David A. Fitzgerald II

David A. Fitzgerald II is a Partner at Wood Herron & Evans and focuses his practice on various areas. For his patent practice, David focuses on patent prosecution and opinion work in the technical fields of mechanical and aerospace engineering, for example, in technologies such as food preparation and handling, energy generation and drilling technologies, industrial cleaning systems, liquid dispensing, tire technologies, aircraft flight controls and air conditioning systems, cryogenic refrigeration systems, and wind turbine systems. For his trademark and licensing practice, David principally focuses on game designers and game companies in both digital and tabletop games, serving clients that range from small independent startups to larger studios. David also regularly files design applications (domestic design patents and foreign registrations) and counsels clients on maximizing intellectual property coverage in a cost-efficient and business-goal-oriented manner. David joined Wood Herron & Evans in 2007 and has been practicing in these areas full time since 2008. Dave is currently a member of the Executive Committee of Wood Herron & Evans, which manages the firm's operations. He has extensive family ties to Eastern Iowa and southeastern Ohio, and he currently lives on the east side of Cincinnati with his wife Kelley and their three daughters.