation matter, Jacob had primary drafting responsibilities on a successful motion for summary judgment of non-infringement. In one IPR proceeding, Jacob successfully argued on behalf of a major multinational corporation for the invalidation of all challenged patent claims. Jacob was also part of a trial team in federal district court that successfully proved ownership of valuable performance motion capture technology used in making major motion pictures.

Jacob has also represented pro bono clients in civil rights and guardianship cases. He has received a Wiley M. Manual Pro Bono Services Certificate from the State Bar of California in recognition of his pro bono work and a Certificate of Recognition from the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County.