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General Counsel Wendy Peterson Inducted Into University of Hawai’i Shi...
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that the firm’s General Counsel, Wendy Pe
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Associate Loni Morrow was quoted in "The Business and Evolution Behind...
Associate Loni Morrow was quoted in "The Business and Evolution Behind Your Favorite Performance Fabrics," an article published by Fa
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Federal Circuit Review - August 2019
Mere Potential for Future Appeal Does Not Prevent Triggering Estoppel of Inter Partes Reexamination When Party Fails to Seek Reli
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Knobbe Martens and 13 Individual Attorneys Recognized in LMG Life Scie...
Knobbe Martens has again been recognized by Legal Media Group (LMG) as having one of the top life sciences intellectual property
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Partner Andrew Merickel was quoted in "This Is the First Hemp Strain t...
Partner Andrew Merickel was quoted in "This Is the First Hemp Strain to Be Awarded a US Patent," an article published by Leafly.
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Partner Joseph Re was quoted in "3 Tips For Presenting A Patent Invali...
Partner Joseph Re was quoted in "3 Tips For Presenting A Patent Invalidity Case To Jurors," an article published by Law360.
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What Celgene Corp. v. Peter Means For Biosimilar Developers | Biosimil...
Attorneys Jonathan Bachand and William Adams co-authored "What Celgene Corp. v.
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Partner Jonathan Menkes Joins Ganjapreneur Podcast to Speak on Cannabi...
Partner Jonathan Menkes joined podcast host TG Branfalt for an interview that focuses on what cannabis entr
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Key Terms of Standard Essential Patent Licenses Webinar
Partners Mauricio Uribe and Hironori Kubota presented  "Key Terms of Standard Essential Patent Licenses"
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Partner Karen Cassidy was quoted in "New written description rule set ...
Partner Karen Cassidy was quoted in "New written description rule set out by Federal Circuit in precedentia
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Newsletters
Federal Circuit Review - July 2019
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Issue Preclusion at the ITC: New Developments for Trademark-Based Clai...
Investigations at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) often involve intellectual property disputes that may also be the subject of parallel ...
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Litigation
Patent Claim Reciting a List “Consisting Essentially of” Is Indefinite...
| Eric MalmgrenMark Kachner
HZNP Medicines LLC, Horizon Pharma USA, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc. Before Prost, Newman, and Reyna. Appeal from the District Court for...
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Litigation
Costs Awarded to Defendant After Case Dismissed for Mootness
| Bita KianianKaren Cassidy
B.E. TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C. v. FACEBOOK, INC. Before Lourie, Plager, and O’Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Distri...
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Litigation
PTAB
Completion of Phase I Safety Trials for FDA Approval May Not Be Suffic...
| Suyoung JangKendall Loebbaka
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC v. APOTEX INC Before Stoll, Newman, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A pharmaceutic...
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Litigation
Section 101
Result-Oriented Claims Based on Natural Laws Held Invalid Under § 101
| Douglas B. WentzelJeremy Anapol
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. v. NEAPCO HOLDINGS LLC Before Dyk, Moore, Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the D...
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Litigation
PTAB
VIEW(ACTIVE TAB) EDIT NODE EXPORT (DRUPAL VAR EXPORT) NODE EXPOR...
| Victoria EllisNicole R. Townes
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. ARKEMA INC., ARKEMA FRA NCE Before Newman, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Sum...
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Litigation
Jury Awards Patentee Nine-Figure Patent Damages Award
| Mark Kachner
A New Jersey jury has awarded Eagle View Technology $125 million in patent damages. Eagle View originally sued its competitor Verisk and its subsi...
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Litigation
Missing Component Does Not Preclude a Prior Art Reference from Being a...
| Serah FriedmanChristie Matthaei
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY v. GAMON PLUS, INC. Before Prost, Newman and Moore. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A proper prima...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
FDA Issues Guidance on "Abbreviated" and "Special" 510(K) Pathways
| Tom Cowan
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two new guidance documents related respectively to an “abbreviated” and a “special” approach...
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Litigation
Subsequent Examination After RCE and Interference Proceeding Are Not P...
| Alexander D. ZengAdam Powell
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH v. ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITE...
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Litigation
Design Patent Figures Are Not the Only Source of Claim Limitations
| Aaron S. JohnsonMark Kachner
CURVER LUXEMBOURG, SARL v. HOME EXPRESSIONS INC. Before Chen, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of N...
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